KD Stones and Pregnancy - Tx needed

[Guest guest]

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

[Guest guest]

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

>