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| quote: | Originally posted by hundred
fuck man...FUCK, im only 19 and now ill have to wake up everyday praying to whatever god i wont get kidney stones 
...yeah i had to look it up
ways to decrease the chance of getting kidney stones
Eat less meat. Due to increased intake of animal proteins, the incidence of kidney stones is 10 times more prevalent now than it was at the turn of the century.
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Drink plenty of fluids - one study has shown that people who drink more than 2 1/2 liters of water every day have almost a 40 percent decrease in the risk of developing a stone than those who drank less water.
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Limit consumption of grapefruit juice and cola drinks. Studies have shown that these may actually increase the risk of developing stones.
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Adopt a diet high in potassium and magnesium - these minerals decrease the likelihood of kidney stones.
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Talk to your doctor about taking supplements such as pyridoxine and magnesium. Taken together, these reduce oxalate, a mineral salt found in kidney stones.
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Limit your calcium and salt intake. |
I wouldn't worry too much about them. They're still relatively uncommon, especially in the young. Drinking lots of water is the best way to prevent them, and that's probably my biggest problem. I'm just not a big drinker in general (of water). Also, as far as step 6 goes, quite paradoxically they've found that high-calcium diets actually decrease stones in those that make the calcium type. Even more interesting is that if you take non-dietary calcium (pills) it increases your risk. The bottom line though is that it's mostly genetics. If you have a stone-former in your immediate family, you're much more likely to have one at some point. If you don't, your chances aren't zero, but they're pretty low.
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