RE: Preventing and Eliminating Kidney Stones
I have had kidney & gall stones for the last year and a half.
Its been a very painful experience with a lot of misdiagnoses from the "so called" health professionals.
The pain would really only come at night for me. I'd wake up with pain in the kidneys and in the chest area. It felt like all my organs were being wrenched out. I'd try to go to the toilet and not much would come. Then I'd go again 5 minutes later etc. Lying down seemed to be the trigger. Sleeping on an incline did help for a while. In the morning I'd sometimes need help to climb out of bed.
Through diet, this last week I can honestly say I feel almost back to normal. The night time pain is practically gone now and I feel so much better. My skin tone with all
the water feels hydrated and no longer dry.
The secret? no secret at all.
This has been my diet for the last 6 months.
1) Cut out all coffee & regular tea with milk if you can or limit it to once a week. Follow the coffee or tea with a large glass of water.
Herbal tea seems to be ok.
BTW. the first time I cut all coffee drinking I felt like the stones had completely dissapeared within a few days. However, the moment I started drinking coffee regularly again the pain would return. I did this several times and each time I cut out the coffee & tea it helped enormously. What I did notice was that each time I gave up drinking coffee, it took longer for the pains to go away.
2) A healthy breakfast.
- One large glass of water with a whole lemon squeezed in.
- Rolled oats with green apples and blueberries &
sunflower seeds on top
3) Drinking a lot of water during the day.
4) Drinking water at night.
5) Recently I've been eating a lot of water melon which is claimed to be good for the kidneys.
6) Try the kidney and gall stone flushes if you can. I did a few times and it did help but not for long. It wasn't an instant cure for me.
In summary, eat well. Give up coffee and tea, drink a lot of water (at least 1.5-2L a day). The lemon juice is fantastic - drink it often.
I hope that can help a lot of people.
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Some of the information being posted here is not correct. In fact, cutting back on calcium can cause stones because the oxalate in your diet will all be absorbed and increase the tendency to form stones, if you form calcium oxalate stones, which are what 80% of kidney stones are. They used to think that cutting calcium out of your diet was a good idea, but the peer reviewed scientific studies have shown that to be bad advice. The lemon juice information is good (a good source of citrate). Also, you can take potassium citrate and magnesium citrate supplements because the citrate helps prevent oxalate stone formation.
Posted on 08/19/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse
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By phillipryan.. (Guest Post)
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After I paid past July $34500.00 for a hospital bill, my dr. told me to drink every day half gal.of water mixed with 1/2 cup lemon juice. Drink all at one time. Do every day, well we some times forget or get tired drinking but the best is the water. The one I had in right kidney was as big as the kidney. I passed the one on left. But this is free info no charge, a $1.00 remedy and free tip. Water. God Bless Phillip.
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By Cathy fromTownsville, QLD (Guest Post)
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A naturopath told me that disease happens when the body is too acidic. Do you eat too much meat, caffeine and dairy, and not enough fruits and vegetables? Try drinking fruit juices to bring a return of balance to the body, and you will most likely find that your health will improve!
Posted on 10/05/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse
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I see that alot of feedback lists cranberry juice. My urologist said that cranberry (and apple) juice is in fact not good for certain kidney stones and can even cause them. Believe it or not he actually recommended coffee with creamer was better for me.
http://www.medicineonline.com/news/ ... Not-a-Good-Kidney-Stone-Defense.html
Posted on 07/19/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse
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Hi,
Thanks for all the great ideas, I am starting on the cranberry capsules (I too can not drink one more glass) and drinking the bottled water.
Also the lemonade.......at this point I'll try anything.
Love to you all...
Audrie
Posted on 07/15/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse
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By teresa in texas (Guest Post)
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cranberry capsules from health food store. they are concentrated cranberry, so you are getting more than you could possibly drink
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RE: Preventing and Eliminating Kidney Stones
I just read that the type of water you drink may be a culprit. If drinking tap, change to bottled, distilled, or reverse osmosis.
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An old-time remedy is to have a glass of water with the juice of half a lemon or a tablespoon of vinegar addedd. Do it before anything else in the morning. This seems to jibe with what others are saying about keeping the urine acidic. It helps the bowels move, too.
Posted on 07/12/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse
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Your stones csn be composed of various compound and crystals. Only an analysis of the actual stone will give this information and this is almost always done when your pass a stone in a healthcare enviornment. Blood analysis may also be useful (these are generally performed when you see a urologist for yiur stones)
Avoid tomatoes if your stones have a calcium base (per my husbands diagnosis)
He has over 100 stones identified during his IVP but has only oassed 2 due to proper hydration (lots of spring water because we have a water softener), no cola in the last 15 years (he is 55 years old)
Also check any prescription drugs with your pharmacist. Our daughter taked topomax and one of the side effects is kindey stones.
good luck
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By rabbit10mom (Guest Post)
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My father had over 150 kidney stones in his life. My brother was on the same track until he bought a water distiller which he used for drinking and cooking water. After that, he never had another kidney stone. A home water distiller is cheaper than the medical bills and the associated pain.
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My husband had kidney stones and his Dr. told him to take vitamin C to keep the urine acidic. He takes a 500mg. capsule daily. Hope this helps
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Hi
My husband has had numerous kidney stones. We live in a hard water area, and were told it is a must to have a water softener to take out all the minerals. So lots of water and cranberry juice. Avoid tea, coffee and chocolate.
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Hi,
My husband had kidney stones and an old woman from our church told us to brew tea from watermelon
seeds. Even though my husband was taking medicine from the Dr., when we made the watermelon tea, it seem to really help. Bring water to a boil, then put in the watermelon seeds and let set for 10 mins. or so. You can add some lemon juice and sweetener to help the taste, if desired. Hope this will help, but please see a urologist to find out what is causing your stones.
Pat in GA
Posted on 07/11/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse
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By Susie from Buckhead, Ga (Guest Post)
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I have been battling UTI's and kidney stone all my 44 years. The thing that helps me is taking cranberry caplets. I can't drink another glass of cranberry juice. There is no way. The caplets or sometimes capsules really make a difference. I have also use ginger capsules for nausia. This worked great when I was pregnant. Try the caps and see how it goes.
Posted on 07/11/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse
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My doc told me to drink lots of lemonade, to avoid tea (which I love) and drink lots of water daily. He said the acidic nature of lemons (not oranges or other acidic fruits) helps to keep them from forming inside the kidney. You can also just squeeze lemon slices into a glass of water if you don't want/need the extra sugar from making the lemondade.
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lemon juice 2 lemons 2 lime apple cider vinegar mix all together add honey. I mix mine with warm water to drink this is what doctor told me to do it a flush you can get the little yellow lemon juice / lime juice in veg dept
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thanks for the feedback....give it all a try...get too much conflicting info from doctors..
Posted on 07/08/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse
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Hi--My urologist told me to empty my bladder whenever I had a chance. He says stones form the quickest in concentrated urine. Since I started doing that, including setting the alarm to ring once in the middle of the night so I can visit the bathroom, I haven't had a stone. (4 years and counting.)
Posted on 07/07/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse
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Hello, I too have had multiple kidney stones. My doctor told me that the soda thing was pretty much useless. He said its basically an old wives tale and that the benefit you get by just drinking the liquid far outweighs any possible negative side effects. Also, too much milk or calcium will make stones worse because most stones are made of calcium. Also, cranberry juice is very good for your urinary track, so I try to drink that pretty often, and I haven't had any stones in almost three years. Hope this hielped.
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