How to treat mild kidney stones?

Kidney stones are not unfamiliar to us, and many people have even experienced kidney stones. Treatment for kidney stones varies depending on their severity. There is no need to worry too much about mild kidney stones. Drinking more water will naturally eliminate them from the body. However, severe kidney stones should be a cause for concern and you need to go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment in time. So how should mild kidney stones be treated?

1. Drink more boiled water: Drinking more water can dilute the urine, the concentration of calcium ions and oxalate will be reduced, and calcium oxalate stones will not form. Studies have shown that increasing urine volume by 50% can reduce the incidence of kidney stones by 86%.

2. Eat more black fungus: Black fungus is rich in various minerals and trace elements, which can have a strong effect on various stones. It is a home treatment for kidney stones.

3. Reasonable calcium supplementation: especially dietary calcium supplementation. Kidney stone patients often "change color when talking about calcium" and mistakenly believe that calcium is the culprit of kidney stones. In fact, patients with kidney stones also need calcium supplements.

4. Be careful when drinking milk before going to bed: Drinking a glass of milk before going to bed can help you sleep if you have trouble sleeping. However, after sleeping, the amount of urine decreases and the various tangible substances in the urine increase. 2 to 3 hours after drinking milk is the peak time for calcium excretion through the kidneys. The amount of calcium excreted through the kidneys suddenly increases in a short period of time, which can easily form stones. Therefore, patients with kidney stones should not drink high-calcium milk before going to bed.

5. Limit sugar intake: The intake of high-sugar foods can increase the chance of developing kidney stones. Therefore, be careful to eat less sweets.

6. Do not take cod liver oil excessively: Cod liver oil is rich in vitamin D, which can promote the absorption of calcium and phosphorus by the intestinal membrane. A sudden increase in the excretion of calcium and phosphorus in the urine will inevitably produce precipitation and easily form stones.

7. Eat less soy products: Soy products are high in oxalate and phosphate, which can combine with calcium in the kidneys to form stones.

8. Eat less foods with high oxalate content: Foods high in oxalate include tomatoes, spinach, strawberries, beets, chocolate, etc. Excessive oxalate intake is also one of the main causes of kidney stones.

The above are the treatment methods for kidney stones. The editor has some suggestions. If you have mild kidney stones and are worried that natural excretion will not be able to successfully excrete the stones, you can take some Chinese herbal medicine such as stone-removing granules. These can promote and accelerate the decomposition of stones. Some can even dissolve stones and excrete them directly out of the body.