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What to eat if you have kidney stones
A 35-year-old male asked:
Dr. Alok Agrawalanswered
36 years experience
See below: Soya beans are high in protein, which can lead to formation of stones. Soya bean oil is fat and should be ok to take in kidney stones. In general be c... Read More
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A Verified Doctoranswered
46 years experience
Oxalate: Oxalate is the culprit in beans; the solid soy bean has more oxalate than soy oil, for sure; so eating soy beans will more likely increase stone pote... Read More
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3.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Krickanswered
Urology 38 years experience
Syoned: I don't know of any dietary items that alter the course of kidney stone pain. Typically stones are only painful when they leave the kidney by way of ... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Bruce J. Stringeranswered
Radiology 49 years experience
Yes but...: If you form oxalate stones then nuts are one of the foods that you may be advised to avoid.
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A Verified Doctoranswered
46 years experience
Only small amounts: Calcium oxalate is most common among adults; reasons include: dehydration; excess calcium in urine; excess oxalate in urine; low citrate in urine. Die... Read More
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3.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 17-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jeremy Gitomeranswered
31 years experience
Depends on Type: Stones can be uric acid, calcium phosphate, calcium oxalate and cysteine. Depending on type you should modify your diet. All stone formers should be... Read More
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5.2k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Raj Singhanswered
Internal Medicine 13 years experience
Plenty of water: Increase in water intake to have a urine output of more than 2.5 liter is the only proven way of reducing risk of kidney stones. It is less likely for... Read More
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6.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 65-year-old male asked:
Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 51 years experience
Drink water: If you drink enough water every day so that your urine is mostly colorless, this will do more to prevent formation of new stones than eliminating vege... Read More
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23 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mario Hernandezanswered
Family Medicine 14 years experience
Depends: If stones are calcium and he has only had one occurrence shoud really not need to avoid anything specific. If everyone in his family has calcium stone... Read More
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3.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 25-year-old male asked:
Dr. Hiep Leanswered
Nephrology and Dialysis 44 years experience
Diet modification depends on the stone type and the work-up results (blood and urine and imaging tests). The existing stone will get bigger due to fur... Read More
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Reviewed Jun 30, 2022
A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Yash Khannaanswered
Family Medicine 59 years experience
No pain after stone: Usually there is complete relief from pain once you pass the stone
sometime the kidney stone is associated with infection and in that case there may ... Read More
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5.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 49-year-old member asked:
Dr. George Klauberanswered
Specializes in Pediatric Urology
Low salt &drink lots: Reduce salt intake, reduce or limit animal protein intake. Reduce other protein (eggs, fish meat) & oxalate containing foods (nuts, spinach, rhubarb w... Read More
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