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Lemon Juice and Olive Oil
Posted by Bill (Capecod, Ma) on 12/11/2009
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Hi. 53 yr old male. Got my first stone out of the blue on Sat. 12/8. Had no idea what was going on, pain was excruciating but stopped after 4 hours. Thought maybe a stone, but when pain stopped I didn't know for sure. No pain at all Sunday or Mon. am. Around 3 pm Mon. pain started again, more gradual then pretty sore. Called my primary-sent me to ER. IV killed pain, CT scan said 4MM stone. Go home and drink, with percocet for pain. Drank Mon night, all day Tues, probably 2 gallons, all morning Wed. no pain, no stone passed. Found this site and said what the hell. Mixed and drank the Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Lemon Juice, 2oz,each at 2:30 Pm. Kept drinking water all evening and through the night, whenever I had to get up to urinate. Got up Thurs. 5:15 am, urinated (what else) had breakfast, still no pain no stone. About 6:30 am had urge to urinate, after having gone 15 mins. earlier, out pops stone, completely painlessly!! I have no idea if it was the mix or the 3 days of water, but whatever it was it worked. I am probably the most skeptical person you could find re: home remedies, but as someone else said, give it a try, what do you have to lose (except a stone!)
Lemon Juice and Olive Oil
Posted by Elaine (Cleveland, Ga) on 10/30/2009
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left side pain gone! 4 days after taking 2 oz of extra virgin olive oil with 2 oz of organic lemon juice (fresh lemons) I am pain free. I passed some gross looking stuff and have no idea what it was all I know is I feel cleaned out. I also drank a lot of water..just make sure you stay near a toilet. thanks for the remedy and I did not go for my ultrasound I feel great a million thanks!
Lemon Juice and Olive Oil
Posted by Diana (Sebring, Florida) on 01/21/2009
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I suffered from a Kidney stone for 20 days, I went to the hospital on January 1st and I thought I had passed it about three days later because the pain went away but about a week later the pain came back and remained for two weeks straight except it was further down in my bladder and groin area. I was in misery, I didn't know what to do. I didn't want surgery, and I still had another two weeks for my dr. appt. to the Urologist and I didn't want to go back up to the Emergency room so.. I tried the 2 onces of Olive Oil and 2 onces of lemon Juice, with a glass of water, of course it isn't pleasant to drink, but if you hold your breathe and drink it fast, you can drink it down fast.... it was amazing for me... I took it at about 11pm and passed my stone by 5am in the morning. My stone was already in my bladder so it was ready to come out so I am sure that was why it was so fast. But I am so relieved to get it out. I didn't want to suffer any more.... Thanks to the people who put this cure out there..
Lemon Juice and Olive Oil
Posted by Murthy (Chennai, India) on 04/30/2009
Banana Stem Juice is supposed to be a very effective way of breaking or making the stone smaller. I have tried it and it worked for me.
EC: More info on banana stem juice...
Source: http://www.keralaayurvedics.com/media/articles/urinary-infection-causes-and-ayurvedic-remedies.html
"Juice from banana stem (banana stem juice) is effective in treating a variety of urinary infections and to dissolve kidney, prostrate and gall bladder stones. Banana stem is the core of banana plant. Remove the leaf bracts to reach the banana stem that runs from the base of the plant and ends at the banana bunch. Crush the stem with any solid material to extract the juice. Drink a glass each in the morning and evening. The juice from leaf bracts are of no use in this regard.
Taking banana stem juice (vazhappindi neeru in Malayalam) is single best remedy for all types of kidney stones."
Lemon Juice and Olive Oil
Posted by SP (London, UK) on 12/19/2008
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Guys This works..It really Works..You cant imagine how relieved I'am..Thx a million to this site and all others who shared their experiences..Actually other user stories on this site kept me believed and also gave me strength in my last few very difficult days..
I had sudden severe pain in my right abdomninal area last wednesday..I was unable to figure out what was happening as i never experienced pain like that in my life..Believe me its horrible...I was rushed into emergency section and after CT scan they have confirmed i got a kidney stone..I was scared of surgery which is scheduled for next week but luckily I found this site...
