Marcia/ Re: :Low Oxalate Diet...is it worth it?

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Thank you very much for the diet suggestions. I eat a lot of

chocolate – it may not help this condition, but I am going to give it up

and see if there is any improvement. I don’t have any spinach,

peppercorns or cinnamon. But there are probably other things on the list that

might bother me. I know I have too much sugar. I am going to give it a slow try

and see if there is any improvement. Thanks for sharing …

nne

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VulvarDisorders [mailto:VulvarDisorders ] On

Behalf Of Marcia Gallas

Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2008 11:01 AM

To: VulvarDisorders

Subject: Marcia/ Re: :Low Oxalate Diet...is it worth it?

>

> Hi Marcia, If someone was to start on the low Oxalate diet, what foods do

> you think cause the most problems?

Hi nne: Well, I can only speak from my own experience of

course. As I mentioned, peppercorns are the absolute worst! In fact, any

more than 2 teaspoons of pepper a day is trouble. Closely followed by

chocolate, the purer the worse the symptoms. Oats and other whole

grains. Spinach. Cinnamon. I didn't realize about cinnamon for a

good while and I was eating it every day! Here is a REALLY excellent

resource for the diet. This website lists low, medium and high oxalate

foods. Also, other foods such as citrus aren't high oxalate but can

definitely irrate you. I ate too much pineapple one day and had problems

later.

www.branwen.com/rowan/oxalate.htm

I have this printed out and stapled together and up on the fridge for

reference. Also, there is a low-oxalate cookbook you can buy through

amazon.com

If it weren't for this diet I would be completely incapacitated. It

isn't fun or easy. I hope that the combination of this diet, going back

on LOW dose Elavil and steroid injections every 2 months will put me back on

the right path. It's my current plan for now.

Regards,

Marcia G.