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May I ask what triggered them for you? As someone prone to them, I'm curious if I'm doing everything possible to avoid these nasty things.
by anderber 3y ago
May I ask what triggered them for you? As someone prone to them, I'm curious if I'm doing everything possible to avoid these nasty things.
- kabouseng 3y agoVitamin fizzy / soluble pills can cause it for some people.
- mechhacker 3y agoI narrowed it down to grapefruit. At least that's what I suspect. I avoid them now.
- xxpor 3y agograpefruits should usually help, as they're high in citric acid.
- 131012 3y agomost citrus fruits help to reduce kidney stones, but not grapefruit. grapefruit has different weird interaction with medication and does increase risk of kidney stones, contrary to other citrus fruits. https://www.webmd.com/diet/foods-high-in-oxalates https://www.webmd.com/diet/foods-high-in-oxalates
- xxpor 3y agoI don't know what to believe any more because that article says kale is a low oxalate food, but https://blog.swedish.org/swedish-blog/kale-causes-kidney-stones-seriously https://blog.swedish.org/swedish-blog/kale-causes-kidney-sto... says the opposite (and was on the list I got at discharge)
- 131012 3y agoNutrition science does change at a surprising rate. In case of doubt... drink plenty of water!
- Narretz 3y agoAs far as I understand it, the interaction of Grapefruits with for example statins is because it has Furocumarine, but that isn't unique to it. Other citrus fruits have it as well. It's just that Grapefruit isn't as sour and it's consumed in much higher doses compared to say lemon juice.
- PorterBHall 3y agoIf you get one, try to catch it and have it analyzed. I had a calcium oxalate stone. My urologist suggested adding some milk to my coffee (I had been drinking it black). Haven’t had another in 10 years.
- astura 3y agoYou have to get your stones analyzed and they'll make suggestions based on what the composition is.