Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
TREAT DIGESTION NATURALLY! To find out more see our bookings page here: https://www.byronherbalist.com.au/appointments/
My name is Todd Mansfield and I’m a clinical herbalist dedicated to digestive health. Every week I treat Australian and New Zealand patients with IBS, IBD, SIBO, reflux, indigestion, bloating, loose bowel movements and constipation.
Follow my work here: instagram.com/byron.herbalist
For everyone else, I’m passionate about supporting you so follow along with this free content to support your digestion without drugs!
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If you’ve got chronic Candida overgrowth and weird symptoms that don't add up—like joint pain, brain fog, burning bladder, or even vulvodynia—oxalates might be the missing link.
Here's how it works:
Fungi like Candida albicans can produce oxalates using something called the glyoxylate pathway—a survival mechanism that turns simple carbon compounds into biofilm-building byproducts like oxalic acid.
That oxalic acid can build up in your tissues and trigger all sorts of problems:
1. Painful urination
2. Joint or muscle pain
3. Burning vaginal or bladder symptoms
4. Fatigue and brain fog
Many of these symptoms mimic autoimmune or mystery chronic illness patterns—but the root might actually be fungal.
You’ll often see high oxalates on an Organic Acids Test right alongside fungal markers like arabinose or tartaric acid.
It’s not just dietary. This is endogenous oxalate production—from inside your own gut.
Candida, Oxalates, Glyoxylate pathway, Candida overgrowth, Chronic fatigue, Interstitial cystitis, Vulvodynia, Organic acids test, Oxalate dumping, Gut health, Functional medicine, Chronic pain, Brain fog, Mast cell activation, Biofilms, Mycotoxins, Endogenous oxalates, Candida detox, Bladder pain, Oxalate symptoms
TREAT DIGESTION NATURALLY! To find out more see our bookings page here: https://www.byronherbalist.com.au/appointments/
My name is Todd Mansfield and I’m a clinical herbalist dedicated to digestive health. Every week I treat Australian and New Zealand patients with IBS, IBD, SIBO, reflux, indigestion, bloating, loose bowel movements and constipation.
Follow my work here: instagram.com/byron.herbalist
For everyone else, I’m passionate about supporting you so follow along with this free content to support your digestion without drugs!
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If you’ve got chronic Candida overgrowth and weird symptoms that don't add up—like joint pain, brain fog, burning bladder, or even vulvodynia—oxalates might be the missing link.
Here's how it works:
Fungi like Candida albicans can produce oxalates using something called the glyoxylate pathway—a survival mechanism that turns simple carbon compounds into biofilm-building byproducts like oxalic acid.
That oxalic acid can build up in your tissues and trigger all sorts of problems:
1. Painful urination
2. Joint or muscle pain
3. Burning vaginal or bladder symptoms
4. Fatigue and brain fog
Many of these symptoms mimic autoimmune or mystery chronic illness patterns—but the root might actually be fungal.
You’ll often see high oxalates on an Organic Acids Test right alongside fungal markers like arabinose or tartaric acid.
It’s not just dietary. This is endogenous oxalate production—from inside your own gut.
Candida, Oxalates, Glyoxylate pathway, Candida overgrowth, Chronic fatigue, Interstitial cystitis, Vulvodynia, Organic acids test, Oxalate dumping, Gut health, Functional medicine, Chronic pain, Brain fog, Mast cell activation, Biofilms, Mycotoxins, Endogenous oxalates, Candida detox, Bladder pain, Oxalate symptoms
