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Kidney Stones
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Alternative News:
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Omega-3
Fatty Acids Eicosapentaenoic Acid and Docosahexaenoic Acid in the Management of
Hypercalciuric Stone Formers - Urology. 2011 Oct 13 -
"All patients received
empiric dietary recommendations for intake of fluids, sodium, protein, and
citric juices. All subjects with hypercalciuria (urinary calcium >250 mg/d for
males or >200 mg/d for females) on at least two 24-hour urine collections were
counseled to supplement their diet with fish oil (1200 mg/d) ... Twenty-nine
patients were followed for 9.86 ± 8.96 months. The mean age was 43.38 ± 13.78
years. Urinary calcium levels decreased in 52% of patients, with 24% converting
to normocalciuria. The average urinary calcium (mg/d) decreased significantly
from baseline (329.27 ± 96.23 to 247.47 ± 84.53, P <.0001). Urinary oxalate
excretion decreased in 34% of patients. The average urinary oxalate (mg/d)
decreased significantly from baseline (45.40 ± 9.90 to 32.9 ± 8.21, P = .0004).
Urinary citrate (mg/d) increased in 62% of subjects from baseline (731.67 ±
279.09 to 940.22 ± 437.54, P = .0005). Calcium oxalate supersaturation decreased
in 38% of the subjects significantly from baseline (9.73 ± 4.48 to 3.68 ± 1.76,
P = .001)" - See
Mega Twin EPA at iHerb
and
Jarrow Max DHA at iHerb.
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Fish Oil May Reduce the Risk of Kidney Stones - Medscape, 2/3/11 -
"Five days of supplementation with EPA and DHA
didn't alter urinary oxalate excretion. But after 30 days of supplements,
urinary oxalate excretion dropped from 0.277 to 0.238 mmol/24 hours ...
Similarly, after 5 days there was no change in relative supersaturation of
calcium oxalate (RS CaOx), a proxy for the risk of calcium oxalate stone
formation. But after 30 days, RS CaOx decreased by 23%" - See
Mega Twin EPA at iHerb
and
Jarrow Max DHA at iHerb.
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Effect
of n-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation on Urinary Risk Factors for Calcium
Oxalate Stone Formation - J Urol. 2010 Dec 18 -
"evaluated the physiological effects of supplementation with
eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid on urinary risk factors for
calcium oxalate stone formation under standardized conditions ... After
short-term supplementation with eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic
acid in phase 1 we noted no changes in urinary parameters compared to the
control phase. After 30-day supplementation with eicosapentaenoic acid and
docosahexaenoic acid in phase 3 relative supersaturation with calcium
oxalate decreased significantly by 23% from a mean ± SD of 2.01 ± 1.26 to
1.55 ± 0.84 due to significantly decreased urinary oxalate excretion (p =
0.023) ... Calcium oxalate stone formers may benefit from long-term n-3
fatty acid supplementation"
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Healthy diet rocks when it comes to fighting kidney stones - Science
Daily, 9/16/10
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Green Tea May Prevent Kidney Stones - WebMD, 11/20/09 -
"The results showed that as the amount of green tea
extract applied increased, the calcium oxalate crystals became flatter and
flatter ... Researchers say flatter crystals form less stable kidney stones
that break up more easily" - See
Jarrow green tea extract at iHerb.
