Try a Kidney Stones Home Remedy

A kidney stones home remedy may not get rid of the pain you are suffering right now if you are in the middle of a bout but it can certainly put you on track to prevent kidney stones in the future.

Symptoms of a kidney stone include:

• frequent need to urinate
  
• painful urination
  
• nausea
  
• sweating
  
• vomiting
  
• pain in side
  
• pain in back, groin, or thighs
  
• chills
  
• blood in the urine
  
• exhaustion

Pain from a kidney stone is caused by the stone passing into and through the ureter on the way to the bladder. The larger the stone the higher the level of pain. Many people who have kidney stones have no kidney stone signs at all because the stones are so tiny they cause no pain when passing through the ureter.

The type of kidney stone a person has is determined by the type of crystal forming the stone. The most common type of kidney stone are the calcium oxalate stones. The next common type are the calcium phosphate stones and then the stones formed by uric acid. Women who suffer from urinary tract infections may develop stuvite stones. Cystine stones are caused by a metabolic disorder and are rare.

It seems logical that because most stones are formed from calcium, that reducing calcium intake from the diet will help solve the problem. Actually, it is the calcium binding to the oxalate that prevents it from being absorbed into the blood stream and so the calcium can be be a good thing.

The best kidney stone diet for you depends on the type of kidney stone your body produces. Before changing your diet find out from your doctor just what type of kidney stones you have or have had in the past if you want to prevent kidney stones in the future.

• The first and foremost kidney stone home remedy is to drink lots of water. In addition, also drink tea made with dried nettle leaves. Leaves from the nettle plant act as a diuretic and keep the kidneys and bladder flushed.

• If you tend to form calcium oxalate stones, you need to cut back on foods that are high in oxalates such as chocolate, wheat bran, coffee, cola carbonated drinks, peanuts, parsley, strawberries, rhubarb, beets, and spinach.

• If you are taking high doses of vitamin C supplements, stop. Get your vitamin C from foods instead. Vitamin C is thought to be converted to oxalate by the body.

• Restricting the amount of salt you eat may also help.

• Get plenty of exercise.

  
  

People who suffer from gout often suffer from uric acid kidney stones both being caused by excessive uric acid in the blood stream. Kidney stones home remedies for uric acid stones include:

• Reducing the amount of meat and poultry in the diet.

• Avoid eating anchovies, sardines, herring, and mackeral.

• Avoid eating vegetables containing a large amount of purine such as mushrooms, peas, asperagus, spinach, caulifower, and beans.

• Drink cherry juice or eat a handful of fresh cherries several times a day.

• Drink a glass of water containing two teaspoons of apple cider vinegar three times a day. Use unfiltered apple cider vinegar that actually contains the "mother".

• Increase the foods containing a high amount of potassium in your diet. These are oranges, potatoes, tomatoes, avocado, cucumber, green pepper, brussel sprouts, broccoli, squash, egg plant, strawberries, bananas, cabbage, and apricots.

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