Guest guest Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 Lemonade May Prevent a Painful Illness Drink up! Lemonade, the quintessential summer beverage, may prevent painful kidney stones, according to two new studies from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and Duke University. The only catch is that you have to drink it regularly. If you don't want the extra calories from all that sugar, just mix lemon juice with water. It appears to work by increasing the production of urinary citrate, a chemical in the urine that prevents the formation of crystals that may build up into kidney stones, reports HealthDay News. For most of us, a chemical in our urine naturally prevents the crystals from building up, but for those who are prone to kidney stones that chemical does not work and crystallized deposits form. When the body tries to expel those deposits through the narrow tubes of the urinary tract, it causes extraordinary pain and burning. Study No. 1: In the first study led by Kristina Penniston of the University of Wisconsin, 100 patients suffering with calcium oxalate kidney stones, the most common type of kidney stones, were prescribed lemonade therapy, something the hospital has actually been recommending for about 10 years. In this study, two-thirds of the patients drank 4 ounces of pure lemon juice that they poured into 2.5 liters of other beverages throughout the day or 32 ounces of low-sugar or low-calorie prepared lemonade. The other patients were treated with a combination of lemonade therapy and potassium citrate, a medication that maintains the antacid level in urine. The average treatment time was 40 months. " In both groups, urinary citrate increased and so did urine volume. But the increase in volume was only significant in groups with lemonade therapy, " Penniston told HealthDay News. Study No. 2: The second study conducted at Duke involved 12 patients who had mild-to-moderate hypocitrauria in which they produced low levels of urinary citrate. They were told to consume 120 milliliters of lemon juice mixed with two liters of water throughout the day. The researchers compared those drinking the lemon juice to those taking the traditional potassium citrate, and the results showed that 11 of the 12 on lemonade therapy had increased urinary citrate levels. The kidney stones also decreased in size and number during the course of the treatment, which lasted 41 months, notes HealthDay News. The researchers from Wisconsin and Duke emphasized that more research is necessary. Both studies were presented to the American Urological Association annual meeting in Atlanta. Netscape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2006 Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 Hi Gary...I've been there and done that same thing. I drink lemonade everyday. No problems ever since I started doing that. I found that passing kidney stones is more painful than child birth. Been there, done that and don't want to do it ever again. Joanie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2006 Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 During the winter months I even use lemonade mixed with my iced and hot tea. Joanie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2006 Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 The doctors told me this several years ago. I've had two kidney stones and it is really painful. They also told me to drink a liter or two of water every day (they preferred the two liters). I had been drinking water and lemonade after the first stone so there's no 100% guarantee. Admittedly the second happened after Christmas break and I was off work for a week or two and I wasn't drinking my liter+ of water and lemonade every day so that might have been the problem. Gary --- grow514 wrote: > > Lemonade May Prevent a Painful Illness > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2006 Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 Thanks for sharing this, Joanie. Good news about a favorite summer beverage. I drink a lot of lemon water this time of year. ~ PT ~ Our workaday lives are filled with opportunities to bless others. The power of a single glance or an encouraging smile must never be underestimated. ~ G. Richard Rieger ~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~> , grow514 wrote: > Lemonade May Prevent a Painful Illness > Drink up! Lemonade, the quintessential summer beverage, may prevent painful > kidney stones, according to two new studies from the University of Wisconsin > School of Medicine and Public Health and Duke University. > The only catch is that you have to drink it regularly. If you don't want the > extra calories from all that sugar, just mix lemon juice with water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2006 Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 Yes you can buy sugarless lemonade. I also like Crystal Light lemonade...it's sugarless. Schwan makes a great frozen sugarless lemonade too. Joanie Buy Sugar Free Crystal Light Lemonade Drink Mix OR copy and paste to your browser: http://www.discountcoffee.com/CrystalLightLemonade.htm Schwan's: Fine Frozen Foods Delivery Service, Online Grocery Shopping & Home Food Delivery OR copy and paste to your browser: http://www.schwans.