Kidney Stone Prevention

[TheNewGirl 1,342]

My husband has had kidney stone issues for years. He recently passed a stone that was (I shiiite you not) the size of a raisin. It was HUGE. Second largest stone his urologist has ever seen. 

So he sent me this information to help prevent future stones and what he needs to do: 

The last item seems sus. 

 

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How can I lower my chances of forming calcium oxalate stones?

• Drink enough fluids. The number one thing you can do is to drink enough fluids, like water. Drinking enough fluids will thin out your urine and make it harder for chemicals to build up and form crystals. Your healthcare provider will look at your overall health, diet, and lifestyle and recommend the right amount of fluid you should have each day.
• Avoid eating too much protein. Eating too many foods high in protein can cause stones to form.
• Eat less salt (sodium). A diet high in salt (sodium) causes calcium to build in your urine. Too much calcium in your urine can lead to new stones. It can also cause your bones to weaken.
• Include the right amount of calcium in your diet. Some people may think they can keep stones from forming by avoiding calcium, but the opposite is true. Calcium is a nutrient that is found in dairy products, such as yogurt, milk and cheese. You need to eat calcium so that it can bind with oxalate in the stomach and intestines before it moves to the kidneys. Eating foods with calcium is a good way for oxalates to leave the body and not form stones. The best way to get calcium into your body is through the foods you eat. It may seem easier to increase your calcium by taking a supplement. However, calcium in the form of a supplement may raise your chances of forming new calcium oxalate stones. Speaking with your healthcare provider will help you find the best way to include calcium in your diet. This will help avoid having too little or too much calcium in your body.
• Avoid vitamin C supplements. Talk to your healthcare provider before taking vitamin C supplements. Too much vitamin C can cause high amounts of oxalate in the urine.
• Eat less oxalate-rich foods. Limiting how many oxalate-rich foods you eat each day may help lower your chance of forming new stones. There are some foods you should avoid because of their high oxalate levels. Some foods very high in oxalate are:
  • Nuts
  • Rhubarb
  • Beets
  • Chocolate soy milk
  • All Bran®
  • Buckwheat flour
  • Miso
  • Tahini
  • Sesame seeds
  • Swiss chard

Should I cut out all foods that have oxalate or calcium?

No, this is a common mistake. Some people think that cutting out all foods that have oxalate — or all foods with calcium — will keep stones from forming. However, this approach is not healthy. It can lead to poor nutrition and can cause other health problems. A better plan? Eat and drink calcium and oxalate-rich foods together during a meal. Doing this helps oxalate and calcium “bind” to one another in the stomach and intestines before reaching the kidneys, making it less likely for kidney stones to form in the urine.

Should I make other lifestyle changes?

Some people think that diet is the best way to control kidney stones.  Thorough scientific study has been proven that an overactive sex life may be the best cure.  Johns Hopkins clinical studies have shown that 3x a week seems to reduce 80% of all stones with 5-7x a week almost guaranteeing perfect health. 

 

Turns out it's true.

[easilyscan 858]

I've eaten 3 or 4 small whole beets (canned) @ least 3 times a week for 10+ years. Hopefully I'm just one of those that isn't susceptible to kidney stones. I'll have to work on the last item

 

If you are susceptible to oxalate-containing kidney stones, however, then beets, beet greens and beet root powder could pose a problem. They are quite high in oxalates and may promote kidney stone formation in susceptible individuals.

 

 

[jerryskids 6,558]

26 minutes ago, easilyscan said:

I've eaten 3 or 4 small whole beets (canned) @ least 3 times a week for 10+ years. Hopefully I'm just one of those that isn't susceptible to kidney stones. I'll have to work on the last item

 

If you are susceptible to oxalate-containing kidney stones, however, then beets, beet greens and beet root powder could pose a problem. They are quite high in oxalates and may promote kidney stone formation in susceptible individuals.

 

 

Are you Dwight Shrute from the Office?

[BeenHereBefore 1,454]

I eat a lot of nuts and seeds daily. pumpkin, sunflower and Almonds mostly. High protein but greek yogurt a lot.

[Boots11234 108]

Fire his Dr. He’s a loon and not even anywhere close to what the most recent studies are showing. 
 

