Watermelon contains the highest concentration of water amongst all fruits. It is
also rich in potassium salts. It is one of the safest and best diuretics which can be
used with beneficial result in kidney stones.
Kidney Stones treatment using Vitamin B 6
Research has shown the remarkable therapeutic success of vitamin B6 or
pyridoxine in the treatment of kidney Stones. A daily therapeutic does of 100 to
150 mg of vitamin B6, preferably, combined with other B complex vitamins,
should be continued for several months for getting a permanent cure.
Diet for kidney stones
Avoid foods like alcoholic beverages; condiments and pickles; certain
vegetables like cucumber, radish.
A patient with kidney stones should avoid foods, which irritate the kidneys, to
control acidity or alkalinity of the urine. He should also ensure adequate intake of
fluids to prevent the urine from becoming concentrated. The foods considered
irritants to the kidneys are alcoholic beverages; condiments and pickles; certain
vegetables like cucumber, radish, tomato, spinach, rhubarb; those with a strong
aroma such as asparagus, onion, beans, cabbage, and cauliflower; meat and
gravies; and carbonated waters.
Intake of calcium and phosphates should be restricted
For controlling the formation of calcium phosphate stones, the intake of calcium
and phosphates should be restricted. Foods which should be avoided are
wholewheat flour, Bengal gram, peas, soyabean, beet, spinach, cauliflower,
turnips, carrots, almonds, and coconuts. When stones are composed of calcium,
magnesium phosphates, and carbonates, the diet should be so regulated as to
maintain an acidic urine. On the other hand, the urine should be kept alkaline if
oxalate and uric acid stones are being formed. In the latter case, fruits and
vegetables should be liberally used, and acid-forming foods should be kept to the
minimum necessary for satisfactory nutrition. In case of uric stones, foods with a
high purine content such as sweet breads, liver, and kidney should be avoided.
Take a low-protein diet and have liberal intake of water
The patient should take a low-protein diet, restricting protein to one gram per
kilogram of food. A liberal intake of fluid upto three litres or more daily is essential
to prevent the precipitation of salt into the form of stones.
Massaging the muscle