Prevention of Kidney stones
Prevention of Kidney stones:
Methods of prevention of Kidney stones mentioned in various sources
includes those listed below.
This prevention information is gathered from various sources,
and may be inaccurate or incomplete.
None of these methods guarantee prevention of Kidney stones.
- Vitamin B6 - possibly used for related vitamin B6 deficiency
Medications used to prevent Kidney stones:
Some of the different medications in the possible prevention of Kidney stones include:
Note:You must always seek professional medical advice about any treatment
or change in treatment plans.
Unlabeled Medications to Prevent Kidney stones:
Some of the unlabeled medications in the possible prevention of Kidney stones may include:
- Thiazide Diuretics
- Bendroflumethiazide
- Naturetin
- Chlorothiazide
- Aldochlor
- Diachlor
- Diupres
- Diurigen
- Diuril
- SK-Chlorothiazide
- Supres
- Chlorothalidone
- Apo-Chlorthalidone
- Combipres
- Demi-Regroton
- Hygroton
- Hygroton-Resperpine
- Hylidone
- Novothalidone
- Regroton
- Tenoretic
- Thalitone
- Uridon
- Hydrochlorothiazide
- Atacand HCT
- Aldactazide
- Aldoril D30/D50
- Aldoril-15/25
- Apo-Amilzide
- Apo-Hydro
- Apo-Methazide
- Apo-Triazide
- Apresazide
- Apresoline-Esidrix
- Avalide
- Capozide
- Co-Betaloc
- Diaqua
- Diuchlor H
- Dyazide
- Esidrex
- Ezide
- H-H-R
- HydroDiuril
- Hydromal
- Hydro-Par
- Hydropres
- Hydroserpine
- Hydroserpine Plus
- Hydro-T
- Hydro-Z-50
- Hyzaar
- Inderide
- Inderide LA
- Ismelin-Esidrex
- Lopressor HCT
- Maxzide
- Maxzide-25
- M Dopazide
- Microzide
- Mictrin
- Moduret
- Moduretic
- Natrimax
- Neo-Codema
- Normozide
- Novo-Doparil
- Novo-Hydrazide
- Novo-Spirozine
- Novo-Trimzide
- Oretic
- Oreticyl
- PMS Dopazide
- Prinzide
- Ser-AP-Es
- Serpasil-Esidrex
- SK-Hydrochlorothiazide
- Thiuretic
- Timolide
- Trandate HCT
- Unipres
- Uniretic
- Urozide
- Vaseretic
- Viskazide
- Zestoretic
- Ziac
- Zide
- Hydroflumethiazide
- Diucardin
- Saluron
- Methyclothiazide
- Aquatensen
- Duretic
- Enduron
- Metolazone
- Diulo
- Microx
- Mykrox
- Zaroxolyn
- Trichlormethiazide
- Duirese
- Marazide II
- Metahydrin
- Naqua
- Naquival
Medical news about treatments for Kidney stones
These medical news articles may be relevant to Kidney stones treatment:
Curable Types of Kidney stones
Possibly curable or rare types of Kidney stones include:
- Renal failure due to eclampsia
- Renal failure due to malignant hypertension
- Renal failure associated with transplant rejection
- more curable types...»
Rare Types of Kidney stones:
Some rare types of Kidney stones include:
- Renal failure due to myeloproliferative diseases
- Renal failure due to hepatorenal syndrome
- Renal failure due to hypercalcemia
- Renal failure due to renal artery obstruction
- more rare types...»
Latest Treatments for Kidney stones
Some of the more recent treatments for Kidney stones include:
Treatments for Kidney stones
Treatments to consider for Kidney stones may include:
Prevention of Kidney stones:
Kidney Stones in Adults: NIDDK (Excerpt)
If you've had more than one kidney stone, you
are likely to form another; so prevention is very important. To prevent
stones from forming, your doctor must determine their cause. He or she
will order laboratory tests, including urine and blood tests. Your doctor
will also ask about your medical history, occupation, and eating habits.
If a stone has been removed, or if you've passed a stone and saved it, the
laboratory can analyze it to determine its composition.
You may be asked to collect your urine for 24 hours after a stone has
passed or been removed. The sample is used to measure urine volume and
levels of acidity, calcium, sodium, uric acid, oxalate, citrate, and
creatinine (a product of muscle metabolism). Your doctor will use this
information to determine the cause of the stone. A second 24-hour urine
collection may be needed to determine whether the prescribed treatment is
working. Lifestyle Changes
A simple and most important lifestyle change to prevent stones is to
drink more liquids--water is best. If you tend to form stones, you should
try to drink enough liquids throughout the day to produce at least 2
quarts of urine in every 24-hour period.
People who form calcium stones used to be told to avoid dairy products
and other foods with high calcium content. But recent studies have shown
that foods high in calcium, including dairy foods, help prevent calcium
stones. Taking calcium in pill form, however, may increase the risk
of developing stones.
