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Lemon Juice and Olive Oil
Posted by Lisa (USA) on 08/14/2006
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THANKS CINDI! I have have kidney stones for "ever" it seems like they mainly hurt on my right, after several times to the hospital for treatment and a lithotripsoy, it seemed endless well in Feb. I thought my kidneys were on another spell so.. off to the hospital, well.. it was my appendix. I had emergency surgery for that and my kidneys never hurt anymore so.. of course I thought it was my appendix and not my kidneys. then last week my left side starting hurting, so.. I started crying cause I didn't want that pain anymore. I read this and tried it and within 10 min. I don't hurt anymore!!! I haven't passed the stone yet but I am so convinced that I will. I was told they are 7mm.
Lemon Juice and Olive Oil
Posted by Gavin (Manganui, Northland, New Zealand) on 06/14/2012
Thank you for your informed feedback. Its good to get it with a bit of Science attached.
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Posted by David (Sun City, FL) on 08/06/2006
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I started having lower-right back pain a couple of weeks ago. I knew it was a possible kidney stone as I had a couple of them about 15 years ago when I was in my early twenties. I quickly went to my doctor as I knew the pain would rapidly increase. The pain was almost unbearable by the time I got a pain shot. He prescribed some Percocet (pain pills) and some Ibuprofen and sent me home. I was glad to get some pain medicine because I thought I would just go home and pass the stone. That was what happened with both of my stones that I passed 15 years ago. Unfortunately, it wasn't going to be that easy this time. So for the next week I would have severe pain for about a day and a half and then the pain would stop for another day and a half and then the cycle would repeat. I tried the 'jump and bump' method of passing stones. This is where you jump 2-4 inches and land with your legs locked and it kind of jars your body to try and get the stone to drop. I probably jumped so much that I am now probably a few inches shorter. Well this didn't work. So I went back to the doctor and got an ultrasound and an IVP scan. This is where they inject you with a dye and take a bunch of x-rays. The results showed everything was normal (no stones!). The doctor was surprised that everything was ok so he scheduled me to get a CT scan thinking the pain might be something behind the kidney. That night I did some more research on 'right flank pain' and found this site. I saw the 2oz lemon juice/olive oil recipe and decided to try it. I got some lemons and squeezed them into a measuring cup and got about 1/2 cup. Since I needed to use the same amount of olive oil, that would make a whole cup of this stuff to drink. I didn't think I drink all of that and keep it down so I used a 1/4 cup of each. It actually didn't taste bad. It just makes your lips feel weird (oily). I chased it with a bottle of water. After after about 15 minutes I actually felt a tingling feeling in my right lower flank. At the time I thought it must just be my imagination. I drank this in the afternoon. The next day no stones came out. But the following morning I passed a huge stone 9-10mm that had some very sharp crystalline formations attached to it. I was so happy. I then canceled my CT scan and I can't wait to show my doctor. I am going to get my stone analyzed so I will know what type it is but I think the best thing is to drink more water every day. Many thanks to this site. I wish I had tried this a week earlier.
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Posted by Kendra (White Rock, B.c. Canada) on 07/13/2010
If you can pass a 9mm one then, I can certainly pass a 7 that is stuck in my ureter. I don't want that surgery! The stent sounds horrible, and I already have an irritated bladder. I keep reading that a 7mm one won't pass, but some people say this is not true. Thanks.
Lemon Juice and Olive Oil
Posted by Sally (Wilsonville, AL) on 06/27/2006
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I woke up Saturday morning with backache. I knew it was a kidney stone. Dealt with it for 24 hours, I called a friend of mine (Charlotte) for advice on Sunday morning, she told me about the lemon juice and olive oil remedy she had read on Earth Clinic web. I immediately went to the kitchen and drank the lemon juice and then drank the olive oil and water. 10 hours later the stone/stones dissolved and I was able to pass them. Thanks to Earth Clinic and my friend (Charlotte) for the cure!!!! God Bless you both.
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Posted by Matt (Philadelphia) on 06/22/2006
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I have had a kidney stone for about a month. (confirmed by X-ray) I mixed 2 oz of lemon juice with 2 oz olive oil. Whipped together, it didn't taste too bad at all. I repeated dose again in 24 hours. It's been 15 hours since my last dose, and the stone is still with me. I'm going to try tea brewed from a plant called Chamberbitter.
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Posted by Rob (Ewa Beach, HI) on 05/30/2006
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In the past 18 yrs, I've passed well over 100 uric acid kidney stones. I've had J stents placed in me 3 times and lithotrisy once. I pass most of my stones without incident, but there are many that are stubborn and the pain is relentless for days, weeks and months at a time. This most recent episode brought me online once again looking for a remedy. Well I ran into this site where olive oil and lemon juice is recommended and I had to give it a try because I have nothing else to lose. The jury's still out because I haven't passed the stone yet, but if it does pass within the time other have, I'll be very happy.
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Posted by Isabel (Miami, FL) on 02/04/2006
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For the last 6 months I've had flank pains, Nausea, blood in my urine, etc. Three weeks ago, I went to my Dr. who diagnosed me with a urinary cyst and last week another said I had IBS (Irritable Bowl syndrome). That same day I ended up in the hospital because the "attacks" had become consistent and I could no longer tolerate the pain. My suspicions were confirmed, they told me I had a 4 mm stone in my left kidney. At 19 I've dealt with cancer and cysts on my ovaries that flare up during menstruation, the last thing I needed was kidney problems. I was discharged from the hospital WITH the stone because I didn't have insurance. I didn't know what to do or when the stone was going to come out so at this point I knew I'd have to take it into my own hands, I went on the web and discovered the WONDERFUL REMEDY # 1! It REALLY WORKED Thank you, Cyndi!!! It was 12 am and out of desperation I prepared the remedy, it didn't taste so bad but it was hard to keep down. 9am I had a sharp pain during urination, I chickened out and ran for my percosets because I knew it was coming. I held off urinating till about 11:30 and sat in a tub of hot water were I noticeably released the stone! I don't know if passing it would have been painless without the pain killer, but I know within 9 hours I was ready to let that sucker go. I totally recommend this, it's inexpensive and in the comfort of your own home. Try it, it just might end your suffering. Good luck!
'Wes from Riverview Florida writes, "Been in pain on and off since jan 2nd 06. Went to doctor Feb. 20 told me to go get iv/tomog. Setup appointment 4 days later. Got results back 3 days later they found 4 kidney stones biggest one 7mm-4mm and 2 2mm. Setup another appt. fastest they could see me was 2 weeks. Told them i probably would not last that long;got on computer that night and looked up home remedies and found this site---THANK GOD!! Was 11:00 at nite went to store and bought lemon juice, already had olive oil;mixed 2oz of each stirred and drunk it-- next day 20 hours later while at work felt it drop; got in truck rushed home and within 15 minutes it was passed the 7mm came thru. feel like million bucks now--also found on web md a product called uriflow--suppose to dissolve kidney stones;will try that product for other 3.
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Posted by Marion (Godley, TX)
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The lemon juice and olive oil did not cure me. I am desperate, I have a rather large Kidney stone in my left Kidney and I have already gone through one Lithotripsy and the Urologist says I should have another. NO WAY!! I am trying the natural remedies now but nothing seems to dissolve that stone! I am almost to the end of the wait and see period I go back on 16 May 2006 I would love to should him that there are other ways. HELP! I have some vascular concerns that I was born with that I am very worried about with another Lithostripsy, I also cannot afford to pay huge amounts of money to find an alternative way to dissolve this stone.
