According to new study lemonade drink could prevent formation of kidney stones. Drinking other fluids may reduce intake of salt, proteins and calcium in your body. But lemon contains highest concentration of citrate that acts as natural preventer in formation of kidney stones. Drinking four ounces of reconstituted lemon juice in two litres of water per day was shown to decrease the rate of stone formation from 1.00 to 0.13 stones per patient explained Roger L. Sur of UC San Diego Comprehensive Kidney Stone Center.
Fruit juices other than lemon contain citrate in fewer amounts and are augmented with calcium they contain oxalate which acts as the main component in formation of kidney stones. Most kidney stones are calcium stones and are composed of calcium oxalate. Below is explained how different types of kidney stones are formed.
1. Calcium stones : These stones can be formed by excess salt in your diet that can arouse excretion of calcium in the urine and reduce in intake of salt can prevent formation of such stones. Many people came to know about their kidney stones until stones enters the ureter and cause severe pain. Nausea, vomiting and back and abdominal pain are the symptoms of kidney stones.
2. Uric acid stones : These stones can be formed from uric acid. Uric acid is a waste product of body and is excreted out of body through urine. In the beginning they come together in the urine and may get larger over time. High protein diet may also cause uric acid stones.
3. Struvite stones : These stones can be formed due to kidney or urinary tract infections. They are also called stag-horn stones because they are large and look like antlers on a deer.
4. Cysteine stones : These stones are likely to develop in people who have family history with and inherited condition that can lead to an excess of the cysteine chemical in the urine. These stones make up less than one percent of kidney stones.
Through medication kidney stones can be cured but sometimes surgery may be required. People who had kidney stones in past they should make a prevention plan with their urologist because there is fifty percent cahanc of getting another stones in coming years.