High oxalate levels

[Zoe]

HI All-

I was wondering if anyone has had an issue with high oxalate levels causing some problems. I had eaten very high oxalate foods (broccoli, spinach & kale smoothies,nuts) all foods that I thought were healthy. Well, I recently found a new nurse practitioner who told me that I was eating way too many of these. So, I stopped them & B vitamins (she told me I was taking too many of them too). Anyway, I did ok for about a week, but then really started having more acute symptoms. Nausea, anxiety, hot flashes, sand colored stools, (sorry) I was reading up on oxalate dumping. Just checking here to see if anyone else had any similar reactions.

 

Thanks so much,

Zoe

[Altostrata]

How did you find out you had high oxalate levels?

[Zoe]

Ok- now I am embarrassed - I don't know for sure. I do know that there are blood tests for it that I am going to ask my nurse about tomorrow. She just mentioned that I was eating way too many of these things.For the past 3 years I would make green smoothies with a whole bag of spinach & a lot of kale about 4 x a week. I also had a large amount of broccoli & carrots every day, plus green supplements. Plus more green stuff. I started looking up oxalates & what I was reading really started to make sense that that could be part of my issues.You are so knowledgeable I was hoping that you knew something about them. Thanks Alto..

[Altostrata]

Well, I guess you can overdo anything. If you stop them and your symptoms stop, you'll know the oxalates were the cause.

 

I had the blood test for oxalates and I believe it showed mine were high, too. My doctor was concerned because she said this indicated I was at risk for kidney stones. But I looked into this and found there was no connection between high blood oxalate and kidney stones (I forget why).

[Zoe]

Thank you Alto- as always I appreciate you!!

[Meimeiquest]

After reading your post, I did a little looking. The article I read said if the oxalate in food leads to high levels, it is a symptom of an unhealthy gut. Sometimes people called my old workplace who were exquisitely sensitive to oxalates, but it seemed to be downstream from a different problem, not the primary problem.

[Sicksagittarius]

On 7/13/2014 at 11:55 AM, Zoe said:

HI All-

I was wondering if anyone has had an issue with high oxalate levels causing some problems. I had eaten very high oxalate foods (broccoli, spinach & kale smoothies,nuts) all foods that I thought were healthy. Well, I recently found a new nurse practitioner who told me that I was eating way too many of these. So, I stopped them & B vitamins (she told me I was taking too many of them too). Anyway, I did ok for about a week, but then really started having more acute symptoms. Nausea, anxiety, hot flashes, sand colored stools, (sorry) I was reading up on oxalate dumping. Just checking here to see if anyone else had any similar reactions.

 

Thanks so much,

Zoe

Hi @Zoe

I'm experiencing oxalate issues as well and currently going through the dumping process. I was wondering how your experience went, did it help you heal your gut, and did it impact your WD symptoms due to the stress it may cause the body? Thanks!

[Lenaf]

On 10/30/2021 at 6:01 AM, Sicksagittarius said:

Hi @Zoe

I'm experiencing oxalate issues as well and currently going through the dumping process. I was wondering how your experience went, did it help you heal your gut, and did it impact your WD symptoms due to the stress it may cause the body? Thanks!

Hi! I know this thread is OLD however wanted to make contact. I am currently doing an elimination diet for histamine, salicylates as well as oxalates. Been having issues with globus and allergy-type symptoms since starting back on a healthy diet (for me this means high protein, high fat, certain veg and things that are generally high in oxalates like sweet potato (small amounts daily), dark chocolate, avo, almonds - turns out really everything I was eating was high oxalate).

As I understand, high oxalates can cause allergy-type symptoms and make reactions to other natural food-chemicals (like salicylates and amines) worse. I've been on the diet for 4 days and will see what happens. I currently feel better (certain symptoms have improved a lot, like the globus feeling and excessive mucus) but I am struggling to keep my blood sugar stable, since I've been eating very low carb for some time. I would be interested if you had continued with the diet and what your outcomes were?

[Tigz91]

On 3/1/2023 at 11:45 AM, Lenaf said:

Hi! I know this thread is OLD however wanted to make contact. I am currently doing an elimination diet for histamine, salicylates as well as oxalates. Been having issues with globus and allergy-type symptoms since starting back on a healthy diet (for me this means high protein, high fat, certain veg and things that are generally high in oxalates like sweet potato (small amounts daily), dark chocolate, avo, almonds - turns out really everything I was eating was high oxalate).

As I understand, high oxalates can cause allergy-type symptoms and make reactions to other natural food-chemicals (like salicylates and amines) worse. I've been on the diet for 4 days and will see what happens. I currently feel better (certain symptoms have improved a lot, like the globus feeling and excessive mucus) but I am struggling to keep my blood sugar stable, since I've been eating very low carb for some time. I would be interested if you had continued with the diet and what your outcomes were?

Hi, how are you doing in regards to your diet? I'm also having issues with histamine, oxalates and salicylates. I've been told I need to gradually reduce my oxalate diet so I don't dump to fast. 

[Lenaf]

Hi there Tigz91

On 9/2/2023 at 9:13 AM, Tigz91 said:

Hi, how are you doing in regards to your diet? I'm also having issues with histamine, oxalates and salicylates. I've been told I need to gradually reduce my oxalate diet so I don't dump to fast. 

The past few months have been a rollercoaster. I have identified my food sensitivities and identified the globus as being due to reflux. I have given up the low chemical diet for now and have been focusing on eating intuitively since I need a break from focusing so much on food, diet etc. I now concentrate on not restricting types of foods, and while still being mindful of how certain foods make me feel, I am not especially focusing on satiety and eating things I like. My overall aim is to not have reflux and so I am also begin mindful of figuring out ways to reduce that. 

If you're interested to learn more about Oxalates, the book by Sally K Norton is good, and there is also a facebook group calles TLO-Trying low oxalates. They have very comprehensive and accurate lists with the oxalate content of foods that cannot be found anywhere else. As you rightly said, the aim is not zero oxalates, but a gradual lower level while watching your symptoms and nourishing yourself well. 

For the histamines and salicylates, you can look at the website www.fedup.com.au or the book Fed Up by Sue Dengate to start figuring out your sensitivities. 

Best of luck to you!