Preventing Kidney Stones May Be As Simple As Changing Your Diet

In the 1970’s, less than 4% of Americans had suffered from Kindey Stones. By the 1990’s this had increased to more than 5%. Today, with rates continuing to rise, kidney stones will impact 10% of US adults at some point in their lives.

In most cases, kidney stones pass without causing lasting damage, but they pain can be excruciating. Generally the larger the stone the more painful it is. The bigger concern Is that once you have had them, the chances of recurrence go up about 35-50%.

Studies show that lack of water increases the chance of stone formation. At the Institute for Functional Health, we recommend drinking half of your body weight in ounces. Bodily liquids carry many different byproducts and need to be excreted to avoid build up.

Other issues linked to Kidney Stones:

 Kidney Stones have been linked to broken bones.

·      Men with kidney stones are 10 percent more at risk of broken bones.

·      Male teens with kidney stones are a 55 percent greater risk of bone fractures.

·      Women with Kidney stones had a 17-52% increased risk for fractures depending on age.

For more information on kidney stones and avoiding them call us at (210) 468-1891.

In Health, 

Dr. Jacob Torres 

Reference: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2014/11/19/kidney-stone-prevention.aspx