Supplements that may help a person following a low oxalate diet:
- Arginine
Important for replenishing nitrous oxide that helps to reduce oxidative damage from oxalates.
- Taurine
Important for making bile acid taurocholate which limits absorption of oxalate. Take if stool turns yellow.
- Vitamin A
Important for helping to close the leaky gut and important as antioxidant.
- Vitamin E
Important as an antioxidant.
- Lipoic Acid (ALA)
Works for some, not for others; important antioxidant and can prevent some endogenous production of oxalate.
- NAC (N-Acetyl Cysteine)
Important for restoring glutathione that gets depleted by oxalate. Sometimes there are negative reactions.
- Lipoceutical glutathione
Helps restore glutathione. It helps reduce metabolism of glycolate to oxalate. It helps behavior on diet (meltdowns) for some children. This is available at Wellness Pharmacy.
- Lemon juice
Helps with digestion when given before eating and may help balance pH issues when acidity is a problem.
- Antihistamine
Oxalate may cause histamine release so this counters that . Do not use an antihistamine formula that includes a decongestant.
- Thiamine and Magnesium
Important for keeping meat from being metabolized towards oxalate; helps in mitochondrion.
- Pantothenic acid or CoEnzyme A
Important to keep from making oxalate by glycolate cycle in microbes and us.
- Vitamin B6
Important for preventing metabolism of food to oxalate.
- Citrate (Calcium or Magnesium)
May prevent crystalization of oxalate and may help break down crystals already formed.
- Calcium
Important to take before meals to bind to oxalate and prevent its absorption. Timing is critical to this effect!
- Magnesium
Can be depleted by oxalate and may help with constipation and may bind oxalate.
- Lipase or Ox Bile
May help if steatorrhea is leading to excess absorption of oxalate.
- Epsom Salts Baths
Can be calming. Occasionally may cause rashes but this may not be a bad thing, as it may be helping get rid of oxalate in the skin.
- Bicarbonate
Sodium bicarbonate or Alka Seltzer Gold can help with behaviors.
- Zinc
May be depleted by oxalate. The response and need for zinc seems to change rapidly on diet: alter dose appropriately.