Diet Tips for Renal and Gall Bladder Stones

Diet Tips for Renal (Kidney) Stone

Fresh Vegetables:

Fresh vegetables, due to their fiber content, are important for helping your body pass kidney stones. Green peas, pumpkin and squash, cauliflower, cabbage, turnips and tomatoes are ideal vegetables to add to your daily menu. Made as fresh salads or lightly steamed, they will help cleanse your system while clearing the way for your kidneys to function more effectively.
Increase Intake of Fluids:
Drinking a lot of fluid is important for treating and preventing all types of kidney stones. Staying hydrated (having enough fluid in your body) will keep your urine diluted, which makes it harder for stones to form. Water is best. Drink enough liquids throughout the day to make at least 2 quarts of urine every 24 hours. Drink enough to have light-colored urine. Dark yellow urine is a sign you are not drinking enough. Limit your coffee, tea, and cola to 1 or 2 cups a day. Caffeine may cause you to lose fluid too quickly, which can make you dehydrated.

Lemons to the rescue

Lemon juice is thought to be helpful mainly because it contributes extraordinary amounts of citrate and citrate may help in two ways. It makes the urine less acidic (discouraging stone development) and it can bind with calcium in the urine, potentially reducing the amount of calcium available to form calcium oxalate stones.

Herbs

There are a host of herbs that help your kidneys to function properly while also assisting them in dissolving stones. These include nettle, bearberry, cleavers, corn silk, crampbark, gravel root, kava kava and hydrangia. Fresh basil leaves strengthen your kidneys, and are delicious when blended with purified water and a small amount of honey.

Limit Caffeine and Alcohol:

Even though they may initially increase urine output, both ultimately deplete your body of water. Plus, caffeine increases the amount of calcium in your urine.

Fresh Fruits

Fresh fruits are essential for assisting your body in cleansing and passing kidney stones. Grapes, peaches, pears, pineapples, lemons, papayas, guavas and cranberries contain elements to help break down the acids that contribute to kidney stone formation. Watermelon is one of the best fruits for detoxifying your body.

Diet Tips for Gall Bladder Stone

Focus on adding fiber to your meals since a low-fiber diet is often associated with
gallstones or gallbladder problems.Here are some foods to choose:
• Fresh fruits, berries and vegetables
• Low fat or fat free salad dressings
• Egg whites
• Lean cuts of meat
• Broccoli
• Skinless poultry
• Fish and shellfish
• Fat-free baked goods
• Low fat dairy like skim milk, non-fat yogurt, fat-free ice creams and puddings and low fat or non-fat cheese
• Low fat crackers and baked potato chips (in moderation)
Fruit smoothies made from fruit and non-fat yogurt
• Grains/seeds like rice, barley and quinoa - cooked without added fat
• Pasta with fresh vegetable-based sauces like marinara
• Oatmeal
• Air popped popcorn
• Fat-free tortillas
• Hard candies and jelly beans