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#1 11-04-2008 5:29 pm
Learn To Listen When Your Kidneys Do The Talking - Part 1
Excerpt: From The Always Listen To Your Liver Series. This week, I heard from friends, family and numerous clients ranging from 2 years to 52 years old, either in the hospital or at home in severe agony from kidney stones. Coincidence? Maybe it was a coincidence because I knew about them... Continue Reading Learn To Listen When Your Kidneys Do The Talking - Part 1 from Dr. Hull's free monthly ezine, The Healthy Newsletter.
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#2 11-05-2008 6:00 pm
- ukdiabetic
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Re: Learn To Listen When Your Kidneys Do The Talking - Part 1
i read with interest your article on kidneys stones
here's a short precis of the chemicals that are contained in the kidneys
Different kinds of kidney stones form from different salts in the urine.
Calcium stones are the most common type of kidney stone. They are either spiky or large and smooth, and are made up of calcium oxalate or calcium phosphate.
Calcium stones are more common in people who have excess levels of vitamin D or who have an overactive parathyroid gland. People who have medical conditions such as cancer, some kidney diseases, or a disease called sarcoidosis are also more likely to develop calcium stones.
Uric acid stones are smooth, brown and soft. Excess amounts of uric acid can be caused by eating a lot of meat. Conditions such as gout and treatments such as chemotherapy can also increase the risk of getting uric acid stones.
Struvite stones (infection stones) are usually large and have a horn-like shape. They develop when there is too much ammonia in the urine. This can happen if you have a urinary tract infection (UTI), because the bacteria that cause these infections can generate ammonia. This kind of kidney stone is most often found in women.
Cystine stones are yellow and crystalline. They develop if you have high levels of cystine in your urine, which happens if you have a hereditary disorder called cystinuria. Only one in a hundred kidney stones are caused by this condition. Cystine stones tend to develop earlier in life than other kidney stones, usually between the ages of 10 and 30 years.
#3 11-22-2008 5:57 pm
- nash
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Re: Learn To Listen When Your Kidneys Do The Talking - Part 1
ukdiabetic - are you using this forum to promote yourself? Your info is rather lengthy and a bit boring. I typically get this type of psych-babble from my doctor. Why don't you get your own forum and stop criticizing Dr. Hull so much.
I think we have all complained about your posts - you make us feel a bit belittled and uncomfortable. Why do you keep getting on our forum when no one responds to you and I know that I have asked for your critical comments to be deleted.
You appear to be a know-it-all.
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