By the way, there isn't a cure for kidney stones, per se, but there is a VERY effective method of managing them such that the frequency they appear, as well as the severity, is dramatically reduced. I discovered this in a technical discussion I read, tried it, and it works.
The key is a compound called potassium citrate. The best way to get this in your diet, in a dissolved state, is either by drinking 7-Up (it's also in the diet, but I don't recommend that one. Also, it is not present in the other flavors of 7-Up.), or either lemonade or pink lemonade Crystal Light. If you can stomach the sweetener in Crystal Light, then it contains a bit more postassium citrate than 7-Up per ounce. But either way, 10-12 ounces per day is enough to keep the crystals from growing in your kidneys, and/or dissolving ones that are already present. I've shared this with others, and they report the same results.
Yup. Fortunately, most are small enough that I hardly notice. But I've had way too many that are bad enough to wish death.
By the way, there isn't a cure for kidney stones, per se, but there is a VERY effective method of managing them such that the frequency they appear, as well as the severity, is dramatically reduced. I discovered this in a technical discussion I read, tried it, and it works.
The key is a compound called potassium citrate. The best way to get this in your diet, in a dissolved state, is either by drinking 7-Up (it's also in the diet, but I don't recommend that one. Also, it is not present in the other flavors of 7-Up.), or either lemonade or pink lemonade Crystal Light. If you can stomach the sweetener in Crystal Light, then it contains a bit more postassium citrate than 7-Up per ounce. But either way, 10-12 ounces per day is enough to keep the crystals from growing in your kidneys, and/or dissolving ones that are already present. I've shared this with others, and they report the same results.