Guest guest Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 Does anyone have a very comprehensive list of foods showing oxalate levels, I recall seeing one at one point thanks C From Wall Street to Main Street and everywhere in between, stay up-to-date with the latest news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 thanks! and thanks to you too Chelle C From Wall Street to Main Street and everywhere in between, stay up-to-date with the latest news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 Hey Carolyn, check in the files section, I'm thinking there might be one there...Chelle------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Does anyone have a very comprehensive list of foods showing oxalate levels, I recall seeing one at one point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 A couple of things.... Ora has recommended this list: http://litholink.com/gateway.aspx?page=OxalateDiet She also recommends this book: Oxalate Content of Selected Foods. She says to call 1- and ask for Customer Service. She mentioned something to do with The General Clinical Research Center at the University of California/San Diego Medical Center. I found a lot of hope and inspiration from Ora's success story and her posts. I followed a lot of her tips. I plan to get the book she recommended to further my progress, but in the meantime, I use the Low-Oxalate Cookbook Version Two from the Vulvar Pain Foundation (www.vulvarpainfoundation.org). It's not just a cookbook but an instructional manual for dealing with vulvar pain. It has lots of information on the ailment, scientific research, food lists, recipes, diet instructions, tips, etc. I have now been nearly painfree for a month. I almost hesitate to say that because I'm afraid it won't last. But so far, so good. My best to you. Subject: low oxalate dietTo: VulvarDisorders Date: Wednesday, January 21, 2009, 8:57 PM Does anyone have a very comprehensive list of foods showing oxalate levels, I recall seeing one at one point thanks C From Wall Street to Main Street and everywhere in between, stay up-to-date with the latest news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 You're welcome. Also you might want to add calcium citrate to your diet (to bind with the oxalates, making them too large to pass into your urine; they will then pass with defecation like they are supposed to). Be sure it's citrate (I use KAL brand {it's very pure with few binders and fillers, which can irritate}... it's 1000mgs per 3 pills, so I take 1000mgs daily (1 with breakfast, 1 about 2:30p, and 1 at night = 1000mgs). Important: Start out with only one (or even a half of one) per day and increase every 1-2 weeks to eventually take 3-4 per day (be sure to spread them out during the day to keep a constant amount in your system). You might also want to take magnesium. I've found calcium to be a little constipating, but magnesium counteracts that. I take NOW brand powdered magnesium (1/4 tsp. before bed... it's soooo calming and helps me sleep; I suffered dreadfully from insomnia... but not now). This is 400mgs. You can adjust down if you develop diarrhea (I haven't had to do that, but everyone is different). Some foods are irritating, yet are not high in oxalate. For those, I take Prelief (1-2 pills with a meal). Those little pills have improved my progress even more. They may or may not work for you (again, everyone is different in how they respond), but they are worth a try. Heck, with this ailment, everything and anything is worth a try.... I told someone that if a person who had recovered told me that they tied a live chicken to their head and it made them well, oh, I'd certainly try it! Ha ha Going on the diet and taking the supplements takes time and persistence and you think it's never going to work, but slowly it does and I am so grateful. Just a short while ago, I was in such agony. And so desperate. I feel much better and am crossing my fingers that this will last. And hoping that if it does, I can help someone else get out of this absolute hell...... Subject: Re: low oxalate dietTo: VulvarDisorders Date: Thursday, January 22, 2009, 3:49 AM thanks! and thanks to you too Chelle C From Wall Street to Main Street and everywhere in between, stay up-to-date with the latest news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2009 Report Share Posted January 22, 2009 I will definitely try that thanks! C From Wall Street to Main Street and everywhere in between, stay up-to-date with the latest news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 24, 2009 Report Share Posted January 24, 2009 -Hi Chiara, I tried the low oxylate diet and it didn't really help me. It is worth a try from you though. It may work for you. Good Luck, Debbie-- In VulvarDisorders , Chiara Melegari chimeleg (AT) xxx (DOT) xxx wrote: > > Hi; > as a VVS sufferer I thought to subscribe to this list to have suggestions > for a cure. My problem is due to a candidiasis badly cured for a year, all > the medicine I took for that problem brought me this vestibulytis that does > not want to go away. > It's now almost 3 years that I am fighting against this orrible disease and > I felt more than in one case like Cervantes's Don Quixote fighting against > the windmill! > Luckily I found a doctor that knows what it is VVS but still now no cure > helped me more than few weeks. > I'd like to know if any of you tried the low oxalate diet and if it helped > you or not, because I'd like to try. After the anti-depressants, the > cortisone-cream and other things that did not helped me I'd like to try a > more natural solution. > CIAO > Chiara > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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