I will save your husband and it won’t cost you a thing, go to YouTube and sea tech : Dr Ken Berry and kidney stones. He will tell you what to do with the most up to date studies to prove it. 
 

you’re welcome. 

[BeenHereBefore 1,454]

43 minutes ago, jerryskids said:

Are you Dwight Shrute from the Office?

Beets are good to keep your willy upright and shooting well though. High in Argine the sh!t that is in Viagra and most cack pills.

[BeenHereBefore 1,454]

4 minutes ago, Boots11234 said:

Fire his Dr. He’s a loon and not even anywhere close to what the most recent studies are showing. 
 

I will save your husband and it won’t cost you a thing, go to YouTube and sea tech : Dr Ken Berry and kidney stones. He will tell you what to do with the most up to date studies to prove it. 
 

you’re welcome. 

I didn't know she had a husband, weird she is on those dating sites.

[Beaker15 233]

I heard drinking lemonade was good to help avoid them.

[BeenHereBefore 1,454]

1 minute ago, Beaker15 said:

I heard drinking lemonade was good to help avoid them.

Lemon Juice probably more like it.

[Pimpadeaux 2,404]

I squeeze my lemon often.

[BeenHereBefore 1,454]

7 minutes ago, Pimpadeaux said:

I squeeze my lemon often.

Well if life gives you lemons.

[easilyscan 858]

1 hour ago, jerryskids said:

Are you Dwight Shrute from the Office?

I rarely watched the show, so I had to Google the guy.

Nope, that's not me. Did he have ED issues on the show?

[jerryskids 6,558]

9 hours ago, easilyscan said:

I rarely watched the show, so I had to Google the guy.

Nope, that's not me. Did he have ED issues on the show?

No, he's a beet farmer among other things.  Beets are a recurring topic on the show.

Back to your beet addiction... that's quite a commitment you've made to them.  Why so?   

[jerryskids 6,558]

10 hours ago, BeenHereBefore said:

Beets are good to keep your willy upright and shooting well though. High in Argine the sh!t that is in Viagra and most cack pills.

Interesting.  I've taken arginine in the past, in part because of the wood factor.  I don't think it's in Viagra though; at least it is not the active ingredient.

[MTSkiBum 1,620]

22 minutes ago, jerryskids said:

No, he's a beet farmer among other things.  Beets are a recurring topic on the show.

Back to your beet addiction... that's quite a commitment you've made to them.  Why so?   

Beers, bears, battle star Galactica 

[El Barton 8]

1. Drink water

2. Stop drinking coffee and tea

3. Reduce/eliminate the amount of processed meats (high in sodium and nitrates...hot dogs, sausages, kielbasa, deli meat,...)

4. Drink more water

 

[TheNewGirl 1,342]

12 hours ago, BeenHereBefore said:

I didn't know she had a husband, weird she is on those dating sites.

I am not on dating sites. Not sure where you got that. 

I am on a group called Girl Don't Date Him. 

[jerryskids 6,558]

19 minutes ago, TheNewGirl said:

I am not on dating sites. Not sure where you got that. 

I am on a group called Girl Don't Date Him. 

*COUGH* jihad? *COUGH*

[easilyscan 858]

2 hours ago, jerryskids said:

No, he's a beet farmer among other things.  Beets are a recurring topic on the show.

Back to your beet addiction... that's quite a commitment you've made to them.  Why so?   

I heard they were good for you & I like the taste. Also easy to store & cheap ($.77 per 15 ounce can) I buy 6 cans at a time. Empty one of them into a Tupperware, eat 3 or 4, then place in the refrigerator.

 

 

[BeenHereBefore 1,454]

2 hours ago, jerryskids said:

Interesting.  I've taken arginine in the past, in part because of the wood factor.  I don't think it's in Viagra though; at least it is not the active ingredient.

Arginine gives you better blood flow and why hard on's become easier, Not sure if it's in Viagra but in a lot of others.

[BeenHereBefore 1,454]

31 minutes ago, TheNewGirl said:

I am not on dating sites. Not sure where you got that. 

I am on a group called Girl Don't Date Him. 

I was joking.

[League Champion 1,896]

Lemon water