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Lemon Juice and Olive Oil
Posted by Kelly (Toronto, Canada) on 12/10/2007
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re Kidney Stones (Olive Oil & Lemon) -- So far, this is a "Nay" for me. I tried it for 2 days then went to just squeezing lemons into a large glass of water every couple of hours. The 3rd day spent drinking hot water with apple cider vinegar, to no avail. My stomach got so acidic I had to stop. I even drank a whole beer. And I HATE beer! ' I tend to have kidney pain for a couple of months before they try to pass so I'm due for an ER visit within the next week or so. Exact same thing happened last year - spent Xmas and NY in the hospital, finally having 2 surgically removed (1 in Jan and 1 in Feb, missing a couple of months of work). The problem is that I am going to Mexico in a week and am terrified to spend the trip in the hospital (or worse, have an attack on the plane!). Don't even know if there is a hospital near the resort. Maybe I did something wrong when I tried the remedy or my type of stone is different than the success stories? My questions are: Should the remedy be done on an empty stomach? Should you rest or exercise? Is it just for stones already travelling? Mine are just sitting in my kidney with gradually increasing discomfort for over 3 mos and haven't yet attempted to leave. That's when the real fun begins! For the last week I can't sleep at night because the pain is getting worse. That's how I know it will be soon. I will try anything not to have to go through that agony EVER again! I was in ER so many times last year all the staff knew me by name and the only relief was morphine. Thank you for your time.
Lemon Juice and Olive Oil
Posted by James (London, UK) on 12/11/2007
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I note that most of the naysayers gave up after trying the remedy just once or twice or only once a day or every other day, whereas most of those who were successful tried it several times a day initially. I also note that the naysayers mostly tried the smaller 2 ounce dosage and a good few complained about the taste, whereas the yeasayers were less put off by the taste and many who tried the 2 ounce dosage went on to try the 3 ounce one (something most of the naysayers apparently failed to do).
I also note that several of the naysayers had adverse reactions to the remedy, suggesting that their insides were in a worse state than others, and perhaps too acidic for the remedy to work quickly.
The naysayers were also more skepticla on the whole. Many had stuck stones. A couple or so conjectured that this might have been the reason the remedy didn't work. However there were also yeasayers who had stuck stones. One naysayer said a stone he had actually grew in size even though he had taken the remedy over a long period, suggesting that some other factor was at work that was nullifying the effect of the remedy. Was he also on medication, for example? What was his diet like? He doesn't say. I would suggest then that in general the naysayers did not try a large enough dose at sufficiently frequent intervals for a stuck stone or for stones forming in environments where they were growing and/or multiplying rapidly to be dissolved.
Lemon Juice and Olive Oil
Posted by Susan (Dallas, USA) on 12/15/2007
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I've had a kidney stone for over two weeks now. I read this information on-line and decided to try it since drinking large amounts of water has not helped it to pass. The pain has been absolutely unbearable and I have been taking upwards of 80 mg of codeine a day. I tried this remedy for two days and as I am used to the taste of Olive Oil, it did not taste bad for me but I was only able to keep it on my stomach for about 3 hours - (tried 4 times) before throwing it up. I don't know if that's the pain, the codeine or what, but the pain was never releived and the kidney stone is still there a week after trying this. I've tried the Apple Cider and drinking Lemon Juice with Hot Water also and no relief. This rememdy must be for small kidney stones and as I have a tendency to have large ones, this is not going to help it "slide out". I have calcium oxalyte stones and anything acidic will not help them to dissolve - mine is the most common type but this rememdy is for those that have the other three types of stones so for those of you with oxalyte stones - I'd say, don't waste your time. If anyone knows of anything for oxalyte stones, please let me know. I am currently trying (started yesterday) on Uriflow - we'll see how that works since I have no insurance.
Lemon Juice and Olive Oil
Posted by Patrick (Swindon, England) on 12/30/2007
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[QUESTION] re: LEMON JUICE AND OLIVE OIL VITAMIN C -- The RDA for vitamin C in adults is 60 mg per day. Large doses of vitamin C are considered to be toxic in persons with a family history of or tendency to form kidney stones or gallbladder stones. Kidney and gallbladder stones usually consist of calcium oxalate. Oxalate occurs in high concentrations in foods such as cocoa, chocolate, rhubarb, and spinach. A fraction of the vitamin C in the body is normally broken down in the body to produce oxalate. A daily supplement of 3.0 grams of vitamin C has been found to double the level of oxalate that passes through the kidneys and is excreted into the urine. with this above, would it not add to your problems by drinking high vit c lime or lemon?
