oxalates and ms

[Guest guest]

I've been reading about something called low oxalate diet. I

originally joined the LOD list in an attempt to find a way to help my

Aspie, severely mentally ill stepdaughter. What I've learned is

Food ListsDairyDrinksFruitsGrainsBeans/NutsMeatsOtherSuppsVeggies

that a good number of people who have seen improvements with LOD are

people who have autoimmune diseases. Mostly Crohn's and Autism (on the

list I'm part of, anyway)

The moderator of the list is a researcher and, as such she is very

knowledgeable about the science behind oxalates and why people are

effected by them.

I've been on this list for about a year now and until recently didn't

think much of the whole low oxaltes thing. Until I started keeping a

food diary for my Aspie stepson. He has days where he can't think

clearly and days where he acts like a 4 yr old (he is 9). We have

known for years that he reacts to food. he's GF/CF, eats nothing

artificial, no sugar and takes LDN. He has improved dramatically over

the last 5 years, but there is room for more improvement. Anyway, I

started keeping a food diary and a behavioral/mental status diary for

him.. separate books that I could compare later. I've found that his

worst days are after he's eaten a high oxalate food. When we stay low

oxalate he can function and think and has no behavior problems.

So I started looking at my diet. The foods rated as " Very High "

oxatates are foods that I can't eat. The either upset my stomach, or

make my mouth hurt or trigger ms symptoms, so I stay away from them.

Some of the foods rated " high " bother me too, and I just don't eat

them.

I've talked to the moderator of the LOD list and her research has

shown a clear connection to autoimmune disease and oxalate

sensitivity.

I'm going to poke at this one a little more and see what happens., I

have come a long, long way in my recovery. I only have symptoms when I

eat something I shouldn't or when I let myself get overtired, but

there is always room for improvement.

Here's a LOD link, if anyone is interested.

http://lowoxalate.info/index.html

Has anyone else heard of, or tried going low oxalates for the ms?

Yvette