Symptoms of Kidney Stones

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The symptoms of kidney stones are very painful. If you have ever passed kidney stones you will never forget it. One man I know told me he figured it to be about like having a baby. Then he asked me why women ever have more than one! We women know the answer to that one, the love in your heart for the child replaces any pain felt during deliver. For a man passing a stone there is no child to take the place of that pain.

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The symptoms of kidney stones include:

-sudden extreme pain in the lower back, side, or groin

-blood in the urine

-fever and chills

-vomiting

-a bad odor or cloudy appearance in the urine

-burning during urination

-the abdomen becomes distended

This could start out as just a mild constant ache in the lower back until the stones block the urinary tract. If you are here with just the mild signs then please do something before they get any worse.

What are the causes?

-low dietary fiber

-diet high in fat

-high calcium-low magnesium diet (usually from dairy products0

-too much animal protein

-refined sugar

-too much alcohol

-too much salt

-antacids

-dehydration

The following are some of my recommendations.

Healing diet for symptoms of kidney stones

-lots of green leafy vegetables-these are full of vitamin K, magnesium, and vitamin B6

-garlic, potatoes, asparagus, parsley, horseradish, cucumbers, and celery are great

-fruits to include are papaya, bananas, watermelon and cranberries (not sweetened juice)

-keep animal protein to a minimum

-drink a lot of pure water

-increase foods full of vitamin A such as apricots, cantaloupes, carrots, pumpkins, sweet potatoes and squash

Here is a kidney helper juice recipe:

1 slice of fresh ginger root

½ cup frozen or fresh raspberries

1 cup diced watermelon

½ cup ice

Juice the ginger, raspberries and watermelon and pour over ice. Don’t let this sit around more than 3 hours or it looses its potency. Must be refrigerated.

Pain relief for symptoms of kidney stones

Make a ginger compress and keep it on your lower back. To do this just fill a 2-3 quart glass or stainless steel pan with water. Bring to a boil. Turn heat down so it isn’t boiling anymore and put a ginger root, sliced, in to soak. Leave this for 30 minutes or so. Then soak a small towel in the ginger water for 5 minutes. Wring out and make sure it is heat tolerable. Place on your lower back and cover with a plastic bag and then a warm towel. Keep changing the compress every 20 minutes until the pain is gone.

Herbal help for symptoms of kidney stones

-combine tinctures of gravel root, cornsilk, wild yam, and blackhaw in equal parts. Take 1 tsp. 3 times a day.

-nettle tea-drink 1 cup 3 times a day.

-uva ursi and horsetail tea or capsules help get rid of gravel and inflammation. Follow dosing instructions on bottle.

-dandelion tea or capsules help flush the kidneys . Follow dosing instructions on bottle.

If you don't have severe pain and want to get rid of kidney stones, drinking 6-7 glasses of water and then jumping up and down could flush them out.

Remember that anytime you use herbs to help you heal always consult your healthcare professional. There are contradictions with prescription drugs.

Mother Nature has given us the tools to help our bodies heal. Our bodies are very resilient and will treat us good as long as we give it what it needs. And don’t give it what destroys it. The symptoms of kidney stones are telling us to do something about the problem. If we know we can heal what ails us, we will make the journey back to health quicker. I have found healing with natural home remedies very rewarding indeed.

Nothing on this page has been approved by the FDA and is not intended to replace the medical advice of your Healthcare Professional.

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