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Stage 3 Kidney Disease and Diet: What can I eat?
Kidney & Bladder | Last Active: Mar 17 9:38am | Replies (756)Comment receiving replies
what test is there to determine the level of oxalate in our system - blood? urine? i was just put on a low oxalate diet, low sodium, but am finding various conflicting lists of "low oxalate" foods. My urologist gave me a UPMC (university of philadelphia) low oxalate list..wheat is a definite no, but on another page, it lists graham crackers as ok... wheat is in graham crackers. it's just confusing.
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@mjctexas My oxalate tests use blood and urine. I have found the lists on the internet to be confusing and contradictory. How old is your list? The list I use I got from my clinical assistant in 1914. It is a copy from 1/11/2008 Master Oxalate List composed by Helen O'Connor from 23 sources. I refer to it frequently.
I am on several limiting diets that I call my CDOFF list. Basically I avoid root vegetables (except carrots), dairy, carbs, fats (no fried foods), fiber (no green leafies), chocolates, and bread. I suggest using the list you got from your physician and eliminating 3 of the worst oxalate offenders at a time. Hopefully you will see better test results and feel better as time goes on.