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I have had so many that I literally can’t keep up with the number. The first one was among the worst.

My first Dr. it turned out was among the best in the country. He has written many books on urology. I think generally dairy products are considered the main culprit tho they are not all calcium and not all caused by the same thing. The South East is known as the kidney stone belt.

All the Dr.s give the same advice. Drink lots of water.

None of mine have been really mild tho some are much worse than others. The worst ones will literally drop you in your tracks and make you throw up.

Around 5 years ago, my Dr. prescribed a medication which is for uric acid and the gout. It also is for kidney stones. I am keeping my fingers crossed but maybe that is the magic pill.

The South East is known as the kidney stone belt.

Grits is the culprit.

Or maybe possum pie.

I dunno for sure. Let's ask Humblegunner.

Around 5 years ago, my Dr. prescribed a medication which is for uric acid and the gout.

Allopurinol perhaps? I’ve been taking it for years and never had a recurrence of gout. However, a couple of weeks ago I had a cystoscopy for something totally unrelated and the doctor found a kidney stone in the bladder that I never felt. He removed it with his probe and a minimum amount of very temporary pain.

I have had so many that I literally can’t keep up with the number. The first one was among the worst. My first Dr. it turned out was among the best in the country. He has written many books on urology. I think generally dairy products are considered the main culprit tho they are not all calcium and not all caused by the same thing. The South East is known as the kidney stone belt. All the Dr.s give the same advice. Drink lots of water. None of mine have been really mild tho some are much worse than others. The worst ones will literally drop you in your tracks and make you throw up. Around 5 years ago, my Dr. prescribed a medication which is for uric acid and the gout. It also is for kidney stones. I am keeping my fingers crossed but maybe that is the magic pill.

Good info to chew on, yarddog, and I wish you well going forward. Interesting re the Southeast being the kidney stone belt. Hadn't heard that. I live in Middle Tennessee so there you go! My guess is the heat and humidity. That would be the obvious connection.

I have been plagued by kidneys stones most of my adult life. A few years ago I had insane shoulder pain that was diagnosed as a torn ligament that my brother claimed was gout. Doubtful of gout but willing to try anything to ease the intense pain that made passing kidney stones a cakewalk in comparison, I drank a 32 oz jar of Lakewood Pure Pineapple Juice. Insane pain completely disappeared by morning. Doc agreed that it was indeed gout and was embarrassed to have misdiagnosed.

I now drink a glass a day to keep the gout away along with two 27 ounce bottles of water. A by-product of the regimen seems to be that it has kept the kidney stones away as well. I have not had a single one since that I could pre-gout experience expect to pass every few months.

Flushing Uric Acid has vastly improved my quality of life. I wish I had discovered it years ago.