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@kidneystoneuser
Hi,
Do those meds prevent stones or do they help dissolve them? Not that I’m gonna wait for that.
I read Febuxostat Tablets can cause heart attacks and strokes.
I take Potassium Citrate and reduce fat, sugar, salt and oxalates. Haven’t had another one since starting that regime. And drinking more water, ick. I can’t drink 3 liters everyday but my doctor said drinking a lot of fluid may not help anyway. First time I heard that. Anyone ever hear that?
Thanks,
Jake
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For me I never drank 2 litres a day like instructed. But I did find that once I got over my water-ist attitude and started actually guzzling it against my will, I got more thirsty. So I have become a better water drinker because I became more thirsty when I started drinking it more. I think something happened in me where I became more aware of the feelings in my throat and mouth. I was tuning in when I thought I was already listening. Guess my body just turned up the volume in the chatter dial once I said, bloody hell. If I don't start drinking more water right now I will keep getting this pain-worse-than-childbirth for the rest of my days. It was after the 3rd ambo trip into emergency that I got the message. All the best.
Marnie aka remaghdia
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Jake, I notice that most articles call for 8-10 glasses of water each day. But I guess it depends on what size the glass is, doesn't it?
My hubby was told to dring 2 liters daily, but not for stones, just kidney health. I was once instructed to drink 3 L each day for kidney stones that showed on a CT image (I have a transplanted kidney). But now the kidney stones are gone (don't know how? don't know when?) and I am instructed to drink 2 L.
Mayo Clinic Minute: Tips to avoid summer kidney stones
https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-minute-tips-to-avoid-summer-kidney-stones/