# Kidney stone meds

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kidney-stone-meds/695556>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 14, 2014, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kidney-stone-meds/695556 "2014-08-14T23:47:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lorene89095](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@Lorene89095](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lorene89095)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2014, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kidney-stone-meds/695556/1 "2014-08-14T23:47:37Z")

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Gotta stop taking them… Side effects:(

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**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2014, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kidney-stone-meds/695556/2 "2014-08-15T01:47:35Z")

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Oh noes. Kidney stones suck. ☹

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**Author:** ![Napier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2014, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kidney-stone-meds/695556/3 "2014-08-15T02:57:23Z")

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Look into Theralith. I’ve had over forty stones, as big as 13 mm, but Theralith stopped them.

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2014, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kidney-stone-meds/695556/4 "2014-08-15T03:54:41Z")

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> [@Napier](#):
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> Look into Theralith. I’ve had over forty stones, as big as 13 mm, but Theralith stopped them.

Not all kidney stones are oxalates. It won’t hurt, but they are kind of expensive.

You might also order bulk Rosemary online. It is a close relative of a South American herb that is widely used in Paraguay to prevent kidney stones. Just sprinkle a bit of powdered rosemary into something you eat every day. It can’t hurt, and might be your miracle cure.

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**Author:** ![Lorene89095](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@Lorene89095](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lorene89095)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2014, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kidney-stone-meds/695556/5 "2014-08-15T04:50:40Z")

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Rosemary? There is a big healthy Rosemary plant/bush/small tree growing by the office! I’d guess it could be mde into tea or added to a stew?

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2014, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kidney-stone-meds/695556/6 "2014-08-15T15:00:01Z")

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> [@Lorene89095](#):
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> Rosemary? There is a big healthy Rosemary plant/bush/small tree growing by the office! I’d guess it could be mde into tea or added to a stew?

Yes, try it. There has been little testing of its efficacy, but closely-related wild members of its genus have been widely used as a folk preventative. It doesn’t make a great tasting tea, so you’ll want to sweeten it or something.