Throwing Stones I have had the displeasure of giving birth to 4 kidney stones (I

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Throwing Stones I have had the displeasure of giving birth to 4 kidney stones (I named them agony, pain, misery & suffering). I never want to experience another if I can help it. The first stone I passed was analyzed and came back as calcium oxalate What is the probable cause of my kidney stones? I suspect four possible culprits: caffeine from 30+ years of Mountain Dew intake (diet Mt. Dew the last 10 years), s4% at 8% sible loss non-drowsy, antihistamines (pseudoephedrine) I take during allergy season 15+ years of Albuterol use, I take for asthma the Atkins diet I have tried 2x to lose weight. and 28% in It may have been a combination of all four. I am not really sure. Your team's task is to help me not have another kidney stone by recommending a course of action ba culprits affect the mechanisms of the kidney nephron that would allow for stone formation sed on your understanding of how the above 60%

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Kidney stones form when your urine contains more crystal-forming substances — such as calcium, oxalate and uric acid — than the fluid in your urine can dilute. At the same time, your urine may lack substances that prevent crystals from sticking together, creating an ideal environment for kidney stones to form.

When symptoms of kidney stones become apparent, they commonly include:

If you've had calcium oxalate stones, you may want to avoid these foods to help reduce the amount of oxalate in your urine:

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