Have you ever had kidney stones? I just recently had one and it was the most excruciating pain ever, with no relief. Oh my goodness! I truly feel for anyone that has had to go through this pain.
As a child I remember my dad having kidney stones a couple times. I remember him lying in a hot tub of water and laying over a pillow on the bed, crying out in pain. He said it was like having a baby (how would he know?) without the easing up of pain between contractions. Well, I’ve had five boys and I can attest that it really is like having a baby, but with out any relief. It makes you so sick and the pain is so bad, you can hardly breathe.
I never dreamed I would have kidney stones. I eat a very healthy diet, exercise and keep my weight down. I don’t drink soda pop. I drink a ton of water everyday. How then could this happen to me?
In about a 5 week period, I had been to my doctor’s office twice to see if I had a bladder infection (UTI). But the urine tests showed no infection, only blood. Then it hit me! The pain in my kidney suddenly started and lasted for about 12 days. It was horrible. Now that it has passed, I still have some mild pain and tenderness in my kidney.
In doing some research, I found that by doing something really healthy, I was actually adding to the possibility of getting kidney stones. I was making my smoothies with spinach every day. I’d heard to switch the greens up, but I like spinach and I was getting mixed greens in my salad every day. So I thought I would be okay. Well guess what, between having kidney stones genetically in my family and eating lots of spinach (full of oxalates that form calcium in your kidneys =Kidney Stones) it happened to me!
I’m switching up my greens. Now I make sure I get a lemon in my water every day. I juice a full lemon and add to my water, using a little raw honey to sweeten. Or I use a drop of lemon essential oil mixed with a few drops of liquid stevia (vanilla cream is my favorite), then add water and drink. I also take a cranberry supplement called U-Tract Complete. I use lemongrass essential oil (in a roller bottle with some coconut oil) to use topically on my kidneys.
I also found out through the tests that I had done on my kidneys, that my kidneys are stressed. A few years ago, I had heavy metal poisoning (I talk about in ‘my story’) and I have Hashimotos. My kidneys are having a hard time filtering toxins. So we are in the process of getting an infrared sauna and water filter. I will be writing more on those later.
Here’s where I get my essential oils (affiliate link)- https://www.doterra.com/US/en/site/butterfliesandlavender
I use Sweet Leaf liquid stevia. You can find it at health food stores or on Amazon. You can find U-Tract Complete at either place also.
I never want to have a kidney stone again, and by doing these things hopefully I can avoid it. Also, having a lemon everyday has a lot of other great benefits like detoxing, boosting your immunity, supporting the body’s metabolism, aiding in digestion and rejuvenating you.