3oz LEMON juice + 3oz OlIVE oil is the magic formula..Initially i had only 1 oz lemon+1 oz olive (2 times a day)for 3 days but it didnt work...so I took 3oz lemon + 3ozOlive this morning and guess what with in 4 hours I passed the dark brown stone of size 3mm..huffff..what a relief...
Guys you are not losing anything if it doesnt work but trust me its worth giving a try..GOOD LUCK..
Lemon Juice and Olive Oil
Posted by Nonni (Cleveland, Ohio) on 12/11/2008
Sangeetha, it might be that the olive oil is too laxative for you and also some people can't digest oils very well. When my brother gets kidney stones he just mixes lemon juice with water and drinks that on and off during the day. Like lemonade but without the sweetener. He might have a little bit of olive oil on a salad, but that's it. He also drinks lots of plain water throughout the day. Every time he gets a kidney stone he does this and they always pass. Hope this helps you.
Lemon Juice and Olive Oil
Posted by Tony (Chicago, Illinois) on 11/24/2008
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About 2 weeks ago I went to the bathroom and I urinated red. To me that is a sign of kidney stone. I have had stones come out before and that si the first warning. I did not know what to do. I started drinkin a lot of water and said to myself that I would let it come out just like the other times. On the other times I flushed out t he stone but if hurted me because it had spikes on it, and I suffered for some days after.
I did some research and I found out the remedy of OLIVE OIL and LEMON JUICE. I wanted to try since many here said it worked for them. I have Calcium concentrated stones.
I took 4 tablespoons of Olive oil and a fresh full squized lemon, ones in the morning and ones at night. Everytime I took it after a while the pain would be gone. 2 days ago, I took the last shot of the "cocktail" followed by distiled water and waited.
In the morning of saturday 11/22/2008 I felt like my blader was about to explode. I went to the washroom and urinated a whole lot....not paying any attention to anything....When I focused on the bottom of the boul, I saw it....there is was..my worst enemy...The stone had some out and was the sice of a rice grain. How come i did not feel it? WOW....I tried to pick it up so I could see it and I could not..Everytime I went to grab it it would desolve.
This was the first time I had a stone come out without even feeling it, or feeling any pain.
THANK YOU FOR THIS REMEDY, BECAUSE IS AWSOME. GOD BLESS you and if I see any signes of stones again, this will be my cure from now on....
THANK YOU FROM THE HEART.
Lemon Juice and Olive Oil
Posted by Greg (Alameda, California) on 09/29/2008
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After reading the comments from this post, I thought that the idea of drinking olive oil and lemon juice for kidney stone removal was totally absurd. I had a pain on my right-side and visited a urologist who told me that I had a kidney stone at 6.5 mm in size, and he prescribed for me Flomax, Norco, and a diuretic to rid the stone. After usuing the Flomax for one day, I had major side effects and problems due to this drug, so I abandoned it and proceeded with the natural way. At first I was reluctant to try this method and I emailed a user from this post who told me exactually what to do and expect. So I did it. I mixed 2 ounces of olive-oil and 2 ounces of refridgerated fresh squeezed lemon juice, twice daily in the morning and at night, and to my surprise!!! on the 5th day, I urinated that stone and a bunch of gravel...... NO PAIN!! I am totally convinced and will always use this method to get rid of kidney stones. I would like to thank all of the people who posted this remedy and to the website EarthClinic who made this possible for me.
Lemon Juice and Olive Oil
Posted by Forest (Kitchener, Ontario) on 09/03/2008
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I used the lemon juice and olive oil treatment. Shortly after taking the mixture and a glass of water the pain subsided. Two treatments later I passed a 4-5mm stone without any pain. It worked great and will be used again.
