Preventing Kidney Stones

If you've ever had a kidney stone, you know you don't want to relive that experience if you can avoid it. Urologist Dr. Jared Berkowitz explains the keys to ...

The number one recommendation is to keep well hydrated. Most patients don't drink enough water, the urine is relatively concentrated, and that can precipitate new stone growth. So I really recommend six to eight glasses of water a day. There are some foods that we eat that contain some substances that can promote stones, promote stone formation, and depending on the type of stone that a patient has, we might tell them to restrict certain foods that are rich in oxalate like spinach, tea and chocolate. Some of the good foods we like to eat, unfortunately can promote stones.