Oxalate Intolerance can mimic Lyme Disease symptoms. Oxalates are molecules found in foods which can accumulate in the body. Vitamin B-6 deficiency, magnesium and thiamine deficiency can also increase oxalate synthesis. Additionally, there appears to be a genetic predisposition for sequestering oxalates as well.
Symptoms of oxalate intolerance include:
- Joint inflammation
- Muscle stiffness
- Kidney stones
- Urinary tract pain
- Urgency to urinate
- Vulvar pain in women
- Constipation
- Diarrhea
Patients may need to consider a low oxalate diet to limit the ingestion of high oxalate foods such as:
1) Spinach
2) Greens
3) Nuts
4) Soy
5) Beets
6) Turnips
7) Yams
8) Legumes