Oxalates, also called oxalic acid, are compounds that naturally occur in plants. When you eat plants, you take in oxalates. Your body make oxalates as well. If you are prone to kidney stones, your ...

Approximately 10% of US adults have had kidney stones. Within a five-year period, 50% of them reoccur. When urine becomes concentrated, crystals can form on the kidney lining developing into stones.

DALLAS – Dec. 28, 2004 – Individuals with either calcium oxalate or calcium phosphate kidney stones should not take extra calcium on their own as suggested by previous research, but should check with ...

Earing raw beets can cause side effects like gas, bloating, and reddish urine or stool. When overconsumed, kidney stones, ...

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has developed a kit for the detection of the urinary oxalate for semi-quantitative analysis by using disposable strips, and claimed to be having many ...

A popular belief suggests that drinking beer can help flush out kidney stones – but is that really true? Recently, dietitian ...

Vesicular calculus, also known as bladder stones, are masses of minerals that form in the urinary bladder due to various reasons. They may be primary or secondary in nature. Primary vesicle calculus ...

The kidneys sometimes produce hard mineral deposits known as kidney stones, which trigger severe pain, and can result in additional health complications. The management of kidney stone risk heavily ...