Re: oxalobacter formigenes and cabbage

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This is exciting! I have a 16 year old son, Zach, who has extremely high levels

of oxalate when not on the SCD diet, he doesn't present with very obvious signs

of irritable bowel disease, but will be having an endoscopy in November to see

if we can put anymore pieces in his puzzle....

I am interested in any more information you can provide regarding this juicing

method, where you found the information regarding cabbage and oxalobacter

formigenes, etc. My email address is southg8@...

Thanks

> >Oxalobacter formigenes is a bacteria that lives

> >on cabbage leaves and is apparently superb at

> >degrading oxalates. I have recently learned of a

> >juicing method (cabbage, carrot, and apple) that

> >enables the bacteria to colonize colons (where

> >it currently seems to have little presence in

> >modern adults) and solve oxalate problems. Since

> >cabbage is a legal food on SCD, would the

> >juicing of cabbage for the purpose of getting

> >this bacteria to colonize the colon be legal? I

> >don't want to post more details if oxalobacter

> >formigenes is considered an illegal bacteria.

>

> Elaine recommended the cabbage, carrot, and apple

> juicing, and also fermented cabbage, aka

> sauerkraut. Dr. Haas recommended sauerkraut.

> Since sauerkraut would have that bacteria in it

> since it's present on the cabbage leaves, I'd say it is legal.

>

>

> — Marilyn

> New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

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