Diet with oxalate stones

Oxalates, or salts of oxalic acid, are present in the body of absolutely any person. Meanwhile, the concentration of these substances has clearly delineated boundaries, so the excess of the normal content of oxalates almost always indicates a disruption of the urinary system and in some cases may cause the formation of kidney stones.

It is practically impossible to reduce the concentration of oxalic acid salts. Nevertheless, in the forces of medical workers and the patient himself, to prevent its further increase and to stop the process of destruction that has begun. Treatment of this disorder should be comprehensive, and the most important role in it is proper nutrition.

A person diagnosed with oxalate kidney stones should follow a strict diet that will help them dissolve and prevent further deterioration of the kidneys. In this article, we will tell you how the patient should eat, and what foods are banned for him.

Rules for diet with oxalate kidney stones

The rules of nutrition for this disease are as follows:

1. It is necessary to drink at least 2.5 liters of liquid daily. In this case, preference should be given to pure still water. Drink should preferably be before lunch, as a large amount of fluid entering the body in the evening and at night, contributes to the formation of edema and aggravation of the severity of the situation.
2. All products with a high concentration of oxalic acid should be excluded from the diet.
3. The amount of salt that comes with food should be limited to a minimum.
4. Sugar sand should also be limited - its amount should not exceed 25 grams per day.
5. Since an increase in the concentration of oxalic acid salts is always accompanied by an excess of calcium in the human body, a diet with oxalate kidney stones should include the minimum amount of foods rich in this mineral.
6. Marinades, canned food, alcoholic beverages and too spicy food should be excluded from the diet completely.
7. Meals should be served in 5 meals. In this case, you need to eat in small portions.
8. The daily calorific value of the diet of an adult patient should be of the order of 2800-3000 kcal.

An approximate version of the diet menu for oxalate kidney stones

The daily ration for this disease can be made independently, taking into account all the above recommendations or use for this ready-made options developed by professional dieticians. In particular, the menu for a day in the presence of concrements in the kidneys can look like this:

• breakfast - a salad of apples, pears, apricots and peaches, a small portion of herculean porridge in milk with the addition of fresh fruit and a cup of loose tea;
• lunch - boiled lean meat and a glass of apple juice;
• lunch - a serving of vegetarian vegetable soup with one tablespoon of sour cream, a piece of bread, a glass of compote;
• mid-morning snack - a small portion of vinaigrette, cottage cheese 9% fat, mug kefir;
• dinner - pasta with chicken, vegetable salad, for example, Chinese cabbage and carrots, a cup of homemade jelly.

Features of nutrition according to the type of kidney stones

Kidney stones occur not only as a result of increasing the concentration of oxalic acid salts, but also for other reasons. So, if the formation of concrements is due to a simultaneous increase in this indicator and salts of uric acid, they say that the patient has urate oxalate stones. If in the patient's body the concentration of calcium salts of phosphoric acid is additionally increased, the stones in the kidneys are called phosphate oxalate. In both of these cases, therapeutic nutrition can have certain characteristics.

So, in the presence of urate oxalate stones in the diet, it is recommended to include citrus fruits. In addition, it is useful to add lemon in tea, and in between breakfast, lunch and dinner, drink freshly squeezed orange juice. In turn, observing a diet with phosphate oxalate stones in the kidneys should try to limit the use of milk and dairy products.