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Bookmark or Share- Preventing kidney stones before they form - Mayo Clinic News NetworkPeople with a history of kidney stones should drink enough fluids to pass about 80 oz (2.5 liters) of urine every day. This is the most effective therapy available to prevent future kidney stones. Your healthcare team may ask you to measure your urine output to ensure you drink enough water. Eat fewer oxalate-rich foods.
- Mayo Clinic Q and A: Preventing kidney stonesNormal intake of calcium in the diet may help prevent stones, while excessive amounts of calcium or the use of calcium supplements may promote stone formation. Kidney stone development often begins during a person's 20s or 30s, and the problem may continue for many years. Nearly 80% of people who have had kidney stones once will develop them ...
- Mayo Clinic Minute: What can you eat to avoid kidney stones?Porter says fruits and vegetables with high water content, like cucumber, tomato and watermelon, also have natural citrate. " These things are natural stone inhibitors and can be a part of a stone prevention plan to help prevent further kidney stone formation," says Dr. Porter. It's just as important to think about what you shouldn't eat.
- Mayo Clinic Minute: Misconceptions about how diet affects kidney stonesKidney stones often have no definite, single cause, although several factors may increase someone's risk. While diet can be one of those factors, there are several misconceptions about what foods and drinks to avoid or consume more of in order to prevent kidney stones. However, in this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Aaron Potretzke, a Mayo Clinic urologist, explains why there's no single diet plan ...
- Mayo Clinic Q and A: Kidney stones and calciumKidney stones made of calcium oxalate form when urine contains more of these substances than the fluid in the urine can dilute. When that happens, the calcium and oxalate form crystals. At the same time, the urine may lack citrate, a substance that prevent the crystals from sticking together, creating an ideal environment for kidney stones to form.
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