Diet for Kidney Stone

A majority of patients suffering from kidney stones can be treated successfully by proper dietary regulations.



These regulations will also prevent a recurrence of the symptoms. Only a few cases require surgery.

The general precaution in dietary treatment of kidney stones is to avoid foods, which irritate the kidneys, to control acidity or alkalinity of the urine and to ensure adequate intake of fluids to prevent the urine from becoming concentrated. The foods which are considered as irritants to the kidneys are alcoholic beverages, condiments, pickles, certain vegetables like cucumbers, radishes, tomatoes, spinach, rhubarb, watercress and those with a strong aroma such as asparagus, onions, beans, cabbage and cauliflower, meat, gravies and carbonated waters.

In calcium phosphate stones, over secretion of the parathyroid hormone causes loss of calcium from the hones resulting in a high blood level of calcium, with increased excretion of calcium in the urine. An abnormally high intake of milk, alkalis or vitamin D may also result in the formation of calcium phosphate stones.

Diet for Kidney Stones:

For controlling the formation of calcium phosphate stones, a moderately low calcium and phosphorus diet should be taken. The intake of calcium and phosphates should be restricted to minimal levels consistent with maintaining nutritional adequacy. The maintenance level of calcium is 680 mg.



And have Phosphorus 1,000 mg. In this diet, milk should constitute the main source of calcium and curd or cottage cheese, lentils and groundnuts should form the main sources of phosphorus. Foods which should be avoided are whole wheat flour, Chickpea, pea soyabean, beet, sp ina3ch, cauliflower, turnips, carrots, almonds and coconuts.

When stones are composed of calcium and magnesium phosphates and carbonates, the diet should be so regulated as to maintain acidic urine. In such a diet, only one pint of milk, two servings of fruits and two servings of vegetables (200 grams) should be taken. The vegetables may consist of; asparagus, fresh green peas, squash, pumpkins, turnips cauliflower, cabbage and tomatoes. For fruits, watermelons, 9'apes, peaches, pears, pineapples, papayas and guavas may be taken.

On the other hand, the urine should be kept alkaline If oxalate and uric acid stones are being formed. In this diet vegetables should be liberally used and acid forming should be kept to the minimum necessary for satisfactory, when the stones contain oxalate, foods with high id content should be avoided.



These foods include almonds, beets, brinjals, brown bread, cabbages, cheeries chocolates, French beans, potatoes, radishes and soyabeans.

Uric stones occur in patients who have an increased uric acid in the blood and increased uric acid excretion in the urine. Since uric acid is an end product of purine metabolism, foods with large purine content such as sweet breads, liver, and kidney should be avoided. The patient should take a low protein diet, restricting protein to one gram per kg. Of food. A liberal in take of fluid unto 3,000 ml. Or more daily is essential It the production of urine at the concentration leve1 where the salts precipitate out.

The patient should be given a large hot enema, followed lath with a hot bath with a temperature of 100°F., gradually increased top 112 o F The head should be kept cold with cold application, Hot Fomentation applied across the back in the region of the kidneys will relieve the pain. Certain yogasanas such pavanmuktasana, uttampadasana, bhujangasana, dhannurasana. Ardhmatsyendrasana and halasana are highly beneficial as a stimulate the. Kidneys.

TREATMENT CHART FOR KIDNEY STONES

A - DIET

I. Take Carrot or orange juice diluted with water on 50:50 basis every two hours for three days, and use warm enema daily during this period.

II. An all-fruit diet for further three days, with three meals a day at five-hourly intervals.

III. Fruit and milk diet for further five days. In this regimen, add fresh milk to each fruit meal.

IV. Thereafter, gradually adopt a well-balanced low-protein diet on the following lines: -

I. Upon arising: 25 black raisins soaked overnight in water along with water in which they are soaked.

2. Breakfast: Milk sweetened with honey and fresh fruits,

3. Lunch: Freshly prepared steamed vegetables, whole wheat wheat tortilla, unsalted butter and buttermilk.

4. Mid-afternoon: Carrot juice or coconut water.

5. Dinner: Fresh green vegetable salad, with lemon juice dressing and green gram beans sprouts.

6. Bed time snack: A glass of milk sweetened with honey.

Avoid: Tea, coffee, alcoholics beverages, flesh foods, Salt, Condiments, sugar. Denatures. Cereals, and foods containing oxalic acid.

Specially beneficial: Garlic, cucumber, French beans, carrot, papaya, watermelon, and pineapple juice.

Note: Short juice fast followed by all-fruit diet and fruit and should be repeated every two months.

B - OTHER MEASURES

1. Yogic asanas, fresh air and outdoor exercises, especially walking every morning and evening.

2. Avoid all hurry, excitement and late hours.