Expert Opinion, Pain Management, Stent Pain, Treatments 2 mins Ask Dr. Stoller: Managing Daily Life with a Stent If you’ve ever had a stent, you know just how distressing it can be! Between tackling pain and worrying about when you can resume
Lifestyle 2 mins Does Gravel Root Tea Really Root Out Kidney Stones? Named after its purported abilities to prevent kidney stones and dissolve them into gravel, gravel root tea is a common home remedy among kidney
Lifestyle 2 mins Does Vitamin C cause Kidney Stones? Vitamin C is known for its immunity-boosting effects1, but those benefits could come at a cost for kidney stone formers! What is Vitamin
Kidney Stones, Treatments 2 mins Why Are My Kidney Stones Not Showing Up on X-Ray? Diagnosed with a kidney stone, but confused about why it didn’t show up on your initial KUB (kidney, ureter and bladder) X-ray? It all
Kidney Stones 2 mins How Does Diabetes Increase My Kidney Stone Risk? More than 37 million Americans suffer from diabetes, and Type 2 diabetes accounts for up to 95% of these cases1. If you have Type
Lifestyle 2 mins If You Have Kidney Stones and Love Dark Chocolate, We’ve Some News For You Tired of having to give up your favorite foods? Plot twist: here’s an indulgent treat that you can keep. Dark chocolate has been revered
Pain Management 3 mins Your Guide to Common Medications for Kidney Stones and Stone Pain If you’re dealing with a small stone (6mm or smaller) in your distal ureter, or have just undergone treatment for your kidney stones, your
Lifestyle 2 mins Can Drinking Beer Help Me to Pass My Kidney Stone? We love our ice-cold beers, especially on a hot summer day! As beer is naturally a diuretic, some kidney stone patients believe that drinking
Lifestyle 3 mins Before You Go Vegan, Beware the Kidney Stone Risks! Veganism has been on the rise, spurred by its reputation as the healthier, more ethical diet. While eating more vegetables is definitely good for