PSA: Don't just eat peanut butter - eviltoast
  • zib@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    As someone who has always had a problem with calcium oxalate stones, I did not know peanut butter is so loaded with oxalates, so this is good information to have.

    • cogman@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      It’ll sound counter intuitive, but one way to avoid problems with oxalates is to consume calcium rich foods with oxalate high foods. For example, a glass of milk (soy milk counts) with a PB&J.

      The reason this works is the calcium binds with the oxalate in your stomach and not your liver/kidneys.

      For this to work, you have to consume both at the same time.

    • pemptago@lemmy.ml
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      2 months ago

      Something that’s always stuck with me (re:kidney stones) is that consistently sleeping on the same side seems to increase the likelihood of developing them.

      In the 93 patients [of 110] who consistently slept to one side, the side in which renal stones were found was identical to the dependent sleep side in 76%. source