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at the first sign of a kidney stone this is what  you need to do but let’s first talk about what  

is the first sign of a kidney stone it’s usually  back pain okay usually on one side a little bit  

higher up could wrap around to the front part it  can also include lower abdominal pain on one side  

but not just pain but a deep dull aching sensation  that pain or achiness could also go into the groin  

because the kidney is connected to these tubes  that go right down into the bladder you can also  

experience blood in your urine also you may  feel the urge to urinate but sometimes you  

can’t urinate you can feel nauseous or even the  urge to vomit now this is a short list of all  

the symptoms but these are usually the first  signs that you may have a kidney stone now  

what happens with kidney stones these stones can  develop in the kidney themselves or outside the  

kidney to the point where this kidney stone can  obstruct this tube and cause a back up pressure  

that causes a lot of discomfort in the kidney  because we no longer have the flow of urine  

through these ducts now there’s several different  types of kidney stones the most common is the  

oxlet stone so that’s what i’m going to focus on  right here all right what will be the first and  

most important thing to do if you start noticing  you have some of these symptoms you need to drink  

minimally two and a half liters of fluid what is  that going to do that is going to really hydrate  

that kidney and allow for this space to open up a  little bit more because there’s going to be more  

fluid going out there and there should be less  pain the other thing that this is going to do it’s  

going to help prevent the super saturation of this  stone forming in the first place in other words  

this fluid is going to slow down and prevent  the supersaturation which is the concentration  

of this compound between calcium and oxalates if  you have enough fluid in your body it’s just not  

going to develop and certain people that are prone  to getting kidney stones they need to be consuming  

minimally 2.5 liters of fluid every single day  and that alone could potentially prevent another  

stone from forming also because we’re dealing  with oxalates if you increase your citrates  

that will help prevent the formation of these  oxalate stones so one cup of lemon juice per day  

wouldn’t be a bad idea now this does not have to  be from fresh lemons you can get it from a bottle  

so even though it’s pasteurized it might not have  all the vitamin c but it will have the citrates  

and that’s what you’re looking at  now potassium citrate is another good  

thing to take number one it’s electrolyte and it’s  in a lot of electrolyte powders number two it has  

citrate and number three if you have a uric acid  stone this will help alkalize the urine to help  

prevent the crystallization of that type of stone  so potassium citrate will help both a uric acid  

stone as well as a calcium oxalate stone as far  as a diet you want to avoid foods high in oxalates  

spinach almonds chocolate swiss chard beet  tops peanuts all the keto friendly foods  

if you happen to consume these foods a couple  things you can do to prevent the formation  

of the calcium oxalate stones consume some calcium  with it for example you had a spinach salad well  

add some cheese to that salad that’ll give you  the calcium or let’s say you had some almonds  

or peanuts well have some cheese with it that’ll  give you a little more calcium that’ll decrease  

the risk of getting those oxalates also the fiber  in the spinach and the swiss chard and the beet  

tops does have a tendency to reduce the formation  of calcium to the oxalates as well there are also  

three important supplements that can also reduce  the risk of getting a kidney stone the most potent  

inhibitor of kidney stones would be chondroitin  sulfate berberine is another great remedy for  

kidney stones not to mention it’s good for insulin  resistance and a pre-diabetic cod liver oil has  

some really cool things it has vitamin d vitamin  a and it has the omega-3 fatty acids all of  

those are great in reducing the risk of kidney  stones all right there you have it that’s a wrap

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