Baking soda’s ph is way different from your body’s ph. Many “infections” can not withstand such drastic ph changes. Same reason that they tell you to drink cranberry juice since it’s so acidic. But I find such acid to be hard on the kidneys, and baking soda isn’t. But the acid in your stomach won’t like the basic nature of the baking soda, so mix well and don’t chug.
The plough will help you the most, and the others are just balancing poses for it. But I recommend Furey’s Back Bridge to everyone.
Oh, and as far as how old I was, 19. I came aware of the problem after a drinking benge followed by complete renal failure. I found out in the hospital.
Be very careful about your diet. The kidneys are delicate and can fail for a few reasons genetic, infection, cancer or physical abuse.
If the problem is infection, you want more fluid. If it’s the onset of failure you want less.
If your losing function do to nephritis you need to lessen protein and increase calories. If it’s a diabetic condition, you need to control sugar intake carefully.
If your blood pressure is going up, no salt. If it’s dropping, a mild salt intake.
When the kidneys slow in function foods with high potassium can cause heart failure, potatoes are very high in potassium. All milk products, chocolate, nuts and fruits have high phosphorous and cause a nasty itch, easily breakable bones and harden blood vessels when function has been in any way compromised. Any slowing of function will increase BUN (blood urea nitrogen) content, a poison you kidneys shed for you.
If you have experienced a bad taste in your mouth, a severe itch, fatigue or blurred vision make sure to tell the doctor.
RD,
No, no such pain. Now you’ve got me thinking of what else might be hurting. Let’s see, the kidney hurts from both sides(front and back), at its worst there’s a dull ache in my back on the same side(mid to lower back) that extends around to the front of the leg(siatic(sp.) sort of thing). That’s all I can think of now.
I have Gout, and I get low grade fever and dull pain in my left Kidney every time I have a Gout attack in my left foot. Never had an attack i my right foot, but I’m guessing the right kidney would hurt if I did.
I have the Siatica thing too, it’s from my herniated disk pressing on the nerve.
RD,
That’s the weird thing. I had a minor injury to the connective tissue between my hip and spine on the left side years ago, and that’s why I know how the siatic thing feels. However, its never hit on the right side before, and my back itself seems fine, other than that.
Someone once told me eating watermelon is good for cleansing the urinary system, which kind of makes sense, since you’re supposed to drink heaps of fluid, and eating a watermelon is easier than chugging down the equivalent amount of fluid.
Actually, pretty crappy. Ice storm hit us Tuesday afternoon, and since all my personnel live further away from work than I, I let them go just ahead of the bad weather, and had to stay to the end of the day and miss my doctor’s appointment.
Wednesday, the ice storm continued, I was the only one able to make it in, had to do all three department’s work, couldn’t get to the doctor.
Thursday, my power and phone went out, last I heard 1 out of 4 people in the area actually had power(more than 500,000 people without power was the early estimate), was the only one to make it into work again, doctor’s offices closed.
Today, just got into work, not feeling too good. I’m trying to get into the doctor and get some people from the other sites to cover for me while I’m there. If I don’t get an appointment, I’ll go to the hospital at the end of the day.
My block looks like a warzone. One massive tree fell on the power lines, another on the phone and cable. The tallest trees in the neighborhood, which there were many of, are so weighted down with ice that their tops are no taller than a man, and at night, all you can hear is the sounds of trees cracking, breaking, and falling. It’s amazing, really.
KC,
One qigong you can use for overall toning of the kidneys is Snake Creeps Down. If you go into the posture from Single Whip and hold it for a minute on each side, and do this a couple of times a day, it will help heal your kidneys. I think it has an effect on the bladder as well, because every time I do this one form where I do that move over and over again, I have to pee right away. I think the effect is gained through the flexing of the hip joints and positioning of the legs, and not so much through the positioning of the hands.
There is another pair of postures from Taiji that affect the kidneys and the bladder. Spin Around And Corner Kick from the second third of the Taiji form is for the kidneys and Mailed Fist (called Buddha’s Attendant Pounds Mortar, I believe, in the Chen style) is for the bladder. Do them a few times on each side.
Well, been to the doctor, and he thinks something else is pressing into the kidney, which is causing the pain. Going in for an ultrasound, and I don’t feel safe practicing anything right now, as I feel more discomfort every day. Just doing nice basic chi kung in small increments, and trying to eat right.