by Elizabeth Blankenship

Created on: October 14, 2008   Last Updated: April 19, 2012

Intense, sharp, and radiating pain centered in your lower back and traveling down to your legs. Over 5 million people know that pain. It's possible to relieve and even eliminate kidney stones naturally. Say "no" to unwanted prescribed drug with side effects. Say "yes" to safe and natural cures.

There are many reasons why people develop stones. Kidney Stones are simply chemical residual masses that have not passed out of your body during urination. Size can very be a tiny microscopic speck to golf ball sized stones. The most common stone is of the uric acid variety.

Reasons why people develop kidney stones:

~ Improper diets

* Not enough fruits, veggies, water and minerals in their diet and too much caffeine, alcohol, and other toxic substances.

~ Not properly hydrating your body(drinking too little water daily)

~ Family histories of kidney stones

~ Men are more likely to develop stones then women

~ Diseases such as tubular acidosis, gout, chronic urinary tract infections or cystinuria may cause stones too

~ Taking diuretics

~ High protein and low carb dieting

~ Not exercising enough

~ B-6 deficiency can increase urinary oxalate leading to stones

~ Low magnesium (be careful because magnesium supplements could increase the size of existing stones but hopefully will help eliminate future ones)

There are many easy and natural cures you can try to eliminate future stones from your life. Most importantly listen to your body. If something is not right or if you feel out-of-whack and suspect that you have kidney stones it is time to visit your Primary Care Physician. Your physician will be able to diagnose your symptoms and together you can choose the right course of therapy to follow.

Natural kidney stone remedies:

~ Increase your fluid (water) intake

~ Stop eating highly processed foods

~ Eat nutrient rich fruits and veggies

* Watermelon and pomegranates can help dissolve stones

* Celery

* Apples either whole or as unsweetened cider

* Grapes

~ A mixture of basil and honey is said to help get ride of toxins from the kidneys that cause stones

~ Dandelion is a natural diuretic and can help to flush out toxins from the body as well as dissolve stones

~ Parsley is a diuretic that can help stimulate your kidneys as well as aid in digestion

~ Get out and exercise sweating is a great way to naturally cleanse your body of harmful toxins

~ Avoiding foods that can cause irritation to kidneys

* Alcohol (beer, wine, and hard liquors)

* Condiments and pickles

* Certain veggies like cucumber, radish, tomato, spinach, rhubarb, asparagus, onion, beans, cabbage, and cauliflower

* Eating too much meat and gravies

Following these natural cures will help to eliminate annoying and painful kidney stones. Be pro-active in your well being. Check with your doctor before beginning any natural remedy.

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