Depending on the type of compounds from which the deposits are formed, there are 4 types of kidney stones. Oxalate stones are one of them and it is the most common urolithiasis. It concerns 70-80 percent. patients with urolithiasis.
Oxalate stones: treatment
Oxalate stonesrequires the patient to drink plenty of fluids - even up to 4-5 liters a day. This is to preventoxalatefrom crystallizing. After meals, before going to bed and getting out of bed, drink 2 glasses of liquid.
Treatment of oxalate stones also involves the administration of drugs that reduce the excretion of calcium in the urine and retain calcium in the gastrointestinal tract.
Oxalate stones: diet
Zdiet , supporting the treatment of oxalate stones, exclude:
- chocolate
- cocoa
- spinach
- rhubarb
- sorrel
- lemons
- beetroot
- dried figs
- spicy spices
- alcohol
- sweet drinks
- strong coffee and tea.
You need to limit:
- potatoes
- tomatoes
- carrot
- pea
- plums
- strawberries.
Recommended in a diet supporting the treatment of oxalate stones:
yeast, sprouts, lean meat, fish, poultry, cucumbers, lettuce, butter, onion and fruit.
Drinking herbs is helpful (bearberry leaves, birch leaves, goldenrod, lovage root).