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2006 Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 --I wonder if the lemonade does work. A friend of mine had extreme pain with the stones and I would love to help them and myself as well from getting stones. I dont like all the sugar though. DO they sell a low sugar form in the little bottles you can buy? cheryl - In , Gary Mattingly <gsmattingly wrote: > > The doctors told me this several years ago. > I've had two kidney stones and it is really > painful. They also told me to drink a liter > or two of water every day (they preferred the > two liters). I had been drinking water and > lemonade after the first stone so there's > no 100% guarantee. Admittedly the second > happened after Christmas break and I was > off work for a week or two and I wasn't > drinking my liter+ of water and lemonade > every day so that might have been the problem. > > Gary > > --- grow514 wrote: > > > > Lemonade May Prevent a Painful Illness > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2006 Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 Make it yourself and then you can control the sugar amount. You can find those large bottles in double packs of Real Lemon Lemon juice, not reconstituted, at Sam's Club. We heat up a cup of water in the microwave until hot and add about 2/3 the amount of sugar they call for to make a 2 quart amount. We stir it until the sugar is melted, then add to the pitcher along with the amount of lemon juice from recipe on the bottle for a 2 quart amount. Add Ice Cubes to cool it down and top off the 2 quart container with water. Mix well. It is quick an so easy. It is great to know this about lemon juice. I had no idea it would help to prevent kidney stones. I shared it with a friend that has really been suffering with them for months now. Talk about debilitating. Judy - cherylplummer Thursday, June 15, 2006 10:16 PM Re: Lemonade May Prevent a Painful Illness --I wonder if the lemonade does work. A friend of mine had extreme pain with the stones and I would love to help them and myself as well from getting stones. I dont like all the sugar though. DO they sell a low sugar form in the little bottles you can buy? cheryl - In , Gary Mattingly <gsmattingly wrote: > > The doctors told me this several years ago. > I've had two kidney stones and it is really > painful. They also told me to drink a liter > or two of water every day (they preferred the > two liters). I had been drinking water and > lemonade after the first stone so there's > no 100% guarantee. Admittedly the second > happened after Christmas break and I was > off work for a week or two and I wasn't > drinking my liter+ of water and lemonade > every day so that might have been the problem. > > Gary > > --- grow514 wrote: > > > > Lemonade May Prevent a Painful Illness > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 16, 2006 Report Share Posted June 16, 2006 My favorite lemonade recipe: Take 2-3 apples (cored) and 1 whole lemon. Juice them in a juicer (I have the Juiceman). Soooo goood. Veronica At 10:24 PM 6/15/2006 -0500, you wrote: >Make it yourself and then you can control the sugar amount. You can find >those large bottles in double packs of Real Lemon Lemon juice, not >reconstituted, at Sam's Club. We heat up a cup of water in the microwave >until hot and add about 2/3 the amount of sugar they call for to make a 2 >quart amount. We stir it until the sugar is melted, then add to the >pitcher along with the amount of lemon juice from recipe on the bottle for >a 2 quart amount. Add Ice Cubes to cool it down and top off the 2 quart >container with water. Mix well. It is quick an so easy. > >It is great to know this about lemon juice. I had no idea it would help to >prevent kidney stones. I shared it with a friend that has really been >suffering with them for months now. Talk about debilitating. >Judy >- >cherylplummer >To: ><%40> > >Thursday, June 15, 2006 10:16 PM > Re: Lemonade May Prevent a Painful Illness > >--I wonder if the lemonade does work. A friend of mine had extreme >pain with the stones and I would love to help them and myself as >well from getting stones. I dont like all the sugar though. DO they >sell a low sugar form in the little bottles you can buy? >cheryl > >- In ><%40> \ , >Gary Mattingly ><gsmattingly wrote: > > > > The doctors told me this several years ago. > > I've had two kidney stones and it is really > > painful. They also told me to drink a liter > > or two of water every day (they preferred the > > two liters). I had been drinking water and > > lemonade after the first stone so there's > > no 100% guarantee. Admittedly the second > > happened after Christmas break and I was > > off work for a week or two and I wasn't > > drinking my liter+ of water and lemonade > > every day so that might have been the problem. > > > > Gary > > > > --- grow514 wrote: > > > > > > Lemonade May Prevent a Painful Illness > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 16, 2006 Report Share Posted June 16, 2006 You're lucky to have a Juiceman. I'd love to have one, but I'm still using the old hand squeezer. Joanie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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