What can be done to help prevent kidney stones?
If you do not have any underlying health problems, the most important thing is to drink plenty of water daily. The goal should be to urinate from 2 to 4 liters per day. Make sure you avoid getting dehydrated. There are no specific dietary recommendations until a stone from your system has been analyzed. After analysis you diet can be evaluated and any changes recommended. Because kidney stones are associated with a number of metabolic diseases, it is important to be under the care of a physician for the stones. Any underlying causes can then be identified and treated. In this way complications besides kidney stones can be prevented.
