I thought greens were supposed to be good for you?
Due to a re-occurrence of kidney stones, my doctor has put me on a diet.
I will list what I am to avoid. You tell me what I could eat that wouldn’t go against my diet.
I can NOT have an excess of:
-red meat
-calcium
-chicken
-asparagus
-beets
-spinach
-cranberries
-brewed tea
-nuts
-chocolate/cocoa
-salt
-soft drinks
-vitamin C
-strawberries
-wheat bran
What is left that I CAN eat???
I have a kidney stone of size 3mm, My Doc gave me some medicines(rather painkillers) and advised me to have at least 3 to 4 liters of water a day , avoid spinach and other green leafy vegetables and colas .I have also been diagnosed with mild hydronephrosis . The Doc says that its due to the stone . Essentially what I want to know is how does one know when a kidney stone is trying to pass.
My chemistry teacher told me years ago that due to the oxalate in spinach, you can get kidney stones from eating too much. I can imagine that you’d have to eat a lot of spinach for this to even happen. Am I wrong?
I have loved chocolate all my life and indulge everyday. Recently however, over the last 6 months, I have had 9 kidney stones which are EXTREMELY painful. Several doctors have told me that chocolate contains a large amount of oxalate, which is contributing to the kidney stones. My stones are the calcium oxalate type. Chocolate, coffee, tea, spinach, among other foods are strictly prohibited from my diet. Yet no matter what I do I cannot give up chocolate. I really think I’m addicted to it. I still have 4 stones to pass per last cat scan, yet I won’t give chocolate up. This all sounds stupid, but is it really possible to be addicted to chocolate?
