Guest guest Posted September 15, 2001 Report Share Posted September 15, 2001 Steve & Judie Here is the short version of waht Dr. K reccomended: " Persons prone to forming calcium oxalate stones should cut back on: Apples, asparagus, beer, beets berries, (e.g., cranberries, strawberries), black pepper, broccoli, cheese, chocolate, cocoa, coffee, cola drinks, collards, figs, grapes, ice cream, milk, oranges, parsley, peanut butter, pineapples, spinach, Swiss chard, rhubarb, tea, turnips, vitamin C, yogurt. More importantly should increase Liquid intake (not beer!) " Hull > >I am going to start taking more calcium,>>>> > > > >how much calcium is enough?? > > I'm not sure. Somewhere in the range of 1200-1800 mg/day. But, > apparently (according to info that Hull sent me and about which > my urologist agrees) calcium forms insoluble complexes with fatty > acids in oily stools, rather than complexing with oxalate, thus > freeing up oxalate to form stones, and therefore for those of us who > are oil producers, more calcium is indicated. --Steve > -- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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