Article by Mick Shaw
If you are suffering from a kidney stone or have suffered from them in the past, you know the pain they cause and you definitely want to decrease any chance of having a repeat episode. There are medications available to help with this but there are also home remedies that work just as well and do not involve medication than can interfere with other medications you may take and your lifestyle. Diet is a major contributor to the development of kidney stones and there are some simple lifestyle changes you can make also.
Some individuals form uric acid type kidney stones. Eating a diet that includes less meat and certain fish that are high in animal protein helps with this. Uric acid also forms when purines in food break down.
Strangely enough, vitamin C, which is a wonder vitamin and has many uses, can in high doses be a problem for people prone to kidney stones. Keep you supplement doses and high vitamin C foods to a minimum. The recommended daily allowance is about 75-90 milligrams.
Regular exercise does help to flush calcium out of the bloodstream and into the bones. Try to exercise, even just walking more and you will have better bones and decrease the chance of getting kidney stones. While we are speaking of calcium, also try to keep antacids to a minimum if they contain calcium which most do.
Keep salt intake to a minimum, it is better for you in general and will decrease you chance of getting a repeat kidney stone. Keep your intake to less than 2 grams a day.
Magnesium is known for decreasing chances of developing kidney stones. Whole-wheat bread is an excellent source of magnesium.
Doctors sometime advise keeping track of your urine output if you are at risk for kidney stones. You should urinate about two liters a day. Drink enough fluids to allow you to do so. Measure you output every so often so you have an idea of how much you need to drink to get maximum output for kidney health.
Bran flakes help to rid calcium and oxalate in your urine, which also will help you not develop kidney stones.
While some stones never produce any symptoms, they can grow large enough to block the flow of urine through the ureter (the tube that drains urine from the kidney to the bladder). Symptoms include severe pain, tenderness over the kidney with the stone, painful urination, frequent urination, chills, fever, nausea and blood in the urine.
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