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High content oxalate foods (spinach, Swiss chard, beet greens, collards, okra, chocolate, wheat bran, wheat germ, etc) should be avoided as much as possible to prevent the risk of generating kidney stones. Exercising and watching what you eat is the first step in preventing this ailment to grow, Conversely, try to eat foods with normal calcium content. Even thought popular belief, based on traditional judgment had recommended to eliminate calcium from their diet, recent research has proven this was highly incorrect and normal calcium dietary consumption, along with reduced salt and protein is now suggested. Treatments for kidney stones are directly related to their dimensions. If the stones are minuscule, drinking large quantities of fluids such as water and fruit juices will hydrate the kidney and the stones will pass through the urinary tract and leave the body through urination. However, if you have not been used to high intakes of water, start gradually and consult your physician before radically increasing consumption of liquids. Drinking too much water weakens the salt in your blood and tissues - and can cause very severe damages. Treating small kidney stones is normally done by the patient consuming 2-3 quarts of water or other liquid to pass the stone through the urinary tract. One in five cases of recurrent kidney stones is caused by chronic urinary tract infections. Make certain you seek immediate treatment as soon as any symptoms of infection occur. If, you suffer from any other metabolic disorders such as gout, be sure to continue taking your prescribed medications. Studies show that for 3 out of 10 patients who were lacking Oxalobacter formigenes, natural bacterium in our body suffered more from the formation of kidney stones. This natural bacterium resides in our intestinal tract and combined with antibiotics will prevent the presence of infections in this area that could potentially reactivate the buildup of kidney stones. When stones reach medium size, the pain caused by the blockage of the urinary tract becomes unbearable and water has no effect until they are dissolved. Even though kidney stones get so large they cannot pass through urine and block the passage to the urinary tract, surgery is not the only option. Medical personnel use a lithotripter that produces shock waves that crush the large stones inside the kidney to fragments that can be expelled in the urine. The larger the kidney stone, the more considerable the pain and the danger to health. Surgery under anesthesia may be required to remove or smash the stones. The physicians may use ultrasonic or laser equipment inserted through the side of the patient. When oxalates can be fully understood, science will move a step forward to eliminating kidney stones at the source rather than having to treat them. Article Source: http://www.articlewheel.com
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