Karla Low Oxalate Diet: Re: DMSA vs. DMPS

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Karla, has the Low Oxalate Diet helped your son grow/gain weight? Was he on the

small side and has LOD helped make a difference in that area?

On Sat Oct 30th, 2010 2:05 PM EDT wiersmak wrote:

>Depends on what metals you are chelating for. We use DMPS for aresenic, but if

lead was an issue we'd use DMSA. DMPS is better for some, DMSA for others. My

son also had malabsorbtion and severe constipation issues. We did wait 6 months

to get the bowels moving before chelating. The malabsorbtion is still a

problem, but is better sinse chelating and doing the Low Oxalate diet.

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>> I was told I should start my son on DMPS. I am having a hard time getting a

doctor to write me a script for it. Can someone plese tell me why DMPS would be

a better choice then DMSA? Also, I was told my son has such severe malabsorption

issues that it might not be a good time to start chelation. I just got his DDI

test back this week and he his high in a number of metals. So I am weighing

malabsorption vs. chelating. Please let me know if you can share any insight

with me. Kathy

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