Kidney Stones Support with Dietitian and Nutritionist

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Enlist the help of our registered dietitian and nutritionist for the management of kidney stones with dietary interventions.

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Dietitians on Kidney Stones

Here’s some background information on kidney stones and diet, as per our dietitians.

Kidney stones quite literally come in all different shapes and sizes, and are broken down by type into 4 main categories: cystine, struvite, calcium-based and uric-acid based. Calcium and uric-acid based stones are the type of kidney stones that have greater dietary relevance when it comes to the treatment and prevention of them.

Calcium-based kidney stones are either made up of calcium phosphate or calcium oxalate.

Calcium oxalate (CaOx) kidney stones are considered to be the most common type of kidney stones–responsible for about 80% of kidney stones.

They can be caused by a combination of genetic and lifestyle factors.

The dietary predisposition of CaOx kidney stones typically involves a diet high in ultra-processed foods and animal protein, and deficient in calcium-rich foods.

There is a common misconception that high-calcium foods cause kidney stones, when the reality is in fact the opposite. For people with CaOx kidney stones, dietary management involves increased calcium intake to bind to the oxalates found in various foods in order to excrete them.

Uric acid kidney stones are the other main type of stone that is more significantly impacted by diet and lifestyle factors.

Similarly to CaOx stones, uric acid-based kidney stones are more likely to occur in those whose diets are high in animal protein.

They are also more likely to coincide with chronic health conditions like gout and type 2 diabetes.

The National Kidney Foundation outlines the following additional medical conditions as possible contributors to the development of kidney stones:

Gastric bypass (weight loss surgery)
Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s and Ulcerative Colitis)
Hyperparathyroidism
Polycystic kidney disease (PKD)
Chronic urinary tract infections
Eating disorders
Dehydration is a risk factor for both types of kidney stones as well.

For this reason it’s imperative to seek the support of a dietitian for kidney stones support.

How can a dietitian and nutritionist help with the management of kidney stones?

A registered dietitian and nutritionist can help manage kidney stones in a number of ways. Here’s how:

Many of the aforementioned causes of kidney stones have significant relevance to diet. Therefore, a registered dietitian (RD) plays a very valuable role in their management and prevention of kidney stones.
A dietitian can help guide you to ensure that you are eating and drinking adequately to support the treatment of kidney stones, whether they are CaOx or uric acid-based.
An RD will analyze your diet and point out high-oxalate foods and suggest low-oxalate ones.
An RD will demonstrate how to safely combine calcium-rich foods with oxalate-rich foods during meals so they bind in your gut instead of your kidneys.
A dietitian can also direct you around appropriate supplementation, as supplementing certain nutrients can increase the risk of recurring kidney stones.
Dietitians can also provide follow-up sessions to monitor progress, address additional concerns, answer questions and make ongoing adjustments to the plan, if necessary.
Address any other co-existing chronic disease and/or conditions, needs and goals.
Work with other health professionals to help manage symptoms of stroke, if applicable.
Have concerns addressed and questions answered by a registered dietitian and nutritionist.
And more.

Other and related services

In addition to working with a nutritionist and dietitian for kidney stones management, you can work with our practitioners to help address a variety of other health and nutrition concerns.

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