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 Deborah (Berlin, New Jersey) on 08/19/2007
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My dear boyfiend Bob was suffering with a kidney stone. His urologist did a treatment where he pushed a strawlike tube(under local anesthesia) up Bob's private part and into his urinary tract in the hopes of dislodging/removing his kidney stone. The doctor only pushed the stone back up into his bladder. Doctor Wonderful then advised Bob to set up an appointment to get put to sleep and the doc would use a large instrument to grasp the stone. Bob wasn't thrilled with this idea because after the first session he had some bleeding and burning upon urination which was very uncomfortable. Anyway...as a loving friend that I am, I went online and saw the remedy of olive oil and lemon juice. Bob followed the instructions. 2 ounces of EVO (as Rachel Ray would say) extra virgin oil and l squeezed lemon. He drank it down like 2 shots of liquor. After 24 hours when he went tinkle, he felt a stinging pain in his lower groin, and a couple of hours later while urinating he passed a brownish rough edged stone the size of a green pea. I was stunned by the size of it, (I'm sure they can be larger), but the fact that such a hard stone of that size can pass through a male's penis. So...it can be done and this is my testimony. Try it before or while you see these medical guys to shove stuff up your privates, and possibly do more damage. What can it hurt. Oh...Bob did say he was burping up the taste of olive oil and felt a little nauseaus, but nothing unbearable. He is so relieved...me too and I don't want to see my loved ones suffer!!! Thank you.
Lemon Juice and Olive Oil
Posted by Greg (Alameda, California/USA) on 10/04/2008
Who paid you to try to dissuade others from trying this remedy? The big pharmaceutical companies?? Trying this mixture for one single time won't be as effective as 3 days....
Lemon Juice and Olive Oil
Posted by celso (riyadh, saudi arabia) on 03/07/2007
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Good Day! I am a Filipino expatriate working in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. As I experienced having kidney stone attack is quite painful. It happened to me at two in the morning. Thanks to my colleague for driving me to hospital. The attending nurse injected pain remover to ease the excruciating pain. The next day in my x-ray, there we found the culprit of my pain, a stone in my kidney. The doctors asked me which I prefer laser or medicine treatment. I choose the long process of medicine treatment. He gave me three kinds of tablets and capsules. Back to my work, I tried to check from internet the best treatment for kidney stone. Thanks, God I found Earth Clinic and this wonderful cocktail treatment.As soon as I reached our house, immediately I made this 2 OZ OF LEMON JUICE AND 2 OZ OF OLIVE OIL. The next day while I am on duty the stone 07 mm in size passed at around 18 hours after the cocktail treatment. It is great to be healthy again. Thanks God and thanks earth clinic. By the way, my doctor will surely miss my appointment with him.
Lemon Juice and Olive Oil
Posted by Maureen (Chicago, IL) on 11/28/2006
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Just an update to my post of 10/01/06. Here it is, nearly two months later and my ex-husband has had no more problems. He drank three doses of the 2 oz lemon juice/2 oz olive oil *cocktail* and the pain disappeared. Then, during a pre-op test, they could no longer find the kidney stone. Thanks to Cyndi for posting this cure. I love this site!
Lemon Juice and Olive Oil
Posted by Nancy (Doniphan, MO) on 10/17/2006
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I am soooo thankful I came across your website. I have been dealing with a 4mm kidney stone since first part of Sept. Finally had a xray a few days ago and determine it. IT was in the tube and trying to go into the bladder. Dr. wanted to do what they normally do because he said it was to big to past on my own BUT I was willing to try anything. And praise the LORD the lemon juice and olive oil worked (2oz.lemon juice and 2oz. olive oil). I took a dose on Monday night the 16th and took one when I got up this morning and then this evening and at 7:30 I passed the thing. Thank you Lord!!! : ) I truly believe God lead me to your site and I'm sooo thankful again that it worked for me. God bless!
Lemon Juice and Olive Oil
Posted by Maureen (Chicago, IL) on 10/01/2006
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2 oz lemon mixed w 2 oz olive oil cured kidney stones. I happened to find this site three weeks ago, and then two weeks ago my ex-husband called me from the emergency room to tell me he had a kidney stone that was too large to pass. He filled his prescription for pain pills and scheduled the surgery for last week, knowing what it involved, because he's had them eight or nine times in the past. I sent him a link to the testimonies on your site and he wrote back that it sounded terrible. I replied, "As terrible as having surgery?" I didn't hear anything more from him and then saw him yesterday at a function for my son. I asked if he had the surgery and he said, "No, I went in for an exam and one more xray before scheduling the surgery and the doctor couldn't find anything. It's gone." I'm so thrilled that this worked for him and I can't wait to tell everyone about it. I'm just curious if he passed them already w/o realizing it? That would seem odd to me, but I've never had these things (knock on wood). At any rate, mark one more person down in the Yay column.
