{"id":55,"date":"2013-12-28T01:20:19","date_gmt":"2013-12-28T01:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newyorkurologyspecialists.com\/kidney-stones\/?page_id=55"},"modified":"2016-03-14T16:52:01","modified_gmt":"2016-03-14T16:52:01","slug":"diet-kidney-stone-prevention","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.newyorkurologyspecialists.com\/kidney-stones\/diet-kidney-stone-prevention\/","title":{"rendered":"Diet for Kidney Stone Prevention"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Dietary Modifications: Kidney Stone Prevention<\/h3>\n<p>by<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkurologyspecialists.com\/kidney-stones\/about\/urologists\/dr-alex-shteynshlyuger\/\">Alex Shteynshlyuger MD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>If you have any questions, to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkurologyspecialists.com\/kidney-stones\/appointments\/\">schedule a consultation<\/a>\u00a0or if you need a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkurologyspecialists.com\/kidney-stones\/second-opinion-urologist-nyc\/\">second opinion<\/a>, please<a href=\"\/?page_id=876\">\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkurologyspecialists.com\/kidney-stones\/contactus\/\">contact us<\/a>\u00a0or call: <a onclick=\"goog_report_conversion ('tel: 6466634421')\" href=\"tel:6466634421\">646-663-4421<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Diet Can Predispose to Kidney Stone Formation<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkurologyspecialists.com\/kidney-stones\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2013\/12\/water_diet_shutterstock_110854037.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-33\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkurologyspecialists.com\/kidney-stones\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2013\/12\/water_diet_shutterstock_110854037.jpg\" alt=\"Diet &amp; Fluids\" width=\"334\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkurologyspecialists.com\/kidney-stones\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2013\/12\/water_diet_shutterstock_110854037.jpg 334w, https:\/\/www.newyorkurologyspecialists.com\/kidney-stones\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2013\/12\/water_diet_shutterstock_110854037-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 334px) 100vw, 334px\" \/><\/a>Fluid intake and dietary modification are important interventions in all stone formers and remain the first-line in management and in prevention of recurrence of kidney stones.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Increasing urine volume<\/strong> to at least 2 liters per day (1\/2 gallon) can reduce the recurrence of stone disease by up to 40 to 50%. Fluid intake mainly should include water but any fluid is better than no fluid. \u00a0One need to drink as much as twice this amount especially in the summer to make 2 liters of urine a day.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sufficient calcium intake<\/strong>, i.e. 1200 mg per day, is crucial, because it allows for binding of oxalate in the intestine thus increase in urinary oxalate can be avoided.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Low intake of animal protein<\/strong> (meat, fish, poultry) i.e. 50 to 60 g\/day is recommended since animal proteins increase urinary calcium, oxalate and uric acid, and lower citrate. Following a diet rich in alkali (vegetables, fruit) is associated with a lower risk of stone formation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dietary oxalate restriction<\/strong> (&lt;100 mg\/day) is also useful in lowering urinary oxalate excretion. Avoiding foods rich in oxalate: fruits such as raspberries, figs, and plums; vegetables such as spinach, rhubarb, cucumber, green peppers, sweet potato and beets; most nuts, tea, wheat bran, chocolate, soya bean, popcorn, and high amounts of vitamin\u00a0C.<\/li>\n<li>Increasing urinary citrate (lemons and oranges) reduces the stone recurrence<\/li>\n<li>Low intake of dietary sodium, refined sugars; and soft drinks and colas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A \u201ccommon sense diet\u201d containing sufficient amounts of fluids, 1200 mg of calcium per day and reduced amounts of flesh protein as well as salt is able to reduce the 5\u00a0year stone recurrence rate in calcium stone formers by 50%.<\/p>\n<p>Once lifestyle changes are undertaken, repeat <a title=\"24 Hour Urine Collection for Kidney Stone Formers\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkurologyspecialists.com\/kidney-stones\/24-hour-urine-collection-kidney-stone-formers\/\">24 hour urine measurements<\/a> are obtained to guide therapy.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>If you have any questions, to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkurologyspecialists.com\/kidney-stones\/appointments\/\">schedule a consultation<\/a>\u00a0or if you need a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkurologyspecialists.com\/kidney-stones\/second-opinion-urologist-nyc\/\">second opinion<\/a>, please<a href=\"\/?page_id=876\">\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorkurologyspecialists.com\/kidney-stones\/contactus\/\">contact us<\/a>\u00a0or call: <a onclick=\"goog_report_conversion ('tel: 6466634421')\" href=\"tel:6466634421\">646-663-4421<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dietary Modifications: Kidney Stone Prevention by Alex Shteynshlyuger MD If you have any questions, to\u00a0schedule a consultation\u00a0or if you need a second opinion, please\u00a0contact us\u00a0or call: 646-663-4421 Diet Can Predispose to Kidney Stone Formation Fluid intake and dietary modification are important interventions in all stone formers and remain the first-line in management and in prevention [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-55","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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