Kidney Stones Resources

Prevention of Kidney Stones

Healthworks2000- Learn About Enzyme Therapy and Controlling Kidney Stones
A simple and most important lifestyle change to prevent stones is to drink more liquids--water is best. If you tend to form stones, you should try to drink enough liquids throughout the day to produce at least 2 quarts of urine in every 24-hour period. People who form calcium stones used to be told to avoid dairy products and other foods with high calcium content. But recent studies have shown that foods high in calcium, including dairy foods, help prevent calcium stones. Taking calcium in pill form, however, may increase the risk of developing stones.

Homeopathy for Kidney Stones

AlRahman Homeo Clinic - Kidney Stones Homeopathy
Homeopathy has a lot to offer for effective treatment of most of the kidney related complaints. It can quickly and effectively cure most of the cases. However, the time needed for treatment of the cases other than stones would depend on how deep seated is the problem. Fresh problems are easier to treat and respond sooner whereas chronic problems take longer time to resolve. Undue delay in getting a proper treatment can lead to complications making the treatment difficult. So, as soon as you feel a problem related to your urinary system, contact your doctor immediately.

Herbal Supplements

Medscape Family Medicine - Effects of Herbal Supplements on the Kidney
A recent and frequently cited survey of alternative medicine revealed that 42% of Americans use alternative therapies, with 12% of these therapies being the use of herbal supplements at a cost of $5 billion annually. Furthermore, 60% of people using alternative therapy do not report this information to their health care providers ...mjhsm

Home Remedies

Urology Channel - Naturopathic Treatment
From a naturopathic perspective, kidney stones that do not occur as a result of a genetic or metabolic disorder are considered to be a diet-related condition. Proper nutrition can support healthy kidney function and may discourage stone formation, and natural therapies may help ease the pain and spasm that accompanies stone passage. Kidney stone treatment should be undertaken only after a physician has made a definitive diagnosis..

Cleansing or Surgery
Recipe book for liquid cleansers to eliminate gallstones, kidney stones, ulcers, high blood pressure, and elimination problems. Also offers natural salt, psyllium husks, and herbal mouthwash.

Pediatric On Call - Treatment of Kidney Stones
A time tested homemade remedy for the treatment of kidney stones: Take 3 long and thick lady fingers(slightly raw) (They are especially found during rainy season). Cut in thin long pieces and soak it in 2 litres of water overnight. In the morning, remove the ladyfingers and squeeze the juice into the same jar of water. Drink the entire water over 1 - 2 hours.

CureZone - The Kidney Cleansing Recipes
A Kidney cleanse is a procedure aimed at dissolving Kidney stones - stones formed inside kidneys. Kidney cleanse can also be used for improving kidney health by flushing out toxins accumulated inside kidney tissues.

Home Remedy - Kidney Stones
Kidney Stones treatment using Kidney Beans: Kidney beans, also known as dried French beans or Rajmah, are regarded as a very effective home remedy for kidney problems, including kidney stones. The method prescribed to prepare the medicine is to remove the beans from inside the pods, then slice the pods and put about sixty grams in four litre of hot water, boiling them slowly for six hours...

Diet and Kidney Stones

National Kidney Foundation - Diet and Kidney Stones
I had an oxalate stone. What type of diet should I follow? Do I need to avoid foods high in oxalate?--If you have had a kidney stone that contains oxalate, some evidence (research) suggests that limiting high oxalate foods may help reduce your change of forming another oxalate stone. Foods that are high in oxalate include: peanuts, tea, instant coffee (more than 8 ounces a day), rhubarb, beets, beans, beets, berries (blackberries, raspberries, strawberries, gooseberries, etc.), chocolate, Concord grapes, dark leafy greens, oranges, tofu, sweet potatoes and draft beer. Because the stone contains calcium and oxalate...

PediatricOnCall - Diet in Kidney Stones
Fluid intake: It should be increased to 3000ml/ day or more depending on the tolerance of the patient, since it helps to dilute urine to produce less concentration of the constituents of the stone. Liquids that could be consumed are fruit juices, barley water, coconut water, limejuice etc. Diet: 1. Avoid a high protein diet. 2. Calcium restriction: This may be restricted along with oxalate. Generally foods rich in calcium are rich in phosphorus with the exception of meat which contains less calcium but is very rich in phosphorus...

Healthworks2000- Learn About Enzyme Therapy and Controlling Kidney Stones
A simple and most important lifestyle change to prevent stones is to drink more liquids--water is best. If you tend to form stones, you should try to drink enough liquids throughout the day to produce at least 2 quarts of urine in every 24-hour period. People who form calcium stones used to be told to avoid dairy products and other foods with high calcium content. But recent studies have shown that foods high in calcium, including dairy foods, help prevent calcium stones. Taking calcium in pill form, however, may increase the risk of developing stones.

McDougall Wellness Center - The Great Debate: High vs Low Protein Diets
The diseases believed to be caused by meats, egg, and dairy products include most cases of: obesity, heart diseases, adult diabetes, breast, colon, and prostate cancer, gallbladder disease, osteoporosis, kidney failure, kidney stones, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, constipation, diverticulosis, hemorrhoids, and hiatal hernia to name a few well studied diseases. You don't have to be a trained nutritionist to see the risk of becoming sick increases the more of these unhealthy foods that are eaten--like with high-protein diets.