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An Apple A Day Keeps Kidney Stones Away: More Fruits And Veggies, Less Salt
Prevents Stones From Forming - Science Daily, 8/13/09
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Probiotic hope for kidney stones - BBC News, 3/9/08 -
"People naturally carrying the bacterium Oxalobacter
formigenes were found to be 70% less likely to have problems"
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Orange Juice
Fights Kidney Stones - WebMD, 9/7/06 -
"a daily glass of orange juice may
help prevent recurrent kidney stones better than other citrus juices like
lemonade"
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Orange Juice Is Better Than Lemonade At Keeping Kidney Stones Away -
Science Daily, 9/1/06
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Lemonade, Potassium Citrate Effective in Reducing Kidney Stone Risk -
Doctor's Guide, 5/26/06
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Lemonade Offers Sweet Relief From Kidney Stones - Intelihealth, 5/25/06
- Weight Gain, Obesity Linked to Kidney Stones - WebMD, 1/25/05
- UT Southwestern Researchers Find Calcium Intake Contributing Factor In Formation Of Kidney Stones - Science Daily, 1/19/05 -
"Individuals
with either calcium oxalate or calcium phosphate kidney stones should not take extra calcium on their own as suggested by previous research, but should check with their doctors to determine the dietary guidelines that work best for them"
- Calcium Intake Contributing Factor In Formation Of Kidney Stones - Doctor's Guide, 12/29/04 -
"urinary calcium - the
amount of calcium in a person's urine - is an important contributing factor in the formation of both types of kidney stones. Earlier studies had downplayed the significance of calcium when compared to the levels of oxalate in urine, and even encouraged kidney stone patients to increase their dietary intake of
calcium"
- Higher Calcium Intake May Decrease Risk of Kidney Stones in Younger Women - Medscape, 4/27/04
- Calcium-rich foods cut kidney stone risk - Nutra USA, 4/27/04
- Calcium OK For Kidney Stones - Natural Food Merchandiser, 10/02
- Low-Protein, Low-Salt Diet Protects Against Recurrent Kidney Stones - Intelihealth, 1/17/02
- Diet Could Prevent Kidney Stones - Intelihealth, 1/10/02
- Kidney Stone Diets Compared - Doctor's Guide, 1/10/02
- New study shows soy products may be harmful to some - Healthscout, 9/26/01 -
"New research shows soy-based products could increase the risk of
developing this painful urinary tract condition [kidney stones] ... The culprit is oxalate, a compound in plants that recently was discovered to be abundant in the soybean ... patients with calcium oxalate kidney stones limit oxalate levels to no more than 10 milligrams per serving ... Other high-oxalate foods
include legumes like refried beans, lentils and peanuts, each containing between 100 and 200 milligrams of oxalate per serving ... For most folks oxalate, which has no nutritive value of its own, is not a problem"
- Cranberry Ups Kidney Stone Risk - Nutrition Science News, 6/01 -
"Cranberry contains oxalate, a component of calcium oxalate. The average oxalate concentration in
participants' urine increased by 43 percent. When urine becomes so saturated with calcium oxalate, it precipitates as kidney stones"
- Saw Palmetto: Effective BPH Symptom Relief - Nutrition Science News, 9/00 -
"They also used the herb to flush kidney stones"
- The Lore of the Roses - Nutrition Science News, 6/00 -
"A rose hips tea (Rosa canina)
showed some benefit against kidney stones in a rat study conducted in Spain"
- Which supplements do you recommend for treating kidney stones? - Nutrition Science News, 12/99 -
"happens when a person has too much oxalate in his system, not enough water to
keep oxalate in solution, or both ... drink lots of water. After that, the most important nutritional therapies are magnesium and vitamin B6. Although it has long been suggested that cutting down on calcium-containing foods prevents kidney stones, research suggests calcium intake isn't the problem, but an imbalance
of calcium and magnesium is ... 400-600 mg daily of a well-absorbed magnesium supplement ... 25-50 mg in a quality B-complex vitamin"
- Ease Gout Pain - Nutrition Science News, 7/99 -
"The more diluted the urine, the less risk there is for developing kidney
stones ... Increased uric acid levels can also increase the risk of kidney stones"
- Intake of vitamins B6 and C and the risk of kidney stones in women - J Am Soc Nephrol 1999 Apr;10(4):840-5 -
"Large doses of vitamin B6 may
reduce the risk of kidney stone formation in women. Routine restriction of vitamin C to prevent stone formation appears unwarranted"
- No contribution of ascorbic acid to renal calcium oxalate stones - Ann Nutr Metab 1997;41(5):269-82 -
