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From your question I understand that you wish to gather information about the proper diet to be followed in case you have suffered from a kidney stone. Interestingly, the development of kidney stones is far more common in men rather than in women. Although the diet that you follow does play an important role in the development of the kidney stones in your body, you should also know that other factors like family history also play an important role in the development of kidney stones in an individual.
A low calcium diet is very effective in preventing the formation of kidney stones. Another relatively easy way of ensuring that you do not develop kidney stones is by ensuring that your intake of water is increased. The consumption of eight to ten glasses a day is recommended by doctors as the most effective way of ensuring that you do not develop kidney stones. When your body has a high concentration of fluids in your body, this will help reduce the calcium in the fluid that is filtered by your kidney. When your body begins to harbor a high concentration of calcium and oxalate, or even other minerals like phosphate that is the time when your body is most likely to form stones.
You should also ensure that you do not start on a course of calcium supplements unless you have first discussed this with your doctor. You should also ensure that your regular intake of food does not contain food that is rich in calcium.
A high intake of sodium and protein is another possible reason for the formation of kidney stones. The best way to avoid consuming a high percentage of sodium is by reducing your intake of salt. Eat food that has less salt that you actually need. Avoid adding salt to the food at the table. Most processed foods contain a very high percentage of sodium. You should avoid eating these and instead stick to eating lightly cooked food that does not contain too much salt.
You should avoid eating large quantities of chocolate and cut down on your intake of tea. Nuts like Peanuts, pecans and almonds should also be cut out of your diet while spinach, despite its many excellent properties, should be eaten only in moderation.
Your intake of food that contains calcium should not be completely reduced. You can continue to eat food that contains calcium, in order to ensure that you consume a balanced diet.
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