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Two fun facts about kidney stones: 1) Roller coasters help dislodge and pass kidney stones because of their high-intensity jerky motions. 2) Although calcium supplements increase the risk of kidney stones, dietary calcium seems to reduce it.
Are those particles containing potassium citrate? Lemon is high in potassium and its citrate is known to dissolve existing kidney stones.
Time I made a habit of drinking lemonade - a suggestion I'd have expected from my urologist, but not one I'm sorry to have run across whatever the source.
Time I made a habit of drinking lemonade - a suggestion I'd have expected from my urologist, but not one I'm sorry to have run across whatever the source.
Yes, it's strange that my urologist has never mentioned it either. I wonder if this result applies to all types of kidney stones or just calcium oxalate.
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A preventative like this is good to know, but, really, all you need to do is drink a lot of water through the day. That is the number one way to avoid a kidney stone. I have had a urologist say, "Hell, you can drink enough beer, and you should be good." - Though, if you are prone to gout (your body generally likes to make crystals), beer ain't a great choice.
Believe me when I say that I make strong habits of anything and everything I come across, including hydration, that offers a reasonable prospect of reducing the chance I will have another kidney stone.
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I drink lemonade regularly (I make my own), but to prevent heartburn, as lemon turns into a base in your stomach and is very helpful with heartburn. Now knowing that it is also good for kidney stone prevention just puts the cherry on top!
> lemon turns into a base in your stomach This doesn't make any sense to me. How can two acids combine to create a base?
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I drink lemonade regularly (I make my own), but to prevent heartburn, as lemon turns into a base in your stomach and is very helpful with heartburn. Now knowing that it is also good for kidney stone prevention just puts the cherry on top!
It looks [1] like limes have about as much citric acid, so cherry limeade should be as good an option, too! [1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2637791/
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Calcium stones run all along the male side of my family too.. and I've had a few. The notion to me that lemonade would be helpful is counterintuitive. Generally we've come to understand that high doses of Vitamin C are part of the problem, because that's been something the men in my family do to ward off sickness - but my father, who took 5000 milligrams of C a day for years, always got the worst stones of all. >> 2.…
This isn't a forum for unprofessional, unproven medical advice.
Are those particles containing potassium citrate? Lemon is high in potassium and its citrate is known to dissolve existing kidney stones.
False, fraudulent medical advice. Nothing can dissolve a kidney stone.
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Believe me when I say that I make strong habits of anything and everything I come across, including hydration, that offers a reasonable prospect of reducing the chance I will have another kidney stone.
See a urologist because self-diagnosis has a fool for a patient.