Kidney Stone Diet
<p class="default">Look at the table of foods high in oxalates:
beans (string, wax)
legumes,
blackberries,
<b>spinach</b>, swiss chard,
gooseberries,
<b>nuts</b>, nut butter
raspberries *(black))
soy products (tofu)
<b>strawberries</b>
sweet potatoes,
tea,
wheat germ
 
 
Look at the sample diet in Jackson GI Clinic Posting.
Good stuff is toast, eggs, white meat chicken, cantaloupe,
dinner: rice, fish, 1/2 cup peas, apple
 
Jackson Gastroenterology quote
 <b>3. Oxalic acid or oxalate</b> is found mostly in foods from plants. Calcium combines with oxalate in the intestines. This reduces calcium's ability to be absorbed. Sometimes oxalate or calcium oxalate stones form because there is not enough calcium in the intestines. Then, too much oxalate goes to the kidneys to be excreted. The medical term for too much oxalate in the urine is hyperoxaluria. In certain cases of oxalate or calcium oxalate stones, the physician may recommend reducing oxalate intake along with a slight increase in calcium. It is recommended that these patients have no more than 50 mg of oxalate per day in the diet. To do this, foods with high or moderate amounts of oxalate should be reduced or eliminated from the diet.
Although there are many foods that contain large amounts of oxalate, eight foods have been shown to be most at fault for raising urine oxalate levels. They are rhubarb, spinach, strawberries, chocolate, wheat bran, nuts, beets, and tea. For more information about the oxalate content of foods, see the table, Foods High in Oxalate on page 6.
 
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