I am obsessing about the crystals found in my kidney, I know of 2 people already who've had this and passed the stones with their urine.
So it is curable! Good.
But this entails drinking excessive amounts of liquid + drinking my meds 3x a day for 3 months. Ewwww. I guess I can look at this as a good thing, water and the med can be my natural
appetite suppressant. This way, I will lose the weight I've gained during the holidays without a doubt! Plus, since I am not allowed to drink soda anymore - I should be getting thinner sooner than later.
A little research told me that these are the Foods to avoid, because they increment your risk for kidney stones:
1. Salt. The calcium in salt caused kidney stone if consuming together with high oxalate foods.
2. Meat protein consumption increases urinary uric acid, which can increment kidney stone risk.
3. Grapefruit juice. Grape juice increment your body’s absorption of oxalate from other foods caused formation of kidney stones.
But wait...there's more, these are the Foods that help to
prevent kidney stones:
1. WATER WATER WATER. Drink at least 8 ounce of water a day to avoid urine getting too concentrate and leading to crystals. Too many crystals can extend to stone formation.
2. Lemonade. This refreshing drink contains a lot of citric acid, it stops calcium base stone from forming, one usual cause of kidney stone is deficiency of citrate in the urine.
3. Alcohol and caffeine waters down your urine and makes you attend the bathroom more frequently. That affords kidney stone little chance to develop.
4. Try supplements. You can also attempt probiotic supplements, such as acidophilus or lactobacillus. These little capsules contain millions of good bacteria that can aid restore balance of your gut and bringing down the risk of formation of kidney stone.
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