Laura Thomas - Kidney Stone Diet Cookbook

Kdn Stone Dt Cookbook

A Complete Gud With Hlth nd Dlu Recipes To Mng Kidney Prblm

DISCLAIMER

Pl nt tht th nfrmtn nd r n th bk r wrttn fr th xr ur f hrng dutnl nfrmtn nl. Th nfrmtn hrn ttd t b rlbl nd ntn, but th uthr nthr ml nr ntnd n gurnt f ur fr f r ndvdul.

It rmmndd tht u nult a lnd rfnl bfr bgnnng n rt rltng t ur dt r lftl. Th ntnt f th bk r nt rlmnt fr rfnl dv.

Th uthr, ublhr nd dtrbutr disclaim n lblt, l r dmg nd risk tkn b ndvdul wh drtl r ndrtl t n th nfrmtn ntnd n th bk.

Introduction

N ephrolithiasis l knwn kdn stones "r hrd masses dvld from rtl that separate frm th urine wthn the urinary tract. Nrmll, urine ntn hml tht rvnt r inhibit the rtl frm frmng. Th inhibitors d not m t work fr everyone, nd tn n trt to frm. If rtl rmn tn enough, th wll travel through th urnr trt nd ut of th bd in th urn wthut being noticed. If the tn r unable t wth th urine, furthr mdl ttntn ndd."

Types f Kdn Stn

C alcium tn : Clum xlt or calcium phosphate. Clum stones r du to hgh levels f calcium n th bld (hrlm, hrrthrdm), x fltrtn of calcium into th urn such n nflmmtr bwl disease, a rtnt lkln H f th urn whh nhn rtllztn, or a lw urn output whh concentrates ll tn-mkng elements.

Ur d tn: Frm persistent hrd urn (pH <5) r frm ur d overproduction and xrtn.

Ctn tn: Frm a genetic rv disorder (tnur).

Struvite tn: Mgnum mmnum hht tn due t nftn wth rtn btr

Smtm of Kidney Stone

Y u might not rlz right w tht you hv a kidney tn. Whn the tn is tll in ur kidney, you mght nt fl t. If the tn vr small, t mght be able to move through your urnr trt and leave your bd wth urn, wthut ung any rblm.

Hwvr, whn a stone travels to ur urtr (tube ldng frm ur kdn to the blddr), u wll lkl fl mtm. Kdn stones r sometimes ndrd "the great mmkr" bu their gn and mtm r vr mlr t ndt, vrn or ttulr ndtn, gastritis, nd urnr trt nftn. You may not feel pain in your kidneys; you may fl t lwhr, due to n referral patterns.

Th most common gn and mtm of kidney tn include:

• Burning durng urntn
• Flank n (.g., pain in the side of th abdomen, toward th bk)
• Frunt nd/r urgent urntn
• Grn n
• Nausea and vomiting
• Pain n th testicles
• Pn vrlng the blddr
• Rurrng urinary tract nftn
• Vbl or mr blood in th urine (hematuria)

Symptoms n b mld t vr and unrlntng. Cl kidney stone pain is ftn rfrrd to "l," which ml tht th n m and goes. In rlt, kdn tn n can b constant and vr nd mk t extremely difficult t fnd a mfrtbl tn.

Wht Cu Kdn Stn?

T hr n nnu to wh kdn stones form.

Hrdt: Sm l are mr utbl t forming kdn tn, and hrdt m l a rl. The majority f kidney tn are md f lum, and hrlur (hgh levels of lum in th urine) is one rk ftr. Th rdtn t hgh lvl f calcium n th urn may be d n from gnrtn t generation. Sm rr hereditary d also predispose m l t form kdn tn. Examples nlud people wth renal tubulr d and people wth problems mtblzng a vrt f hml nludng tn (n mn acid), oxalate, (a lt of an organic d), nd ur d ( in gout).

Ggrhl ltn: Thr m b a ggrh rdtn t frmng kdn tn, where a rn lv may mk t mr lkl fr thm t frm kidney tn. Thr r rgnl "tn blt," wth people lvng n the uthrn Untd Stt having n increased risk of tn frmtn. Th hot lmt n th region mbnd wth inadequate flud ntk m cause l to b rltvl dhdrtd, wth thr urine bmng mr concentrated nd llwng hml t m n lr contact to form th nidus, or bgnnng, f a stone.

Dt: Diet m or may not be n issue. If a person utbl t frmng stones, thn foods hgh in animal rtn and lt m increase the rk; hwvr, f a rn n't utbl t forming tn, dt probably wll not change that rk.

Medications: People taking diuretics (or "wtr pills") nd those wh consume x lum-ntnng ntd n increase th munt of lum n thr urn nd potentially increase thr risk f forming tn. Tkng x munt f vitamins A nd D are l td wth higher lvl f lum in th urn. Ptnt with HIV wh tk th mdtn indinavir (Crxvn) m frm indinavir stones. Other mmnl rrbd mdtn associated wth stone frmtn nlud phenytoin (Dlntn) and ntbt like ceftriaxone (Rhn) nd rflxn (Cr).

Undrlng illnesses: Sm hrn illnesses r td wth kdn stone frmtn, including cystic fbr, rnl tubulr d, nd nflmmtr bwl d.

Hw r kdn tn dgnd?

M t l r diagnosed with kdn tn after th thundrl nt of xrutng and unfrgttbl pain. This severe pain occurs whn th kdn tn breaks l from th place tht t formed, th renal papilla, nd fll nt th urnr collecting system. Whn th hn, the tn can blk th drng f urine from the kidney, a ndtn known as rnl colic. Th pain may bgn in th lwr bk nd may mv to the d or th grn. Othr symptoms m nlud bld in th urn (hematuria), frequent r rtnt urinary trt infections, urinary urgency or frun nd nu r vomiting.

When your doctor vlut you fr a kdn tn, th first t wll b a mlt htr and hl xmntn. Important nfrmtn rgrdng urrnt mtm, previous tn vnt, mdl lln and conditions, mdtn, dtr history nd fml htr wll ll b lltd. A physical xmntn will b rfrmd t vlut for gn f a kdn tn, such n in the flank, lwr bdmn or grn.

Your dtr will perform a urinalysis, to lk for bld r infection n the urn. A bld ml wll l b collected so that kidney function and blood counts can be murd.