Guest guest Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Has anyone treated KD Stones in pregnant women? I would assume the herbal formulas and electro-acupuncture that work for non-pregnant people are contra-indicated during pregnancy. But that leaves me without any options. I would be interested in hearing from people that have successfully treated KD stones in pregnant women. Thanks Graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 There are a number of diet recommendations for kidney stones which are not contra-indicated for pregnancy, some of which depend on the type of stone the patient has. These along with acupuncture might be enough to make it through pregnancy and then give the stronger formulas after childbirth. If her constitution's strong enough, you might be able to do a stronger acupuncture treatment on her. General recommendations are: increase fluids, decrease meat intake, no refined sugar, low sodium intake. Eat low fat dairy for a good calcium source, and if stones are oxalic, avoid foods high in oxalates. Take Mg, and a B complex (esp B6) supplement. Foods high in oxalates: (doesn't cut and paste well, but it's easy to find similar lists on line). The general goal is to eat foods with an oxalate content under 10 mg. This just tells you what to avoid. Although around the holidays, it's hard to avoid chocolate and peanuts! Nuts are usually high in oxalates. It's interesting that chinese medicine lists walnuts as treating kidney stones to some degree, esp. w/ kd yang xu. Has anyone had results with hu tao ren & kd stones? I've been reluctant to include it in a formula. OXALATE FOOD ITEM SERVING (oz) CONTENT(mg) Beet greens, cooked 1/2 cup 916 Pursiane, leaves, cooked 1/2 cup 910 Rhubarb, stewed, no sugar 1/2 cup 860 Spinach, cooked 1/2 cup 750 Beets, cooked 1/2 cup 675 Chard, Swiss, leaves cooked 1/2 cup 660 Rhubarb, canned 1/2 cup 600 Spinach, frozen 1/2 cup 600 Beets, pickled 1/2 cup 500 Poke greens, cooked 1/2 cup 476 Endive, raw 20 long leaves 273 Cocoa, dry 1/3 cup 254 Dandelion greens, cooked1/2 cup 246 Okra, cooked 8-9 pods 146 Potatoes, sweet, cooked 1/2 cup 141 Kale, cooked 1/2 cup 125 Peanuts, raw 1/3 cup (1-3/4 oz.) 113 Turnip greens, cooked 1/2 cup 110 Chocolate, unsweetened 1 ounce 91 Parsnips, diced, cooked 1/2 cup 81 Collard greens, cooked 1/2 cup 74 Pecans, halves, raw 1/3 cup (1-1/4 oz) 74 Tea, leaves (4 mm. infusion) 1 level tsp in 7 oz water 72 Wheat germ, toasted 1/4 cup 67 Gooseberries 1/2 cup 66 Potato, Idaho white, baked 1 medium 64 Carrots, cooked 1/2 cup 45 Apple, raw with skin 1 medium 41 Brussels sprouts, cooked 6-8 medium 37 Strawberries, raw 1/2 cup 35 Celery, raw 2 stalks 34 Milk chocolate bar 1 bar (1.02 oz) 34 Raspberries, black, raw 1/2 cup 33 Orange, edible portion 1 medium 24 Green beans, cooked 1/2 cup 23 Chives, raw, chopped 1 tablespoon 19 Leeks, raw 1/2 medium 15 Blackberries, raw 1/2 cup 13 Concord grapes 1/2 cup 13 Blueberries, raw 1/2 cup 11 Currants, red 1/2 cup 11 Apricots, raw 2 medium 10 Raspberries, red, raw 1/2 cup 10 Broccoli, cooked 1 large stalk 6 Cranberry juice 1/2 cup (4 oz) 6 Chinese Medicine , " g " <dghaynes131> wrote: > > Has anyone treated KD Stones in pregnant women? I would assume the herbal formulas and > electro-acupuncture that work for non-pregnant people are contra- indicated during > pregnancy. But that leaves me without any options. > > I would be interested in hearing from people that have successfully treated KD stones in > pregnant women. > > Thanks > Graham > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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