Subj : Drinking And More To : Daryl Stout From : Barry Martin Date : Wed Aug 28 2019 09:05:00 Hi Daryl! BM> DS> the aftermath of my urinary bladder stone surgery, plus my Mom's BM> DS> death and funeral, I'm surprised I know which was is up anymore. BM>Opposite direction things fall! DS> The one thing that has fallen has been my pants...even with DS> adding holes to the belt. Had I not been wearing Depends, it DS> would've been "Full Moon Rising". I was thinking "Is That All There Is?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCRZZC-DH7M BM>I'd be interested to find out too, though admittedly probably not BM>changing too much. Also depends on the composition of the stone -- mine BM>are calcium oxylate. DS> From what I understand, here's a list of food and drink that DS> have oxylates: DS> Oxalate is a compound found in some foods, and it is also DS> produced as a waste product by the body. It exits the body DS> through the urine. Too much oxalate may cause kidney stones in DS> some people. DS> Foods high in oxalate include: DS> Beans DS> Beer DS> Beets DS> Berries DS> Chocolate DS> Coffee DS> Cranberries DS> Dark green vegetables, such as spinach DS> Nuts DS> Oranges DS> Rhubarb DS> Soda (cola) DS> Soy beans DS> Soy milk DS> Spinach DS> Sweet potatoes DS> Tea (black) DS> Tofu DS> Wheat bran The problem as I see it is most of those items should be consumed as part of a healthy diet. The key phrase is "too much may cause". As I understood things when my urologist was discussing is to keep the calcium from combining with the oxylate (and a decrease of calcium is not only bad for bone reformation but has the opposite chemical effect), and give the oxylate something to combine with that is easier than calcium, namely one of the B vitamins )which right now I am unable to name). A high fluid intake also causes a flushing of the kidneys, giving the chemicla reaction less opportunity to occur. BM>As for coffee, my start was because of a mistake my Mother made. Early BM>evening she'd make instant coffee for herself and Dad, and tea for me. BM>We each had our own distinctive mugs. One night Dad was doing BM>paperwork, so would have his coffee later, and somehow my Mother poured BM>his mug and gave it to me. I knew immediately wan't tea -- "oh drink it BM>anyway" type of comment and that's how I got started on coffee. (Not a BM>mean comment, just more 'well going to drink coffee eventually so may as BM>well get started'.) DS> I like the smell of it brewing, but not the taste. A new DS> Starbucks Coffee opened in west Little Rock recently, at the site DS> of a former Dunkin' Donuts...but I'm not into expensive drinks. DS> Ironically, the former Krispy Kreme Donuts place, just a block DS> away, shut down as well. Shipley's is now the main donut store in DS> the Little Rock area. I haven't been to the local Starbucks -- nothing against them, just not in to expensive coffees and 'too much work' to go some place for coffee. Was at a Starbucks in Vienna last year: my cousin wanted to go. Suuuure: I'll go to one 5.000 miles away but not a quarter-mile!! Krispy Kreme also closed here some time ago. Big anticipation and initial opening, then fizzle. Pretty sure there is still a Dunkin Donuts locally. Again, just not some place I'd normally go. BM>Yes, I've attended post-funeral luncheons. Haven't heard it called a BM>"mourner's meal" but makes sense. DS> We didn't have one set up at the funeral home, but went to this DS> area restaurant afterwards. I took my brother into consideration DS> for a lot of the plans for that...as I do with all my friends, I DS> consider their needs before mine. I'd more consider their needs alongside mine. Some of their needs can 'pull ahead' a little -- the vegetarian to a rib joint thing would not be nice but there's a chicken place locally and I'd make sure there were sufficient non-meat options before selecting. BM>The fruit cups might be a good change of pace for breakfast or lunch. BM>I'd probably get a large one and eat a portion as opposed to the snack- BM>sized options which are probably more expensive. ...Or 'splurge' on a BM>small container of pineapple chunks and add that to the large container BM>of fruit. :) DS> I was told that's something I need to avoid. But, I've got a DS> follow-up with him on Wednesday afternoon...so, I'm going to rack DS> his brain. Hmm: heard of 'rack of lamb'. And sort of on the fruit thing, one dos have to watch not to eat too much fruit: fruits have lots of sugars. Fruit juices (containers of apple juice, grape juice, etc.) get processed to quickly and can cause blood sugar spiking. Eating the whole fruit is a better option. (Note we're also pointing out an isolated example -- drinking a glass of fruit juice with food is a different set.) ¯ ® ¯ Barry_Martin_3@ ® ¯ @Q.COM ® ¯ ® .... 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