OK, the best thing the doctor did for me was pass along some pamphlets (which I dont think I needed to schedule an appointment for) and I am getting a lot of new info.
Previously I was told to eliminate cranberry's and juice, almonds, and a couple other things.
Now according to new info I am finding they arent nearly as bad as previously thought. I need to avoid the heavy oxalate's which include:
Bran flakes
Soybean crackers (dont even know what those are)
Fiber One
Wheat Germ
Lemon peels
Lime peels (never eat these anyway)
Rhubarb either canned or stewed or raw (never have it anyway)
Okra (never have it)
Parsley (usually dont eat it)
Spinach
Roasted peanuts
Peanut butter
Chocolate and candy bars
Indian Tea
Dry Cocoa
and Black pepper (one of the highest, over 400 mg).
The only meat even listed was liver and its not nearly as bad as one might think. In terms of oxalate most traditional protein sources arent too bad, even the peanuts werent horrible.
The black pepper was very surprising and I wish I'd known that years ago. I been using it a lot. Always goes on most of my meals.
In terms of protein, I keep hearing it from you guys and around the web, but this is the first time a doctor told me to monitor my intake (making me believe the VA doctors are all useless).
He said vegetable protein was the best but still needs to be in moderation (whey, nuts, beans, soy) and then fish, poultry, and finally red meat which he said should probably be eliminated from my diet entirely. The soy however is not good because of oxalates.
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