Lemon Juice and Olive Oil
Posted by Sheldon (Glendale, AZ) on 09/21/2006
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Re: Lemon juice and olive oil -- THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH! I had blood in my urine and was diagnosed with 4 stones, 4mm on up to 1cm. Was referred to urologist. 2 days before going there, I drank the horrible tasting (gagging, really) concoction of 2oz lemon juice and 2oz olive oil. Within a day, my blood in urine was gone, along with almost all of the pain! Urologist said only one stone left, a big one, and will get another xray in 2 weeks to check on it. Needless to say, I will be gagging down the concoction every day until that appointment. I also noticed TODAY that my urine has gravel in it-the damned stones disintegrated! Thanks again for the cure. Beats lithotripsy, even the new one with no water/tub!
Lemon Juice and Olive Oil
Posted by Larry (Madison, MS) on 09/18/2006
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I had a kidney stone in the past that kept me in the hospital for 3 days drugged up the whole time before it passed. I started getting pains on Saturday morning and by Saturday night I was thinking oh brother here we go again!!!!! By 2 a.m. I was surfing the internet and paying people for "Miracle Cures". By Sunday morning I was fatigued and worn out but still trying to avoid the E.R. and make it till Monday morning to see my doctor. I gave the internet one more try looking for home remedies you didn't have to pay for and stumbled across this web page. I drank the potion at 9 pm and by 9:20 all pain had disappeared and I was one happy camper again!!!! It is now the next day and the stone has not passed but there is still no pain!! Thank you for this web page and advice. I will be trying other remedies I found here also.
Lemon Juice and Olive Oil
Posted by Tim From New York (New York, Ny Usa) on 06/14/2012
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Spent the weekend in the ER with excruciating abdominal pain - the day a routine colonoscopy. CAT scan and cause turned out to be.. You guessed it.. a 4mm kidney stone.
I suspect that the colonoscopy preparation pills: OsmoPrep (Sodium Phosphate) may be related to this stone since a work colleague had the exact same issue a month ago with same pills. Beware!!
Anyway, I suffered in total agony for two days. All the docs could offer up was Oxycodone painkiller (awful and somewhat ineffective) and sit it out for a "week or so". Clearly not an option plus I have a busy job and could not be out of the office that long. Since I used to be a research scientist I decided to use the web for some ideas on remedies.
Ended up on this site. Based on reading all the posts it seems that of the 5 types of kidney stone three of the most common are dissolvable by acidifying the urine so I decided to try the Olive Oil and Lemon Juice remedy (Apple Cider vinegar was just too much for me to handle - it's like drinking paint stripper). No downside except throwing up or stopping if the pain got worse (I guess it might if you have stones that dissolve in alkaline urine)
Somewhat skeptical, but I bought the most expensive virgin olive oil I could find (which tastes OK in bulk actually) and then dosed myself with 4oz Olive Oil stirred vigorously into 4oz of pure lemon juice (bottled). Based on what I have read elsewhere I think the olive oil lipids coat the lemon juice and get it through the stomach acid and into the small intestine where it is adsorbed very rapidly - which may explain the speed of what came later...
You have to chug it down immediately after mixing before the oil and juice separate - a blender might be a good idea - and I chased it with a very large glass of water without pausing to taste the mixture. Don't stop to think about it just chug it down and think about something else.
Then - MIRACLE - pain went from a 10 (bad) to a 1 (minimal) within 10 minutes. I could not believe it. I never needed a painkiller thereafter.
I repeated the dose after a couple of hours and then a third dose just before going to bed around 4 hours after that. I guess there is some upper limit to what you can take but you probably throw up or something. Anyway, only mild discomfort in the morning.
Repeated the dose three times on day two and urinated through a plastic tea strainer throughout to watch for dissolved stone fragments as other posters recommend. At the end of day two I got a small sliver of what I assume to be a partially dissolved kidey stone about 4mm by 0.5mm in the strainer but no other solid material passed that day or later.
Day three back to work and feel as good as new. UNBELIEVABLE. My doc couldn't believe it - but they took the fragment and are going to test it to see which type of kidney stone it was. I am thinking calcium oxalate. Here are two really good sources for kidney stone information:
http://www.drhoffman.com/page.cfm/552
http://www.doctoryourself.com/kidney.html
THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR POSTING THIS REMEDY
