Guest guest Posted May 21, 2011 Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 Watermelon is our best friend! I just found a post from gmom, I believe? about a book on alkalizing the body. Since the fda is investigating medabolic acidosis in children who took PEG, I've been doing some research and makes me wonder if this condition will make them heavy. We have a huge issue with weight.............anyone notice this? I lost the post now..........can anyone find the post about alkalinity and the book they recommended? Maybe it was ginamarie? To: miralax ; nattalieo@...Sent: Sat, May 21, 2011 4:05:59 PMSubject: Re: EG the same as PEG / Lemonade / home remedy Does it say anything about watermelon? It is alkalizing, just like lemons and makes it through the kidney and bladder often within 20 min or so. When I need to get copious amounts of fluid into his intestines, I call it "Fruit Day" and he knows it means that he gets unlimited watermelon that day- even if that is all he wants for bfast, lunch and dinner. Just make sure you are CLOSE to a bathroom at all times as their bladders will give very little warning and might increase "accidents". And don't do it in the evening unless you are willing to set your alarm to wake them 2-3x a night for potty breaks. We are doing this each night now as we are more focused on him getting a lot of fluids right now and most of the time- is remains almost-asleep while we lead him to the potty and back to bed. I know when he has ingested sufficient liquids when his urine is completely clear- EVEN when he is taking vitamins that normally turn it bright yellow. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry Sender: miralax Date: Sat, 21 May 2011 12:44:51 -0700 (PDT) To: ReplyTo: miralax Cc: miralax <miralax > Subject: EG the same as PEG / Lemonade / home remedy I wanted to Thank Nattalie for posting this................HUGE piece of information. Twice in the last month it felt like my dd had to pee but can't. Very uncomfortable...............she drinks a glass of fresh squeezed lemonade, mixed with countrytime (she asks for it now as she KNOWS it helps) and within an hour or so, it's gone.........Not out of the woods by any means, and may need to go back to the Nephrologist. But the instant relief is priceless............... THANK YOU NATTALIE FOR FINDING THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ----- Forwarded Message ----To: miralax Sent: Wed, May 13, 2009 3:54:53 PMSubject: EG the same as PEG Jeanie take a look at this. Says here that they used eg to induce oxalates. Lemon juice removed them. Thought anyone who was trying to detox miralax should be considering lemonade. What do you think????NattalieAbstractBackgroundThe use of herbal medicines (medicinal plants or phytotherapy) has recently gained popularity in Europe and the United States. Nevertheless the exact mechanism of the preventive effects of these products is still far to be clearly established, being its knowledge necessary to successfully apply these therapies to avoid stone formation.MethodsThe effect of oral lemon juice administration on calcium oxalate urolithiasis was studied in male Wistar rats. Rats were rendered nephrolithic by providing drinking water containing 0.75% ethylene glycol [v/v] (EG) and 2% ammonium chloride [w/v] (AC) for 10 days. In addition to EG/AC treatment, three groups of rats were also gavage-administered solutions containing 100%, 75% or 50% lemon juice [v/v] (6 ìl solution/g body weight). Positive control rats were treated with EG/AC but not lemon juice. Negative control rats were provided with normal drinking water, and were administered normal water by gavage. Each group contained 6 rats. After 10 days, serum samples were collected for analysis, the left kidney was removed and assessed for calcium levels using flame spectroscopy, and the right kidney was sectioned for histopathological analysis using light microscopy.ResultsAnalysis showed that the rats treated with EG/AC alone had higher amounts of calcium in the kidneys compared to negative control rats. This EG/AC-induced increase in kidney calcium levels was inhibited by the administration of lemon juice. Histology showed that rats treated with EG/AC alone had large deposits of calcium oxalate crystals in all parts of the kidney, and that such deposits were not present in rats also treated with either 100% or 75% lemon juice.ConclusionThese data suggest that lemon juice has a protective activity against urolithiasis.Background Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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