Back to question Answer 1 of 1

Discuss PGroot's answer to: Relationship between carbonated water and kidney stones

I have found conflicting information regarding the effects of carbonated water and a possible link to kidney stones. I have been drinking carbonated water through a sodastream device where I make it ...

PGroot Answered:

Many stones are calcium oxalate, not calcium carbonate. Have you had your stone analyzed?

Posted 2 years ago

Comments (1)

Helpful? (0)

Add your own answer

Liked this answer? Tell your friends about it

Facebook Windows Live Yahoo Twitter Digg Google del.icio.us Reddit

Link

Embed

Copy and paste the text above to share this Q&A

Comments About This Answer

Add your comment

wldgrdnr

No, they JUST gave me a screener after having passed about 6 stones in the last 6 mos (confirmed stones by CT scan) All have been smakk enough to pass so far. Actually caught a stone the other day but accidentally crushed it trying to transfer to a specimen jar. Am currently having 24 hour urine specimen done (2 types)...Most stones have just been a one or 2 day thing, but this last episode lasted almost 2 weeks, and I think I probably passed 4 stones, based on the specificity of extreme urethral pain and blood tinged urine. The stone I passed yesterday was the size of a head of a pin, and there was no pain involved, so I may have been passing more stones than I realized before. This has suddenly some on in the last 6 months or so, but I seem to be passing a lot of tiny stones. I also have a cyst in one kidney, but we are just starting kidney stone work up...I am finding a lot of conflicting info on the net, and have found the low oxalate diets which I KNOW I'll never be able to keep...