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Ok....here I sit with ten minutes to spare, so I decide to check in on my old friends here....o.m.g. this thread....Frenchmen's balls...Pleeting windows of opportunity...Dingo ...Mtndoggie...Patti...and even Judy..I am pshocked, yes pshocked and full of apallousness at the way you all have become so ....so......sigh...words fail me. Dingo--your behavior...

THANK YOU GUYS!!!! It was a great day. I am 39 again this year, lol. Big hugs going out to you all!!! gluess/Robbin

I think the urine test is one of those that you save for a week in a jug, remember how fun the last one was for you? LOL. I am one who is eagerly awaiting FDA approval for the o. formigenes. The longer I am on the LOD, the clearer it becomes to me that this is a very serious issue for me. If I even have a teeny bit of bell pepper, sweet pepper, or...

Wow, Donna, you have been through the ringer! I hope the low oxalate diet is the final piece of the puzzle for you. (It is me, Robbin, btw, lol) For anyone with any questions related to starting the low oxalate diet, this is a great link to help you -- Open Original Shared Link I hope this helps!! xoxox

Judy-I still am convinced the urination is part of the oxalate problem. When I have the dumping episodes, I have to urinate constantly. I drink the same -at least 8 glasses of water-but go so much more frequently. I do notice a cyclic pattern to the dumping too, Patti. catesfolly--Omg, I know EXACTLY what you mean about developing a tolerance to pain...

Yes!! I forgot to mention the skin thing! I had horrible hard calluses on my heels that are now softer and my skin is so much better and softer too! Another thing that I didn't mention on here is that my sense of touch in my fingertips is so much more sensitive too! Interesting.

Rachel, I am so impressed by how far you have come. How much of the lingering illnesses do you think is healing and how much do you think is something maybe still to be discovered? Do you take marine algae for the metals? I forget if you mentioned what you take for the chelating of them. If you don't see significant change, perhaps ask your doctor about...

I was just reading about biotin and wondering if I am getting enough! I am a little behind on what has been covered, but it is extremely important to get enough potassium and B vitamins while you are on the low oxalate diet. I have been very interested in a product/supplement called Ip6 with inositol. It is derived from rice bran, but from what I have been...

Hi Everyone! Yep, the nightshades are a problem for some in regard to other chemical properties they have, but they are high oxalates too, so if you cut them out and still have problems with other oxalate foods, then you can probably say with a degree of certainty that it is oxalates giving you the "business". I think I may be in a "dumping mode" tonight...

Hi Everyone! I have to agree on the problems with the yahoo site--the most I do on that site is sort through the information and find out what I can about the whole process and hope to learn more about the availability of the o.formigenes-(Looks like it will be a long wait on that one... RACHEL!! SO HAPPY TO "SEE" YOU!! Catesfolly--I don't remember...

This brings up a good point--how many of us women have had a hysterectomy due to endometriosis or fibroid tumors? I wonder what role oxalates play in the formation of the abnormal tissue?? The problem with the tissue cultures that are normally studied after biopsies is that a normal biopsy is not done under a polarized light (from what I understand about...

I forgot to add this--drink lots of water if you are going low oxalate-this is very important! Eight to ten glasses a day. The excess oxalates are shed in urine, through skin, eyes, & bowels. One thing I would advise based on my own experience is to try to get as much of your nutrients from food as possible. I eat two bananas every day to keep potassium...