Article by Sarah
My husband had 5 kidney stone attacks over the space of about 2 years, the last one resulting in Lithotripsy to break up a 1? stone. The stones were analyzed and were made up of acids. The doctor suggested that he go online and find a high alkaline diet to go on and take one teaspoon of baking soda mixed in water a couple of times a day. He told us that taking this solution can prevent acid kidney stones and can even dissolve your stones if you already have them.
We followed his advice. We found some information of alkaline diets and have tried to change our eating habits, although we are not very good at sticking with it for the long run. Some of the dietary changes we have made are, eating less red meats and adding lots of fresh vegetables to our diet. Some foods that are especially good are avocados, tomatoes, celery, legumes, and dark green leafy vegetables. What we have done though, is found a way to take the baking soda. Soda mixed in water is pretty awful. Taking it twice a day was more than my husband could stand. I went to the health food store and found some clear, empty, gelatin capsules. Every week I fill a bunch of these with baking soda (my son says I look like a drug dealer making drugs). Taking 3 after breakfast, 3 after dinner and 3 before bedtime keeps his acid levels in check, which he monitors with PH strips. He hasn’t had a kidney stone since we started to do this. He has been kidney stone free for TWO YEARS! It is well worth it to take soda capsules three times a day. If you have acid stones, this may help you neutralize the acid in your body.
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