health update.

Well, I forgot that I went to the doctor yesterday as well. I ended up having Mandy watch Addyson, which I am very thankful she did, so in case they had to do test. The doctor gave me a long lecture about me not drinking enough water. I am now one of those people who have to carry around a water bottle 24/7. I should get a cute carrying case ;) anyways, and my ear is filled with fluid. So that is basically I am prone to not only ear infections/troubles, my body gets kidney stones easily now. If I don't pass the stones here soon, I have to have another CTscan. Which I am not looking forward to since it has radiation which makes you at a risk for getting cancer (something in those lines). As for my bladder, they still haven't called to tell me if I have an infection. I'm a mess. Josh thinks it because I'm stressed out because of his family, which I am kind of, because how is my daughter going to have a relationship when they are ripping me into pieces. Again, I wish I had an amazing mother-in-law who I can talk to about anything, lucky me, I don't get one. boo! But on top of everything here is a list of lovely things I can't eat anymore, because my kidney stones might be caused by these foods. GREAT. PEANUT BUTTER & CHOCOLATE = REESE'S, I'm officially doomed!





Oxalates are chemicals found in plant foods but not in most animal foods. Some people are more likely to form kidney stones if they eat foods high in oxalates. You may need to follow a low oxalate diet if you have kidney stones or short bowel syndrome. If you do not absorb fat well, you may also need to use this diet.

Beans, baked in tomato sauce or canned

Beans, green, snap, waxed, dried, pod, runner

Beer: Lager draft, Tuborg, Pilsner

Beets: Tops, roots, greens

Bigelow Herbal teas (hot brew time of 4 minutes or longer)

· Apple Orchard

· Fruit & Almond

· I Love lemon

· Mint Medley

· Orange & C

· Orange Spice

· Perfect Punch

· Red Raspberry

· Specially Strawberry

· Sweet Dreams

· Take-A-Break

Blackberries

Blueberries

Bread, whole wheat

Celery

Cheerios (1 cup)

Chocolate

Chocolate Milk

Cinnamon, ground (1 ½ teaspoon or more)

Cocoa

Cocoa powder

Collards

Currants, red

Dandelion greens

Dewberries

Eggplant

Escarole

Fig Newtons

Figs, dried

Fruit cake (1 slice)

Garbanzo beans, canned

Ginger (1 tablespoon)

Gooseberries

Graham crackers

Graham flour

Grapes, concord

Green Tea

Grits, white corn

Juices containing berries high in oxalates

Kale

Kamut

Kiwi

Leeks

Lemon peel

Lime peel

Marmalade

Oatmeal

Okra

Orange peel

Ovaltine

Parsley

Parsnips

Peanut Butter

Peanuts

Pecans

Pepper (in excess of 1 teaspoon per day)

Peppers, green

Pesticides (?*)

Pokeweed

Popcorn (Oroville Redenbacher, 4 cups)

Potatoes

Potatoes, sweet

Pumpkin (possible irritant)

Raspberries, red and black

Rhubarb

Rutabagas

Sesame Seeds

Sorrel

Soy Products (?)

Soy sauce

Soybean crackers

Soybean curd (tofu)

Spelt

Spinach

Squash, yellow and summer

Stone ground flour

Strawberries

Sunflower seeds

Swiss chard

Tangerines

Tea, black and indian

Tomato sauce, canned

Turnip Greens

Watercress

Wheat bran

Wheat germ

Whole wheat flour

Yams

Yellow dock

Foods marked with * may cause irritation although they are not high in oxalate.