Dietary advice for people with urinary diseases

Especially good: Barley, pumpkin seeds, asparagus and onions.

Fruits: Raspberries, watermelon, grapefruit, apples and figs.

Vegetables: White cabbage, pumpkins, potatoes, eggplant, watercress, cucumbers, celery, leek and all vegetables.

Grains: Barley and soy beans.

Herbs and spices: Juniper berries, parsley, thyme, garlic, sage, rosemary, chamomile and dandelion leaves.

Nuts and seeds: Pumpkin seeds and all nuts except for peanuts.

Yogurt is good for cystitis, especially if it contains acidophilus.

Avoid:

• Animal proteins because when it is digested uric and oxalic acids are produced which can form kidney stones.
• Too much sugar and salt.
• Everything containing oxalic acid like coffee, tea, chocolate, rhubarb, peanuts, spinach, beets and strawberries.
• Juices from citrus fruits and vitamin C increase the urines acidity.