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subject: What To Do About Kidney Stones [print this page]

One of my business partners is prone to kidney stones and if there one

experience I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy, that is it. There is

probably no equivalent on the pain level level of kidney stones,

save childbirth, and many women who have had children and kidney

stones would tell you kidney stones are worse.

The last time he had an attack, he had to go to the ER and after a

few shots of morphine, the stone finally passed. You can actually

pass small kidney stones and not even know it, but bigger stones,

which range from the tip of a pencil to the size of a pencil eraser,

are a different matter altogether.

Medical experts aren't exactly sure what causes kidney stones.

That's right.

Doctors, even with all the advances in technology, still don't have

the answers to many medical problems. The only thing they know for

sure, here, is that diet plays a role. What you eat affects the

kinds and amounts of minerals that accumulate in the urine...

minerals that, in some people, lead to the formation of stones.

The most important thing to take away from this is that if you've

passed one stone, the odds are pretty good that you'll pass another.

Your doctor can identify what kind of stones you have and that is

important, because changes in your diet can help, particularly with

the two most common stones, which are uric acid and calcium stones.

Potassium is a "stone crusher" and you can get it into your diet by

eating bananas, or citrus fruit, such as oranges, or grapefruit. You

can also use a supplement, but if you eat the fruit, you also get

the fiber, which is important.

Magnesium is also important and helps to control another mineral

called oxalate (oxalic acid). Oxalate is one of the main

constituents of kidney stones. Fish, rice, avocados and broccoli

contain good amounts of magnesium.

Your doctor may recommend that you stay away from, or restrict,

certain foods, like chocolate, peanuts and other nuts, spinach and

strawberries. Most of the time, he'll tell you you can eat these

foods, just don't eat them more than once a week.

Fiber can also help. I don't recommend you add commercial fiber,

just eat real food with a higher fiber content. For example, don't

drink apple juice; eat the apple, instead.

by: Dr.Bill

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