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Try lemonade or lime juice therapy to get rid of kidney stones

Looking for a natural remedy to get rid of kidney stones. Try lemonade or lime juice

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Written By: Shraddha Rupavate | Updated : March 9, 2015 6:44 PM IST

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Kidney stones are formed when mineral salts (calcium and oxalate) in the body aggregate to get deposited inside the kidneys. Small lumps and wastes can readily pass through the ureters but lager crystals are difficult to be passed through urine, causing pain. There are various natural remedies to get rid of the pain. One of them is lemonade therapy.

Here's the effect of lemons on kidney stones:

  • Lemon juice is extremely rich in citric acid that helps dissolve the aggregated crystals of calcium and oxalate which can be confirmed by estimating the amount of urinary citrate and oxalate.
  • Real lemonade causes the stones to develop at a much slower pace.
  • Additionally, lemon juice is another type of fluid you'll be consuming apart from plain water. This will add to your fluid intake for the day. Fluids are natural detoxifying agents that flush out all the toxins from the body. They help all smaller crystals to move out of the body without giving them an opportunity to aggregate.

Tip: Extract the juice from a lemon and add a glass of plain water to it. Don't add too much sugar. Doctors recommend having 5-6 cups of lemon juice for people with kidney stones.

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References:

  • Cure for Kidney Disease By V.T.
  • Shriganesh R. Barnela et al. Medical management of renal stone

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Shraddha Rupavate

Shraddha Rupavate

Combining her Biotechnology background and sheer passion for reading and writing, Shraddha entered the field of scientific and health reporting in order to expand her knowledge base and communicate scientific information in the simplest form to millions of readers. ... Read More