You may be told to avoid food with added vitamin D and certain types of
antacids that have a calcium base. If you have very acidic urine, you may
need to eat less meat, fish, and poultry. These foods increase the amount
of acid in the urine.
To prevent cystine stones, you should drink enough water each day to
dilute the concentration of cystine that escapes into the urine, which may
be difficult. More than a gallon of water may be needed every 24 hours,
and a third of that must be drunk during the night. Medical Therapy
The doctor may prescribe certain medications to prevent calcium and
uric acid stones. These drugs control the amount of acid or alkali in the
urine, key factors in crystal formation. The drug allopurinol may also be
useful in some cases of hypercalciuria and hyperuricosuria.
Another way a doctor may try to control hypercalciuria, and thus
prevent calcium stones, is by prescribing certain diuretics, such as
hydrochlorothiazide. These drugs decrease the amount of calcium released
by the kidneys into the urine.
Some patients with absorptive hypercalciuria may be given the drug
sodium cellulose phosphate, which binds calcium in the intestines and
prevents it from leaking into the urine.
If cystine stones cannot be controlled by drinking more fluids, your
doctor may prescribe the drug Thiola, which helps reduce the amount of
cystine in the urine.
For struvite stones that have been totally removed, the first line of
prevention is to keep the urine free of bacteria that can cause infection.
Your urine will be tested regularly to be sure that no bacteria are
present.
If struvite stones cannot be removed, your doctor may prescribe a drug
called acetohydroxamic acid (AHA). AHA is used with long-term antibiotic
drugs to prevent the infection that leads to stone growth.
People with hyperparathyroidism sometimes develop calcium stones.
Treatment in these cases is usually surgery to remove the parathyroid
glands (located in the neck). In most cases, only one of the glands is
enlarged. Removing the glands cures the patient's problem with
hyperparathyroidism and with kidney stones as well.
(Source: excerpt from Kidney Stones in Adults: NIDDK)
Kidney Stones in Adults: NIDDK (Excerpt)
Foods and Drinks Containing Oxalate
People prone to forming calcium oxalate stones
may be asked by their doctor to cut back on certain foods on this list:
- Beets
- Chocolate
- Coffee
- Cola
- Nuts
- Rhubarb
- Spinach
- Strawberries
- Tea
- Wheat bran
People should not give up or avoid eating these foods without talking
to their doctor first. In most cases, these foods can be eaten in limited
amounts.
(Source: excerpt from Kidney Stones in Adults: NIDDK)
What Are Kidney Stones: NIDDK (Excerpt)
Drink more water. Try to drink 12 full glasses
of water a day. Drinking lots of water helps to flush away the substances
that form stones in the kidneys.
You can also drink ginger ale, lemon-lime sodas, and fruit juices. But
water is best. Limit your coffee, tea, and cola to one or two cups a day
because the caffeine may cause you to lose fluid too quickly.
Your doctor may ask you to eat more of some foods and to cut back on
other foods. For example, if you have a uric acid stone, your doctor may
ask you to eat less meat, because meat breaks down to make uric acid.
The doctor may give you medicines to prevent calcium and uric acid
stones.
(Source: excerpt from What Are Kidney Stones: NIDDK)
Kidney Stones: NWHIC (Excerpt)
A simple and most important lifestyle change to prevent stones is to
drink more liquids -- water is best. A recurrent stone former should try
to drink enough liquids throughout the day to produce at least 2 quarts of
urine in every 24-hour period.
Patients with too much calcium or oxalate in the urine may need to eat
fewer foods containing calcium and oxalate. Patients may be told to avoid
food with added vitamin D and certain types of antacids that have a
calcium base. Not everyone will benefit from a low-calcium diet, however.
Some patients who have high levels of oxalate in their urine may benefit
from extra calcium in their diet.
Patients who have a very acid urine may need to eat less meat, fish,
and poultry. These foods increase the amount of acid in the urine.
Certain medications prevent calcium and uric acid stones. Another way a
doctor may try to control hypercalciuria, and thus prevent calcium stones,
is by prescribing certain diuretics, such as hydrochlorothiazide. These
drugs decrease the amount of calcium released by the kidneys into the
urine. (Source: excerpt from Kidney Stones: NWHIC)
Kidney stones Treatment: Book Excerpts
Prevention Claims: Kidney stones
Information on prevention of Kidney stones comes from many sources.
There are some sources that claim preventive benefits
for many different diseases for various products.
We may present such information
in the hope that it may be useful,
however, in some cases claims of Kidney stones prevention may be
dubious, invalid, or not recognized in mainstream medicine.
Please discuss any treatment, discontinuation of treatment,
or change of treatment plans with your doctor
or professional medical specialist.
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