Patient's question:
Can you drink yogurt with kidney stones? Can you drink yogurt with kidney stones?Doctor's answer:
Hello, based on the information you provided, it has been diagnosed as kidney stones. Recommendations:(1) Drink plenty of plain water
Drinking more water helps dilute urine, reducing the concentration of calcium ions and oxalate, which prevents the formation of calcium oxalate stones. Studies show that increasing urine volume by 50% can reduce the incidence of kidney stones by 86%.
(2) Take calcium supplements, especially through diet
Kidney stone patients often avoid calcium, mistakenly believing it is the cause of kidney stones. In reality, kidney stone patients also need to supplement calcium. Currently, the medical community explains why kidney stone patients should take calcium from two different perspectives.
First, calcium can combine with oxalate from vegetables in the gastrointestinal tract to form insoluble calcium oxalate, which is excreted through the feces. This reduces the amount of oxalate absorbed by the intestines and excreted by the kidneys, thereby lowering the risk of kidney stones.
Second, the "acid-base balance theory" proposed by Japanese scholars. When blood is acidic, stones are more likely to form, while alkaline blood inhibits stone formation. When calcium is deficient, blood tends to be acidic. Reasonable calcium supplementation makes blood alkaline, which actually helps inhibit stone formation.
(3) Limit the intake of sugars
A recent study by American scientists has shown that high sugar intake increases the risk of kidney stones. Therefore, it is important to eat less sweet foods.
(4) Eat fewer foods high in oxalates
Foods high in oxalates include tomatoes, spinach, strawberries, beets, and chocolate. Excessive oxalate intake is also a major factor or cause of kidney stones.
(5) Eat fewer soy products
Soy products are high in both oxalates and phosphates, which can combine with calcium in the kidneys to form stones.
(6) Avoid drinking milk before bed
For people with poor sleep, drinking a glass of milk before bed can help. However, after sleep, urine volume decreases, becomes concentrated, and the amount of various solid substances in the urine increases. Two to three hours after drinking milk is the peak time for calcium excretion through the kidneys. A sudden increase in calcium excreted by the kidneys in a short period is prone to form stones. Therefore, kidney stone patients should avoid drinking high-calcium milk before bed.
(7) Do not overuse fish oil
Fish oil is rich in vitamin D, which promotes the absorption of calcium and phosphorus by the intestinal mucosa, suddenly increasing the excretion of calcium and phosphorus in urine. This is likely to cause precipitation and form stones.
(8) Eat more black fungus
Black fungus is rich in various minerals and trace elements, which can produce strong chemical reactions with various stones, causing them to peel off, differentiate, dissolve, and be excreted from the body.
As you can see from the second point, kidney stone patients can drink yogurt.
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