Preventing Kidney Stones - Urology Care Foundation

Why Are You Getting Kidney Stones? What Can You Do to Prevent Kidney Stones? Kidney stone disease is one of the most common problems of the urinary tract, and it’s on the rise. View this patient education video to learn how you can prevent kidney stones from forming.
For more information on kidney stones, and to find a urologist near you, go to UrologyHealth.org. The Urology Care Foundation is the official foundation of the American Urological Association. #KidneyStones #PatientEducation #UrologyCareFoundation
Kidney stones are on the rise among Americans for a few reasons, but it’s most likely due to our diet and lifestyle factors. Americans nowadays are eating high caloric diets that are high in processed foods. Health conditions like diabetes and obesity, which are associated with kidney stones, are affecting more Americans every day. Once you have kidney stones your risk of getting them again increases.

[@blakebridges8989]

A kidney stone is one of the main things I want avoid ever experiencing.

[@nicholaskudlapur1912]

“Eat lots of vegetables!”
“Limit your oxalate! (in many vegetables)”...
me: 😐

[@MedAmynM]

Can't have kidney stones if you don't have kidneys, I'm selling these bad boys...

[@por22ito]

Who else is watching this after getting a kidney stone?
Not me

[@ifureadthis_urgay]

I was reading a thread about which hurt more between getting kicked in the balls and childbirth. One guy and one girl said that kidney stones hurt way more than both of them.

[@sabin97]

never had kidney stones.
but it scares me that i might get one....
i started eating more spinach(it grows almost like a weed in my garden), but now i'm told it's bad for preventing kidney stones :S
i cut my carbonated sugary drink intake to one normal can per week, with my weekly personal-sized pizza.
i dont eat a lot of meat(but i do eat a bit almost every day).
still worried about all the vegetables that are supposedly bad for preventing kidney stones....

[@thegreatboi8357]

My god if we told children this at a young age
It fix a lot of problems

[@stanley3342]

Who else just started drinking water after watching this video?

[@daderowley4514]

The “I can’t talk right now, I’m making PISS!” guy inspired me to stay hydrated!

[@nodoesntcare7090]

Im 16 and I searched up how to not get kidney stones

[@starryabyss9746]

Same XD

[@starryabyss9746]

I barely drink water so I scared my ass into finding this video

[@nodoesntcare7090]

@@starryabyss9746 same

[@barny8159]

Same

[@xCaPTaiNx]

I never had stones, but don't want them

[@MeMe-bs3tc]

Hello from Canada! I spent 13 hours in tremendous pain in hospital emergency this past summer with a single 6mm kidney stone, after xrays, blood test, urine test and CT scan, I finally passed the darn thing. Kidney stones are no joke!

[@jadezhea]

love water and also eat a lot of salty foods so let’s pray lmfao because I drink hella water fr

[@Zach_Davis_Films]

i have a very salty diet and i rly dont drink water
im so fucked

[@superlaw66]

Better change that diet then!

[@12Acorns]

If you eat lots of chips with salt on (I’m in uk so if you’re in America I don’t mean the crisp meaning of chips) then lower the amount of salt, se if you like cold water, drink anything that has less salt and look for alternatives

[@sabin97]

you still have time to make the changes.

[@alarioderpp_control000aa9]

you have time! DRINK WATER AND STOP SALT PLEASE

[@farawayoutpost8342]

If almonds have high oxalate content, what about almond milk? Almond milk typically has more calcium than normal dairy milk, so does that mean the oxalate and the calcium cancel each other out in that case?

[@Kate-gg4ws]

Not me drinking ten glasses of water after this video.

[@PlaceholderAccount-l]

Somebody who watched this got another kidney stone

[@Review-This]

I just had a stent put in 6 months ago and now I feel another one coming already.
This sucks since I’m still paying the 30K from the first surgery.

[@quackeshy4317]

shiiiiiiit, move to canada maybe lol

[@Review-This]

@@YearsOVDecay1
Well it has paid off my house and both cars. So it has helped a lot.

[@leslieanndimaano164]

Thanks for your advice it was a big help to me❤️

[@GatCat]

Do not drink “low calorie” drinks. Choose water.

[@travis1364]

go away

[@laural1784]

The only thing my drs ever said was no milk, and drink tons of water..smh.

[@Quaggabagel]

why no milk?

[@gamesnig]

So i drink like 3 cups of chocolate milk and barely any water a day. Im fucked

[@reterumstrict1091]

@@gamesnig cut out chips

[@MasonOfLife]

Just don’t eat anything apparently 😂😂

[@SuperSmashMyAss]

dang i eat soup and chicken all the time, guess im screwed.

[@thomasjust2663]

These tips are not practical

[@sherrielynn5761]

How many 16.9 ounce water bottles is that 4?

[@ethanobeats7802]

I knew someone that got kidneys stoned from eating TOO much quinoa

[@noahking3607]

The calcium in it

[@MasonOfLife]

Did they use tap water to cook it?

[@ethanobeats7802]

@@MasonOfLife yeah

[@MasonOfLife]

@@ethanobeats7802 that’s probably a huge reason, Tap water unfiltered is full of dissolved solids (minerals)
The reason Tea is a cause as well

[@user-df1gs1kf8w]

So basically go vegan

[@fightfannerd2078]

spinach gives you kidney stones