# Kidney Stone Diet

with Jill Harris, LPN, CHC

Source: https://kidneystonediet.com/

## Latest posts

- [Kidney Stone Myths Debunked](https://kidneystonediet.com/kidney-stone-myths-debunked/) — 2026-07-17
  I wish I could tell you that kidney stone myths eventually disappear, but they do not. The same home remedies keep showing up online year after year, usually with a confident promise that one food or drink can dissolve a&hellip;
- [How the Kidney Stone Diet® Fits With Other Medical Conditions](https://kidneystonediet.com/how-the-kidney-stone-diet-fits-with-other-medical-conditions/) — 2026-07-10
  Kidney stone prevention is not a separate diet. That is one of the first things I wish more patients understood. Dr. Fred Coe and I intentionally built the Kidney Stone Diet® as a set of goals. We designed it that&hellip;
- [Ten Common Mistakes that Increase Your Stone Risk](https://kidneystonediet.com/ten-common-mistakes/) — 2026-06-26
  You already know about spinach and almonds. Most of the people who follow me are well past the beginner-kidney-stone advice. You know water matters, sodium matters, and oxalate is only one part of the story. But there are other mistakes&hellip;
- [GLP-1 and Kidney Stones: What You Need to Know](https://kidneystonediet.com/glp-1-and-kidney-stones/) — 2026-06-19
  There are an estimated 30 million (1 in 8) Americans who are taking GLP-1 medications now. You may know them by names like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, or Zepbound. And because I work with kidney stone formers every day, the question&hellip;
- [A Bad Combination: Low Citrate and High Urine pH](https://kidneystonediet.com/a-bad-combination/) — 2026-06-12
  Most kidney stone patients hear a lot about water, sodium, calcium, oxalate, and protein. But there are two numbers on the 24-hour urine collection that deserve more attention together: citrate and urine pH. Citrate is one of the natural substances&hellip;
- [The Kidney Stone Fear Factor](https://kidneystonediet.com/kidney-stone-fear-factor/) — 2026-06-05
  Living longer is a gift. Living better is the goal. We are living longer than people did generations ago, and that is something to be grateful for. Many of us are alive because of better surgeries, medications, screenings, treatments, and&hellip;
- [A Pill Is Not a Plan: Understanding Your Kidney Stone Prevention](https://kidneystonediet.com/a-pill-is-not-a-plan/) — 2026-05-29
  Kidney stone patients are often told to take a medication to prevent more stones before they fully understand why that medication was prescribed. Medication is not the enemy. Guessing is. I want to be very careful here because I know&hellip;
- [From Crystal to Crisis: How Kidney Stones Form](https://kidneystonediet.com/how-kidney-stones-form/) — 2026-05-22
  When someone has a kidney stone attack, it can feel like the stone came out of nowhere. One day, you are fine. The next day, you are writhing in pain on the bathroom floor, wondering what in the world is&hellip;
- [You’re Just a Stone Former](https://kidneystonediet.com/just-a-stone-former/) — 2026-05-15
  One of the most frustrating things I hear from patients is this: “My doctor told me I’m just a stone former.” Sometimes the patient says it about themselves, too. “I guess I’m just a stone former.” They say it like&hellip;
- [Calcium and Oxalate: The Rule Most Stone Formers Get Wrong](https://kidneystonediet.com/calcium-pairing-mistakes/) — 2026-05-01
  If you are a calcium oxalate stone former, you have probably heard that calcium can help lower how much oxalate gets into your urine. That part is true, but this is also where people start to panic. Patients often ask&hellip;
- [Can You Dissolve a Kidney Stone?](https://kidneystonediet.com/can-you-dissolve-a-kidney-stone/) — 2026-04-24
  Kidney stone patients all ask the same hopeful question: “Can I dissolve this stone!?” An understandable question. If you have ever passed a kidney stone, had surgery, worn a stent, or sat in the ER scared and uncomfortable, of course you&hellip;
- [The Right Way to Do a Urine Collection and Stop Making Stones](https://kidneystonediet.com/the-right-way-to-do-urine-collection/) — 2026-04-17
  If you&#8217;ve had a kidney stone, there&#8217;s a good chance someone told you to drink more water and left it at that. But if you really want to know why you are making stones, a urine collection matters. This is&hellip;
- [The Herbs and Spices Mistake Almost Everyone Makes](https://kidneystonediet.com/the-herbs-and-spices-mistake/) — 2026-04-10
  When people first learn about oxalate, it often becomes the center of everything. Every food gets judged by a number. Every meal starts to feel like a math problem. And before long, people are avoiding foods that were never the&hellip;
- [Why Added Sugar Matters for Kidney Stone Formers](https://kidneystonediet.com/why-added-sugar-matters/) — 2026-04-03
  Before we talk about sugar, we need to understand how kidney stones form in the first place. There are always new people here, and it helps to remember the basics! Also, here are the goals of the Kidney Stone Diet®.&hellip;
- [Toxic Foods and Kidney Stones](https://kidneystonediet.com/toxic-foods/) — 2026-03-27
  If you&#8217;ve ever had a kidney stone, you know the feeling. You&#8217;re in pain, real pain, the kind that makes you say, &#8220;I will do anything to never go through this again.&#8221; So you start searching, trying to figure out&hellip;
- [Hair Loss, Brittle Nails, and Collagen](https://kidneystonediet.com/hair-loss-brittle-nails-and-collagen/) — 2026-03-20
  Hair thinning. Brittle nails. More breakage than you remember from ten years ago. Many kidney stone formers are at an age when these changes start showing up. For women especially, postmenopausal hormone shifts can quietly alter hair texture, growth patterns,&hellip;
- [Infection Stones (aka Struvite): What Kidney Stone Patients Need to Understand](https://kidneystonediet.com/infection-stones/) — 2026-03-13
  Most kidney stones people hear about (calcium oxalate or uric acid stones) are related to urine chemistry, hydration, and diet. Infection stones, also called struvite stones, are different. They form because of specific bacteria in the urinary tract. These stones&hellip;
- [Chew Your Vitamins: Immune-Supporting and Gut-Healthy Foods for Kidney Stone Formers](https://kidneystonediet.com/chew-your-vitamins/) — 2026-03-05
  Walk into any pharmacy, and you will see shelves full of “immune support” supplements—vitamin C, zinc, vitamin D, elderberry, antioxidant blends, and powders that promise to strengthen your immune system. It can make immunity seem complicated. In reality, the immune&hellip;
- [How long does it take to form a kidney stone](https://kidneystonediet.com/timeline-of-a-kidney-stone/) — 2026-02-27
  How Kidney Stones Form Your&nbsp;kidneys&nbsp;are filters. All day long, they clean your blood and make urine. That urine carries out extra minerals your body does not need—including calcium, oxalate, uric acid, and others. Most of the time, these minerals dissolve&hellip;
- [Low-Oxalate Snacks](https://kidneystonediet.com/low-oxalate-snacks/) — 2026-02-13
  Before we jump into snack ideas, bookmark the most important resource for understanding oxalate in foods: → The Complete Harvard-Research-Based Oxalate List This list is used by tens of thousands of kidney stone patients and is the one I use&hellip;