"those groups in the highest quintile of
vitamin C intake (> 1,500 mg/day) had a lower risk of kidney stones than the groups in the lowest quintiles"
- Calcium From Milk May Reduce Risk of Kidney Stones in Women - Doctor's Guide, 4/11/97 -
"the researchers suggest that it may be linked to a reduction in the absorption of oxalate (calcium oxalate stones are
the most common) that occurs when calcium is consumed as part of a food, hypothesizing that calcium consumed without food may not have the same effect"
- A prospective study of the intake of vitamins C and B6, and the risk of kidney stones in men - J Urol 1996 Jun;155(6):1847-51 -
"These data do
not support an association between a high daily intake of vitamin C or vitamin B6 and the risk of stone formation, even when consumed in large doses"
CME:
General Information:
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Kidney Stones - American Academy of Family Physicians
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Kidney Stones - emedicine.com
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Kidney Stones - FamilyDoctor.org
- Kidney stones - Intelihealth
- Treatments for kidney stones
 - Medifocus.com
Other News:
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Estrogen therapy may be associated with kidney stones in postmenopausal
women - Science Daily, 10/11/10
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Obesity -- mild or severe -- raises kidney stone risk - Science Daily,
2/17/10
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Tamsulosin Speeds Stone
Clearance After Lithotripsy - Medscape, 12/23/08
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People Who Develop Kidney Stones Are At Increased Risk For Chronic Kidney
Disease - Science Daily, 11/17/08
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Scientists Predict More Kidney Stones as U.S. Climate Changes - Science
Daily, 7/14/08
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Shock Wave Therapy For Kidney Stones Linked To Increased Risk Of Diabetes,
Hypertension - Science Daily, 4/10/06
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Diabetes From Kidney Stone Blaster?
- WebMD, 4/10/06
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Prescription for kidney stone: Let nature take its course - USA Today,
2/20/06
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Encouraging Weight Control May Reduce Kidney Stones - Physician's
Weekly, 3/21/05
- Obesity and Weight Gain May Increase the Risk of Kidney Stones - Medscape, 1/26/05
- Excess Body Weight Linked to Formation of Uric Acid Kidney Stones - Doctor's Guide, 3/22/04
- Medical and Dietary Therapy Strongly Recommended to Prevent Kidney Stones in Obese Patients - Doctor's Guide, 4/29/03
- Diet Changes May Reduce Risk Of Kidney Stones - Doctor's Guide, 10/4/02
- Low-Carbohydrate, High-Protein Diets Increase Risk Of Kidney Stones And May Raise Bone Loss Risk - Doctor's Guide, 8/1/02 -
"acid excretion - a marker for the acid load in the blood - increased as much as 90 percent while subjects were on diets that severely restricted carbohydrates. Levels of urinary citrate, which inhibits kidney stones, fell by almost 25
percent in the group during the six-week study ... People may lose weight on this diet, but this study shows that this is not a healthy way to lose weight ... there was an increased risk of developing kidney stones and a possible increase in the risk of bone loss"
- Kidney Stone Disease Linked To Familial Hypertension - Doctor's Guide, 2/18/02
- Prone to Kidney Stones? Watch What You Eat - WebMD, 7/20/01
- Unexplained Kidney Stones May Suggest Renal Tuberculosis - Doctor's Guide, 3/4/01
- Mechanical percussion shows promise for post-lithotripsy kidney stone fragments - Doctor's Guide, 3/4/00 -
"Following shock wave lithotripsy (SWL), tiny fragments can remain in the
bottom portion of the kidney. Often, these sandy particles will pass out of the kidney, but sometimes they do not. When the particles remain, they can cause infection, kidney pain, or they can enlarge over time to cause kidney stones ... After MPI, nearly 50 percent of the patients were stone free, and the stone
burden decreased by about 70 percent in the remainder of the patients"
- Missing Intestinal Bacterium Linked To Kidney Stones In CF Patients - Doctor's Guide, 9/25/98 -
"The study is one of the first to directly link an absence of the organism, known as Oxalobacter formigenes, to
the formation of the painful crystals ... O. formigenes appears to break down calcium oxalate before it can form crystals that evolve into kidney stones ... Peck and colleagues suspect prolonged antibiotic use and other high-dose drug regimens may preclude natural colonisation with the organism, or may irreversibly
destroy the colonies"
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