Lemon Juice and Olive Oil
Posted by Tress (puy, wa) on 01/06/2008
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I have a 2-3 mm stone that I have had for 5 weeks now. Popped it out of my left kidney in the ER on Dec 1st. I finally saw a urologist last week who wants to do surgery on Tuesday - Jan 8th. I have a CT Scan at the ER which showed a 3mm stone in my left ureter. I had a CT Scan - IVP on Dec 19th which showed the 2-3mm stone was now at the opening of my bladder but I just can't rid myself of this darn thing! I tried the lemon juice, oil mixture Friday night and all day Saturday. Today is Sunday 10am and NOTHING! NADA, still have this darn stone. I guess I will move on to try the coke/asparagus thing and then maybe celery seed tea...pray for me, wish me luck, I do not want surgery
Lemon Juice and Olive Oil
Posted by Todd (Sacramento, CA) on 01/28/2008
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NAY, Olive Oil Lemon Juice. Unfortunately, this didn't work at all on my kidney (ureteral) stone, which was first discovered after an agonizing ER visit 3 months ago Stone 8mm was stuck just before the bladder which required Lithotripsy. I was very anxious about the procedure, but it was actually a walk in the park. They put me to sleep for 45 minutes, pulverized the stone and woke me up. No pain or awareness that I even had a procedure. First urine after procedure was very bloody which is mentally difficult. I was in and out of the outpatient in just' a few hours and am glad to be home.
Lemon Juice and Olive Oil
Posted by Brian (Palmerton, PA) on 02/06/2008
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I tried 3oz of Lemon Juice and 3oz Virgin Olive Oil to help pass my 5mm kidney stone. It stayed in me for 2 hours until I threw it all up. Not trying that again!
Lemon Juice and Olive Oil
Posted by Dwayne (Christiansburg, VA) on 10/12/2006
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Olive oil & Lemon Juice cured: Kidney stones? Inconclusive but it sure eased my back pain! I was passing a stone prior to trying this remedy but I do have an overall positive impression on this remedy just for this 'side-affect' alone.
Taking topamax for migraines which is also a diuretic [sp?] that can cause kidney stones... which, it has. :( After a late night battle with my first I found this 'cure' & thought I would give it a try.
FYI - I also have mild/moderate rheumatoid arthritis which causes me back & neck pain so it's not so easy to tell where the kidney pain begins & the back pain ends given that both are gradual onset. (The kidney stone wasn't "gradual onset" - I can tell ya that! [8*0 ... Gradual to leave, yes. Gradual in onset, NO. :( )
There wasn't any call for a particular type of olive oil so I grabbed the cheapest type - Extra Virgin so if there is some distinction to be made it should be mentioned. Mixing this stuff up well with the lemon juice makes it "ok" to drink if you just gulp it right down. Especially once you've survived a stone passing and keep in mind that this is to prevent a recurrence. It doesn't taste THAT bad and isn't hard on your stomach. I ate some bread afterward to help it 'lay still' in my stomach which might help those with queasy stomachs or delicate digestive tracts. (There was no real problems on the way out either with too soft of stool, which I was worried about given the big gulp of oil. This is not mentioned above so I mention it here.)
The next day I only noticed two things, one was an aroma of olive oil and once, maybe twice a very, VERY slight -'ping'- sensation like something had dropped in my urinary tract but when I rushed to the bathroom I couldn't see anything when I urinated. Urine was clear and no way to really tell if there were more stones. No further pain or other indication.
The thing I've noticed is that my back pain seems to have reduced dramatically. There was some noticeable pain associated with the kidney area and I am quite sure that there are issues associate with my medication and kidney stones. This remedy seems to ease my neck & middle back pain as well although it may be coincidental - just because of the medication affecting my kidneys and the subsequent kidney pain radiating outward that makes me feel miserable all over.
Lemon Juice and Olive Oil
Posted by Andrew (Virginia Beach, VA) on 10/24/2006
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I had a significant decline on the intensity of the pain that I've suffered for the last 4 days since the initial shock of kidney stones. The stone hasn't passed in 24 hours, but the relief of not having agonizing pain was worth the trial! I went from using prescription Tylox to over-the-counter Motrin for pain relief. It felt as though this mixture expedited the travel of the stone. I would recommend this solution as it is safe, inexpensive and effective. Strangely I was watching a cooking show that used these two ingredients to make a simple salad dressing!
Lemon Juice and Olive Oil
Posted by Stacey (Charleston, SC) on 11/24/2006
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ok.. .I am guessing this worked for my pain... but no stone yet.. .I drank the remedy of 2oz Lemon juice well mixed with 2oz Olive Oil...I drank it and began downing my water and I had a sudden rush of hotness over come me... I ran to the sink and puked it all up! Including everything I ate previously... We will see if there was enough digested to pass the stone but if you have a weak stomach, you may puke your guts out! Good luck! Don't let this discourage you... there are a lot of people saying it DOES work... but I guess I have gotten the rough end of it...LOL... Good luck to all of you reading this for I FEEL your pain! These little boogers suck! I hope this works for you!
