ckm1956 says:

Hello,
My husband has had a minimum of 2 kidney stones a year for the last 35 years..I have sort of become a kidney stone expert. Did your Dr analize your stone? the 2 most common stone types my husband deals with are either calcium or uric acid.
Doctors used to prescribe a low calcium diet for preventing kidney stones. This approach makes little sense if you understand how calcium is managed in the body. Calcium levels in the blood are kept pretty steady by balancing the absorption of calcium from diet and taking calcium from bones when needed. Changing the amount of calcium in the diet causes very little change in the blood level of calcium The kidney filters substances from the blood, so changing the dietary intake of calcium does not change the amount of calcium that is filtered by the kidneys.
Perhaps the most important step you can take towards preventing kidney stones is drinking 8 to 10 8 oz. Glasses of water every day. Having enough water in your body will help to reduce the concentration of calcium in the fluid that your kidney filters. High concentrations of calcium and oxalate, phosphate or other minerals are needed to form stones.
Another approach to preventing kidney stones in adults is to eat calcium rich foods and avoid oxalates. This works in two ways 1) reducing the amount of oxalate available, and 2) if calcium is present in the diet with oxalate, then calcium and oxalate bind in the intestine. This way, less calcium and oxalate enter the blood so that oxalates are not available to bind with calcium in the kidney. You should not use calcium supplements unless you talk to your doctor.
Very high intakes of sodium and protein may cause kidney stones. You should use little salt in cooking or at the table and avoid many high sodium processed foods. Most people should have 2 portions of protein foods per day. The portions should be about the size of a deck of cards or a quarter-pound hamburger after it is cooked.
My Husband has tried low oxalate diet without much success..It is very restrictive
the following link has a partial list of high oxalate foods to avoid.
Good Luck !

Go0o0o0 Patriots says:

- Drink lots of water or lemonade. The citrate in the lemonade may help prevent stone formation
- Eat a low oxalate diet. Here’s a helpful guide: http://www.branwen.com/rowan/oxalate.htm
- Avoid cola beverages.
- Make sure you are getting an adequate source of calcium in your diet.
- Reduce the amout of sodium in your diet.