Kidney Stones Home Remedy

I got kidney stones around two years ago. It's probably a the most painful thing I've ever experienced in my whole life. I thought I was going to die because of the pain, really. It really taught me many things about my life and my diet. I learned that there are foods that I should avoid and that there are certain lifestyles that can help in avoiding future kidney stones.

The first thing you need to do to know if you have kidney stones would be to get a urinalysis. This is when doctors will examine your urine and check if you have kidney stones. If you are experiencing lower back pain, it might just be kidney stones. You are probably shrugging it off thinking it's just muscle pain but it's better to be sure. Earlier detection will not only make your life easier, it will also cost less. Medicines and procedures for curing kidney stones can really be very expensive.

There are many remedies though that can just be found at home. For instance, drinking lots of water can help avoid kidney stones. We all know that we have to drink up to 8 glasses or more of water each day and yet sometimes we neglect this fact and can lead to kidney stones or other conditions or complications. And yes, there are home remedies. With just the stuff at home you can easily get rid of your kidney stones. 

My doctor, a urologist who really specializes with these kinds of things prescribed me with three medicines. After getting the CT scan, he saw the stones and he figured that there wouldn't be a need for procedures and all I needed was to drink some medicine.

There are procedures like the shockwave procedure where they use some sort of device that uses waves to break the kidney stones into small pieces. It's really non-invasive. There's also that old-school way of opening you up in surgery and taking the stones. Quite a hassle, so make sure you learn more about the different things to do to avoid kidney stones and other related symptoms or conditions.

I was prescribed three medicines: Acalka, Rowatinex, and Sambong Re-leaf forte. The last one is actually a herbal remedy but it's not one of those scams cause this one is really proven and there are a lot of studies that say that the sambong plant helps with kidney function and in getting rid of kidney stones. The combination of the three medicines really worked in helping take away my kidney stones. Along with this of course, I had to drink lots and lots of water because these things you will be taking will make you pee a lot. I was drinking up to 3 liters of water each day. I was also advised to go jogging and do a lot of exercise as activity can help in making the kidney stones go down.

I was told by a nutritionist that I should have a low-purine diet or foods with low or no uric acid. Above is a photo that contains the food you should avoid and those that you should take a lot of. I was actually surprised and a bit sad because I love meats and other things in the group 3 section of the photo.

It could be very different though from case to case. So it's important that you consult your own physician what you should eat and what kinds of foods you should avoid. Mostly it's also just lack of water. Drinking a decent amount of water throughout the day can really help avoid kidney stones even if you take in foods with high uric acid amounts.

Also, alcohol isn't in that list of things to avoid because ideally alcohol doesn't really cause kidney stones. But then the lifestyle of a drinker can. What I mean by this is that drinking lots of alcohol can really dehydrate a person and this can really create the kind of environment inside your body where it is easy for kidney stones to be created. So make sure to drink a lot of water when drinking alcohol and at the same time just drink in moderation.