You cut out spinach and almonds completely, but your urine tests still show high oxalate. It is deeply frustrating when you work hard and still make kidney stones. We walk you through why your oxalate stays high even on a healthy diet.
We explain how calcium acts like a magnet for oxalate inside your body. When you eat half a sweet potato with cottage cheese, the calcium binds to the oxalate. Your body flushes them both out in your stool. Without enough calcium, that extra oxalate passes straight into your blood. We also look at how stomach issues or fat absorption problems break this process apart.
We also cover how taking extra vitamin C supplements can secretly raise your oxalate levels. You will walk away knowing exactly what your urine test numbers mean. You will get clear, actionable steps to balance your meals and protect your health.
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Chapters
- (00:00) - 24 Hour Urine Collection and Sodium Intake
- (02:40) - Pairing Calcium with High Oxalate Foods
- (04:50) - How Fat Malabsorption Increases Urine Oxalate
- (07:04) - Vitamin C Supplements and High Oxalate
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- Weekly Kidney Stone Diet Meal Plans
- 4 meals per day, 7 days per week
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- All of my Kidney Stone Diet Ebooks
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WHO IS JILL HARRIS? _
Since 1998, Jill Harris has been the #1 kidney stone prevention nurse helping patients prevent kidney stones. Drawing from her work with world-renowned University of Chicago nephrologist, Dr. Fred Coe, and the thousands of patients she's worked with directly, she created the Kidney Stone Diet®. With a simple, self-guided online video course, meal plans, cookbooks, group consultations, and private consultations, Kidney Stone Diet® is Jill's effort to help as many patients as possible prevent kidney stones for good.
