A\u00a0kidney stone\u00a0is exactly that — a hard mass of\u00a0minerals\u00a0and salts that forms in the\u00a0kidneys. Certain foods and drinks contain chemicals that can lead to these sometimes painful crystals. The stones come in several different types, and foods that are not so good for one kind may be OK to eat if you have another type.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you\u2019ve had a kidney stone, ask your doctor which it was. That\u2019ll help you know which foods to avoid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But if you aren\u2019t sure — or if you just want to be careful about all types of kidney stones — a good rule is to stay away from too many salty foods and meats and other animal\u00a0protein.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And don\u2019t forget to drink lots of\u00a0water. It helps dilute the waste in your\u00a0urine\u00a0to make stones harder to form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
More people get this kind than any other. It forms when\u00a0calcium\u00a0in your pee combines with oxalate, a chemical that’s naturally in many foods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
High-oxalate foods.<\/strong> Many plants contain oxalate, so it\u2019s hard to avoid it entirely. But some foods have much more than others. Try to limit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you eat or drink calcium-rich foods at the same time, they can help your body handle oxalate without turning it into a\u00a0kidney stone. So pair your spinach salad with low-fat\u00a0cheese. Or mix nuts or berries into yogurt. Drinking milk does not cause kidney stones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Salt.<\/strong>\u00a0If you eat a lot of sodium, which is an ingredient in salt, that raises the amount of calcium in your urine. Once you finish eating, any extra oxalate \u201csticks\u201d to calcium in the\u00a0kidneys. That can produce stones. So limit canned foods, packaged meats, fast foods, and\u00a0condiments\u00a0in your\u00a0diet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Animal\u00a0protein.<\/strong>\u00a0Limit beef, pork,\u00a0eggs, cheese, and\u00a0fish, because they may raise your chances of most types of kidney stones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Vitamin C.<\/strong>\u00a0Too much can make your body produce oxalate. So don\u2019t take more than 500 mg a day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A\u00a0kidney stone\u00a0is exactly that — a hard mass of\u00a0minerals\u00a0and salts that forms in the\u00a0kidneys. Certain foods and drinks contain chemicals that can lead to these sometimes painful crystals. The stones come in several different types, and foods that are not so good for one kind may be OK to eat if you have another type.\u2026 Read More »<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/193"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=193"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/193\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}