Katie E. Golden, MDWritten by Jill L. Jaimes, MD | Reviewed by Katie E. Golden, MDUpdated on July 9, 2024 Key takeaways: Kidney stones are painful. And once you get one, your risk of getting another one is higher. But there are dietary changes that can help prevent kidney stones.Limiting certain substances in your diet...
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Misconceptions about how diet affects kidney stones
JULY 11, 2024 by DeeDee Stiepan, Mayo Clinic News Network Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainKidney 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...
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Can Your Diet Cause Kidney Stones? Foods to Avoid (And Some That Help)
Written by Jill L. Jaimes, MD | Reviewed by Katie E. Golden, MDKey takeaways: Kidney stones are painful. And once you get one, your risk of getting another one is higher. But there are dietary changes that can help prevent kidney stones.Limiting certain substances in your diet can help you avoid another kidney stone.Eating other...
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Diabetes medication class tied to lower risk of kidney stones
by Mass General Brigham Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainRates of kidney stones are on the rise in the United States and around the world. Type 2 diabetes is associated with increased risk of kidney stones, but some forms of treatment for this condition may also have the benefit of lowering risk of kidney stones. In a study...
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Renal macrophages observed playing crucial role in preventing kidney stones
by Justin Jackson , Medical Xpress Graphical abstract. Credit: Immunity (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2023.12.003Researchers at Zhejiang University School of Medicine, China, have investigated how the body’s innate immune system of renal macrophages works to prevent kidney stones. In a paper, “Renal macrophages monitor and remove particles from urine to prevent tubule obstruction,” published in Immunity, the...
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Kidney Stones on the Rise: Where Are the Specialists?
Kaitlin Sullivan A dearth of kidney stone specialists is colliding with a rise in the number of patients who need specialized care. While increasing the number of nephrologists who specialize in kidney stones is necessary, nonspecialists need to play a larger role in recognizing and preventing kidney stones. Primary care and emergency room physicians can...
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Consuming added sugars may increase risk of kidney stones
by Frontiers Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Between 7% and 15% of people in North America, between 5% and 9% of people in Europe, and between 1% and 5% of people in Asia suffer from kidney stones. Common symptoms are severe pain, nausea, vomiting, fever, chills, and bloody urine. But kidney stones don’t just reduce the quality...
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Kidney stones are rising among children and teens, especially girls, research shows
July 8, 2023, 4:00 AM MST By Katie Camero Thirty years ago, kidney stones were considered a disease of the middle-aged white man. Now doctors are increasingly seeing a different kind of patient suffering from the extremely painful condition, especially during summer. Kidney stones, hard deposits of minerals and salts that can get caught in...
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Hot weather can bring on kidney stones: Here’s how to cut your risk
by Cara Murez Kidney stones are something most folks want to avoid at all costs, but few may know that the chances of developing this excruciating condition rise during the hot months of summer. Luckily, it is possible to take steps to prevent stones from forming, primarily by increasing water intake and making small changes to your...
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‘Mini-PCNL’ surgery has higher stone-free rate in treating intermediate-size kidney stones, finds randomized trial
by Wolters Kluwer Health Graphical abstract. Credit: Journal of Urology (2023). DOI: 10.1097/JU.0000000000003397 For patients with kidney stones measuring one to two centimeters, a technique called mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy (mini-PCNL) provides a higher stone elimination rate than another minimally invasive procedure called ureteroscopy (URS), concludes a randomized trial in the Journal of Urology. “In our clinical trial, mini-PCNL was more likely to...