[Pylon]

Interesting, CS. My father and I both have many problems with kidney stones and we are Irish. I have stopped drinking milk and using many milk products but still pass part of a stone every 2 weeks or so.

[Central Scrutiniser]

Its his parathyroid that dumps calcium into his kidney, no real cure, just pain. Its called Renal Tubular Acidosis.

[AnAmericanMother]

Cranberry juice is the answer. It has REALLY helped my dad, it was recommended to him by his urologist after he lost a kidney. You need to drink lots of it though. He makes it up into popsicles in the summer.

[Celtic Conservative]

I had a five year running battle with stones,,,in My kidneys AND appendix. the stone became infected, the appendix became necrotic, and off to surgery I went. My dad also had similar problems. didn't know there was a genetic component to it though.

CC