Lemon Juice and Olive Oil
Posted by Monica (Ocala, FL) on 12/28/2006
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Okay, so I went to the doctor cause I was in major pain all day Christmas and they think it was a Kidney stone, I have never had one before but they run in my family, I went searching yesterday afternoon looking for a Home remedy and I came upon this site, I figured what the heck, let me try it before they do all those invasive tests at the hospital. So I get home and I am a little nervous about trying it because so many people said it tasted horrible, but I had to do it, bottoms up. It did not taste too bad to me but I have a strong stomach. I was fine for a while and then about 2 hours later I had to fight the urge to vomit, I usually can keep myself calm enough not to, then I slowly started to feel better, I felt a few little pains in my Kidney through the night but no where near what I had been feeling. I got up this morning, very tired cause I did not sleep too well last night but I have only had a couple little minor flutters in my Kidney and that was this morning, no pain at all now. I am truly AMAZED! I am also so glad I found this site. I have not passed the Stone that I know of but If I do you can be sure that I will be back here to tell about it!! Good luck everyone!
Lemon Juice and Olive Oil
Posted by Drew (USA) on 01/16/2007
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O.K whattup peoples? If you wanna get rid of your kidney stones, let me show you how. First you try the lemon juice and olive oil for about 2 to 3 days, after that mix 2/12 ounces of lemon juice with only a little water,follow with a whole bottle of water. Do that every 2 to 3 hours but make sure you drink one bottle of water an hour.The goal is to drink 10 bottles per day, AND you'll start to see that your urine is cloudy and sandy like so if you see that, that means it's working. The lemon juice helps break down the stones,,it worked for me cause I had a stone on each side and I've done it for about a week now and I just got back from the hospital an hour ago and my doctor told me that I got only one stone left and the other one is almost in my bladder ready to pass....the remedy works but make sure you drink the lemon juice and water until your brain turns into a lemon.(STOCK UP ON LEMON JUICE AND WATER CAUSE YOU'LL NEED IT)!!!!!
Lemon Juice and Olive Oil
Posted by Drew (Chicago, IL) on 01/11/2007
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Wasssup peoples, to those that have kidney stones or had them should know about the agonizing pain.One day I was at work and all of the sudden I felt a sharp pain in my lower left side of my back and then the next day the right side was hurting like hell.I didn't know what to do. I went to see a kidney specialist and he told me that I had kidney stones and that scared the living daylights out of me.For about the next two years or so I dealt with the pain It kept me in and out of work so I just couldn't take it no more.So I 've browsed almost every site about kidney stones(this was 1/10/07) and found this site. At first I was like yeah right so I just figured might as well try something since I don't have insurance.tried the lemon juice and olive oil about 9:30a.m 1/10/07,about half an hour later the pain was gone!!!!.I was surprised but still aint passed the damn stone yet.I've took about three doses in one day and it still aint passed but my urine looked kind of grainy.So it's 01/11/07 took another dose at 9:00 this morning hoping to pass the thing,but I know one thing the pain is gone for now.Somebody wish me luck!!
Lemon Juice and Olive Oil
Posted by Shane (Des Moines, Iowa) on 01/12/2007
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I am 38 years old and am going on two weeks with my first kidney stone. And, like others have stated, the pain has been unbearable. When I read the comments on the olive oil/lemon juice remedy, I thought the passing was pure coincidence. My stepfather often said about headaches: If I take aspirin, they go away. If I don't take aspirin, they go away. I wondered if the same was true with kidney stones. About 12 hours ago, I thought I would give it a try. No stones have passed yet, but it did seem to stop the pain (coincidence?). I suffered through some pain today at work and did not have the remedy. Will try again tonight if the pain hits. Meanwhile, I am hoping for the stone to pass. Question for those with multiple stones. My pain has been on the right hand side of my body and a cat scan confirmed the stone. I don't have pain on that side any longer. It may have passed; I don't know. But now I have pain on the left side only. Would it be another stone?
Lemon Juice and Olive Oil
Posted by John (Eau Claire, Wisconsin) on 03/19/2007
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Hello everyone, I am a 24 year old male, who is from Wisconsin, but am currently in Spain teaching English. I had horrible back/side pains but before this I thought I had a UTI. (BTW I was told by urologist that Kidney stones can produce a false positive for a UTI on a urine analysis,) well long story short I have been dealing with these stones (5mm and 6mm ) for 3.5 months now. I have tried everything, short of catheterizing myself with straws duct taped together and sucking them out with a vacuum, so I just mixed the extra virgin olive oil and the fresh lemos together, and I will keep you updated. I hope this works!! Cheers :::gulp gulp:::
