the one thing i had to change was the amount of caffiene and dairy that i had in a day. my doc told me to limit dairy to one serv. a day and to drink a ton of water to the point you feel like you can float a boat. it does work for me.

Well, I just got thru being treated at the Mayo clinic in Jacksonville. How your diet changes is due to the type of stone that you produce...mine apparently are producing the kind that grow with magnesium deficiencies, and I have to consume the juice of 2-3 lemons and limes a day. I also can only have 3 ounces of any kind of animal protein a day. Not sure what kind of stones I produce, but they said it was several kinds....

They say the most important thing you can do is Drink Drink Drink water. I am still trying to get the amount of water into my system that they want. Good luck and happy drinking :)

hi there i was informed of this about 8 years ago after my urologist made me an appointment with a dietitian. before i start though has anyone else noticed that all dietitians are obese and love to tell you how to lose weight ? what's that about ? lol anyway s

I was told NOT to eat the following:
Anything with vitamin C, D, K, E
no fish
no potatoes unless they are boiled then rinsed then boiled and rinsed upto 4 times to get out all starch but also it takes all taste out with it,
no alcohol ( but all my medicines are alcoholic based hmm what is with that?)
no soda drinks like pepsi, coke and the like,
no tea or coffee or hot chocolate
no tomatoes, bananas
no salt cut down on the sugar
no carbohydrates cut down on high protein and fibre

What a joke if i did all the above i would be on a drip in hospital what a joke but i was told of 2 things that i could have

Cranberry juice and water and lots of it..... wahoooo aren't i lucky.

Your diet sounds very different from mine. I would not be able to drink cranberry juice - too much oxalate in it. My stones were calcium-oxalate. DRINK LOADS OF water and lemonade - for me anyway. Limit animal protein, high oxalate foods, and high purine foods.

unfortunately i wasn't given any dietary advice.i had my first stone 12+ yrs again 2 yrs ago and i have a small stone in my right side at the moment,yet i still haven't been told it's anything to do with diet. i have been vegetarian for 13 yrs so i do consume way too much cheese and i binge eat so i eat too much chocolates the consultant knows all this and still hasn't given me any incling that it's to do with my diet.

no special diet...I had cut on dairy but the dr said no matter what I do I am at risk for kidney stones...the only thing I can do it drink plenty of water...hugs

I was told to stay away from foods with calcium in them.

Don't eat whole wheat or grains, dairy, and a list of what seemed to be every fruit and vegetable known to man. I doubt my love of bok choy did me in.

The guidelines were beyond realistic, and I couldn't figure out what I was actually supposed to eat.