Kidney Stones

Who Should Eat Low Oxalate Bread? As always, I start my low oxalate posts with a disclaimer. Not everyone who has kidney stones needs a low oxalate diet. In fact, not even everyone with

An exciting new article was published in the Journal of Renal Nutrition this month. Yes, I know I am a nerd – who else gets excited about scientific research papers? This article is so

There is no single kidney stone diet for everyone. Instead, nutrition for kidney stone prevention needs to be specialized to the kind of kidney stone you have. Read on to learn all about diet

So, you’ve been told to follow a low oxalate diet and to avoid all beans. If this news bummed you out and you are a bean lover, I have great news for you. Low

You may have heard about oxalate dumping. But, what is oxalate dumping anyway? Who should be concerned about it and what is the research behind oxalate dumping? What Is Oxalate? First, what is oxalate

You’ve been diligently following a low oxalate diet and you keep getting stones. How can this be? It is a terrible place to be in: thinking you are doing everything “right” and still getting

No doubt about it, eating enough calcium is a critical part of a healthy diet for people who have calcium kidney stones. But, what is the best way to eat enough calcium? *Please note

A little discussed, but well established, side effect of gastric bypass surgery is an increased risk of kidney stones. What can you do to prevent kidney stones if you’ve had gastric bypass surgery? This

Have you heard that you should eat pineapple, or drink pineapple juice, to prevent or dissolve kidney stones? Is this true? Is pineapple good for kidney stones? *Please note that this post contains clearly