A kidney stone is a hardened mineral deposit. It beings as a macroscopic particle and grows slowly, developing into a stone over a period of months. You are more likely to form a stone when you are dehydrated.
Stones frequently remain undiagnosed until they begin to pass, causing a type of pain called renal colic.
- Avoid foods that contain or produce oxalic acid, such as asparagus, beets, parsley, rhubarb, sorrel, Swiss chard and vegetables of the cabbage family.
- Increase fluid intake and make the effort daily to drink at least 8 to 10 glasses of water.
- Limit dairy products and antacids.
- Reduce salt intake.
- Eats lots of water melon, a natural diuretic.
- Limit intake of animal protein and increase cereal and vegetable intake.
- A daily 10 mg of magnesium seems to decrease the formation of stones.
- Exercise to keep the calcium mobilized in your bloodstream.
- For those prone to form stone, limit your vitamin C to no more than 3 grams daily.
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