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ericandlilian t1_j2wieza wrote

Reply to comment by Tmig89 in Withings' $500 toilet computer wants to be WebMD for your pee | The hardware sits in your toilet, analyzing what's poured forth into it by chrisdh79

I'm one month out from passing my first kidney stone. Father has had several, but I drink way more water than him so thought that would help. The advice I was given about how to reduce the likelihood was all over the place. There are many ways this particular stone was formed. If this device analyses potential levels of stone forming stuffs, I'd buy one!

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stickkim t1_j2wk1ob wrote

My partner’s father swears it’s milk that causes his.

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olqerergorp_etereum t1_j2wncao wrote

hahahah it might be as well the reasons behind kidney stones aren't fully understood still, some people may develop them without any history of previous disease's or family members affected by it.

if skipping milk reduce his symptoms (or at least works as a placebo), all the power to him!

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ericandlilian t1_j2wni5a wrote

The one I had (which is most common) has two parts, calcium and oxalate. So definitely milk could be one side of the coin, but you can't cut out calcium altogether because your bones need it. The list for each side of the coin goes on for a bit (not too much nor too little of this or that in your diet over possibly a decade).

If I have a second kidney stone, then the doctor said they'd have me pee in a bucket over 24 hours to see if they could get a little more exact on the cause. But what if I had been going through a 2 pound bag of spinach from a big box store (oxalate) or had been binging some ice cream (calcium)? Wouldn't that throw off such isolated data?

Anyways, this device could be an interesting "peeing in a bucket" type data collection over time which could help isolate which side of the coin my kidneys are having issues with.

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gehrl-work-acct t1_j2yk95s wrote

Just finished my kidney stone surgery (had a stone stuck in ureter) and doctor ordered the 24 urine collection. You just eat your normal, daily foods for 24 hours.

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BoyzIIWolves t1_j30imh9 wrote

Completely anecdotal but the 1 person I know who’s had kidney stones in his late 20s is a friend who drinks milk regularly, every day. Loves the stuff.

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