At What Rate Should I Reduce My Oxalate Intake?

[@Carnivoreteacher1965]

Good clip of info. on speed at which we should eliminate oxalates. I try to explain this concept to people who go into the carnivore diet cold turkey.

[@lowoxcoach]

When people go cold turkey - especially after being on an extremely high oxalate diet (and if they already have significant diagnoses) - they can really get in trouble. I definitely want people to get the benefits of animal based, but they may have to think in terms of going much slower than they expected.

[@Carnivoreteacher1965]

@@lowoxcoach Agreed! Slow and steady always works best for our bodies to acclimate and dump oxalates slowly. I'm still dumping every three months or so and my symptoms are getting less and less severe. My dumping is body aches that last about 3 days. When it is happening, I'll drink a little black tea. I know what it is when it comes. It's almost like it's on a timer in my body.

[@lowoxcoach]

@@Carnivoreteacher1965 Definitely sounds like you have gotten to the point where you have an oxalate dumping - but between, you have bigger breaks from the cycle. In the beginning, some people can be "dumping" just about constantly, so it's a good sign once you have longer and longer time periods between! For some people, black tea can be very helpful: I've also seen people use higher oxalate herbal teas or spices, as well small amounts of higher oxalate plant foods. I'm personally a bit leery of tea because it's higher histamine, and some people can have issues with that. But that said, if we find a tool that is working, no need to switch unless your body says you need to!