If you’re living with interstitial cystitis (IC) or chronic UTIs, you know how frustrating it can be trying to find something — anything — that brings relief. It’s understandable to dive into different diets, like the low-oxalate diet, in hopes that cutting out certain foods will help heal your bladder pain. If you’ve found some relief from this approach, that’s great! But after years of working with IC sufferers and seeing what truly leads to long-lasting improvements, I want to share why I don’t typically recommend the low-oxalate diet for managing IC and chronic UTIs.