My 30-year-old son has suffered through 39 kidney stones since he was 16. A recent CT scan shows his kidneys are filled with more. Lab results have ascertained that the stones are made up of calcium ...

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Depending on the size and quantity of the kidney stones, it could be extremely painful and may even require surgery for ...

Hiding within many of our most nutritious foods is a naturally occurring compound that deserves more attention than it typically receives. Oxalic acid, also known as oxalate, exists in varying amounts ...

Kidney stones are way more common than most people think, and if you’ve ever had one, you know how brutally painful they can ...

"The Gulo(-/-) Mouse: A Useful Model for Studying Endogenous Oxalate Production From Ascorbic Acid Turnover" presented by Joseph Crivelli "Defining Stone Passage in a Clinical Trial: Adjudication in ...

Regular diet should ensure less secretion of calcium and oxalates in urine to prevent formation of stones, shares Dr Sehrawat ...

A low-oxalate diet can help prevent kidney stones. Eat foods like asparagus, apples, and chicken to stay low in oxalates. Drink plenty of water to help flush out excess calcium and uric acid. A ...

The percentage of Americans who experience kidney stones has been on the rise since the 1970s, an increase primarily attributed to food choices. Now, about 1 in 10 people will get a kidney stone in ...

Have you had your water today? Well, you should, because your kidneys need it. About 10% of people will get kidney stones at some point in their lives. More than half a million people every year are ...

When a particular eating plan becomes super popular all of a sudden, it's worth looking at with skeptical eyes. After all, plenty of diets that started out as legitimate, expert-backed plans designed ...

Crivelli JJ, Fretts AM, McGwin G, Assimos DG, Gutierrez OM. Prevalence of Kidney Stone Disease Among American Indian Adults in the Strong Heart Family Study. American Urological Association Annual ...