Question:
Kidney Stones. Need Help With Dietary Restrictions

I just found out I have kidney stones My urologist said I can't do a low carb diet. What do I do now? What kind of food should I eat?    — karlap (posted on March 18, 2003)

March 18, 2003
Have you called your surgeon for diet suggestions with WLS?
   — bob-haller

March 18, 2003
What kind of stones? Oxalate stones? Or uric acid? I know nothing about uric acid, but unfortunately have meet oxalates up close and personal to omany times. Sigh. Oxalates: avoid anythign like Tums, calcium carbonate, spinach, kale (other dark green leafies), coffee, tea & cola (caf or decaf), and some docs also say nuts, seeds & legumes. If you turned another page, you'd see that the food listed are also the highest sources of calcium avaialble. (not dairy--that's at the bottom of the list) That's the stuff from the sheet my uro gave me. AND she wanted us to swtich to calciuim citrate, as treatment for oxalate stones back many eyars ago. Did I listen? I got my stone for Christmas. My husband got his for Valentine's day. I'd kinda rather we didn't get them at all, of course.
   — vitalady

March 21, 2003
I am a kidney stone veteran, I have had so many when I was a preop that I have lost count, I have had lithotripsy twice , stents in my ureters for months on end. I have had 3 stones post op (almost 6 months) My urologists recommendation, water water water!!! drink til your pee is clear. at LEAST 2 -3 quarts daily. and talk to Dr. regarding the type of stone, has he checked a 24 hour urine to see if you have high calcium or uric acid in your urine? I actually am prescribed a medication by my urologist that lowers my uric acid levels, apparently high uric acid levels also promote the formation of calcium oxylate stones. no matter the type of stones think WATER! check out this web site http://hometown.aol.com/rogerbaxtr/pages/Kidney_Stone_Page.html
   — **willow**