Food can Affect Your Life

A few weeks ago, I had a full exam. The doctor discovered little tiny rice/fiber type pieces shedding from the skin on my back. He asked about my kidneys and if they were in pain. Because I had kidney dis function years back, it’s not uncommon for them to hurt, so I just deal with it. The doctor ran an Oxalate blood test. Come to find out, one of the draw backs of sleeve surgery when you do what you are supposed to be doing is Oxalic Acid overload because your body can no longer process and excrete the excess like it did before. Combine that with malabsorption of even good fats, and viola!!! Your body begins manufacturing these little tiny calcified oxalate fibers that resemble tinny tiny rice. They begin in the blood stream, and as your internal organs begin to accumulate them, once the kidneys are full, they start coming out your skin. These little tiny pieces are actually like razor blades inside you organs, and will cause severe kidney damage to the point of requiring dialysis or transplant. The sad thing is you won’t know until, like me, it’s discovered. I honestly believe this was a side affect that should be a warning to those considering Bariatric Surgery.

There are many different ways to treat what is called Hyperoxaluria.
1) Reduce the foods high in oxalic acid.
2) Drink at least 64-100 oz water daily to flush your body.
3) Add Citrate Calcium to your vitamin regime.
4) Follow strict diet of no more than 50mg oxalate daily.
5) Ask your doctor about a diuretic that can dissolve the fibers of the above suggestions are not working.

Foods not to eat:
* Spinach
* Broccoli
* Rhubarb
* Almonds and cashews (includes milk)
* Peanuts
* Miso soup
* Grits
* Baked potatoes with skin
* Beets
* Cocoa powder
* Okra
* Bran cereals and shredded wheat cereals
* French fries
* Raspberries
* Stevia sweeteners
* Sweet potatoes
• Red Meat (Beef or Pork, no cured meats)
• Eggs

The good news is that there are plenty of other foods you can eat.