Urinary Stones: Dietary Recommendations.

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Dr. Gary Pack

Urinary stone risk factors can result from improper diet and/or physiologic abnormalities.Recurrence rate of kidney stones is over 50%.Dietary factors are important in kidney stone formation.Dietary recommendations in nephrolithiasis (kidney stones) should be based on a 24 hour urine collection.Diet changes alter the results of urine analysis and alter the type of stones formed and […]

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Conditions: Acid-base balance, Bladder stones, Cystinuria (cystenuria), Hypercalciuria, Hypocitraturia, Nephrolithiasis (kidney stones), Urinary stones (urolithiasis), Xanthinuria

Supplements: Citric acid (citrate)

Foods: Almonds, Asparagus, Beets, Black tea (Camellia sinensis), Cashew, Celery, Chocolate, Cocoa, Coffee, Eggplant, Parsley, Peanuts, Rhubarb (Rheum rhabarbarum), Rice bran, Soy, Spinach, Strawberries, Tofu, Tomatoes, Walnuts, Wheat bran

Miscellaneous: Calcium oxylate, Na/K

Nephrolithiasis-Associated Bone Disease.

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Dr. Gary Pack

Urinary stone disease (nephrolithiasis) is a risk factor for bone disease (osteoporosis) and hip fractures. Low bone mineral density (BMD) is common in people with calcium nephrolithiasis. Calcium nephrolithiasis is described as a multisystem disease with complications of urinary stones and osteoporosis. In one study of urinary stone patients, with average follow-up of 19 years, […]

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Conditions: Acidosis (acidity), Alkalosis (alkalinity), Hip fracture, Hypercalciuria, Hypocitraturia, Nephrolithiasis (kidney stones), Osteoporosis, Urinary stones (urolithiasis), Vertebral fracture

Supplements: Stone breaker (Phyllanthus niruri), Vitamin C (ascorbic acid), Vitamin D

Foods: Alcohol, Almonds, Asparagus, Bacon, Beef, Beer, Beets, Bread, Cauliflower, Cereals, Chicken, Chocolate, Duck, Kidney beans, Lamb, Lima beans, Mushrooms, Nuts, Peanuts, Peas, Pork, Rhubarb (Rheum rhabarbarum), Salt, Seafood, Sorrel, Spinach, Tea, Turkey, Wheat bran, Whole grains, Yeast

Miscellaneous: Calcium oxylate, Potassium citrate, Purines

Advances in Medical Stone Management Over 35 Years.

Posted on July 17, 2009 by Dr. Gary Pack

The author has worked on the problem of urolithiasis (urinary stones) for 35 years, writing 94 articles. He has studied hypocitraturia, hypercalciuria and the links between gouty stones, obesity and insulin resistance. This article reviews progress of the past 35 years. Dr. Pak’s main interests have been the causes of stones and the prevention of […]

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Phyllanthus Niruri in Urolithiasis.

Posted on March 2, 2007 by Dr. Gary Pack

Phyllanthus niruri (Pn) is an herb from Brazil, belonging to the Euphorbiaceae family of plants, that is known to prevent the growth of calcium oxylate (CaOx) urinary stones. The present study of rats followed the progression of stones after a CaOx “seed stone” was placed in the urinary bladder. Treatment with Pn was started immediately […]

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Conditions: Hypercalciuria, Kidney stones, Urinary stones (urolithiasis)

Supplements: Bioflavonoids, Lignans, Stone breaker (Phyllanthus niruri)

Miscellaneous: Alkaloids, Brazil, Calcium oxylate, Flavonoids, Triterpenes, Urinary bladder

Phyllanthus Niruri and Calcium Stone Forming Patients.

Posted on March 1, 2007 by Dr. Gary Pack

Phyllanthus niruri is an herb used in Brazil to treat kidney stones (urolithiasis.) The herb is known as “quebra pedra” or “stone breaker.” It has been previously shown to cause smooth muscle relaxation for easier passing of kidney stones. It has a pain relieving effect. It has been shown to prevent the growth of calcium […]

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Conditions: Hypercalciuria, Hyperuricemia, Kidney stones

Supplements: Caffeic acid, Plant sterols (Phytosterols), Quercetin, Rutin, Stone breaker (Phyllanthus niruri)

Miscellaneous: Brazil, Coumarins, Flavonoids, Lignans, Phosphodiesterase, Phosphodiesterase inhibitors, Terpenes

Protein Consumption, Predictor of Bone Mass in Women.

Posted on February 2, 2007 by Dr. Gary Pack

This study evaluating the relationship between protein intake and bone mass in elderly women, included 1077 women around the age of seventy-five. Protein intake was evaluated by food intake questionnaires and bone mass was measured by heel ultrasound at the start and hip bone mineral density after one year. One third of the women with […]

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Conditions: Acidosis (acidity), Elderly, Hypercalciuria, Secondary hyperparathyroidism

Supplements: Calcium, Potassium citrate, Protein

Miscellaneous: BMD (bone mineral density), Dietary protein

Vitamin D, the Lactating Mother and the Nursing Infant.

Posted on March 16, 2006 by Dr. Gary Pack

The daily dose of vitamin D advised for mothers during lactation are currently 400 IU/day. The authors say this dose is too low, especially for dark pigmented people. Rickets in infancy is an increasing problem in the breastfed children because of the current fear of the sun and of skin cancer. Vitamin D is converted […]

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Conditions: Breastfeeding, Hypercalciuria, Lactation, Rickets, Skin cancer

Supplements: Vitamin D

Foods: Milk

Miscellaneous: Kidney, Liver, Sun exposure

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