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Now, if you're prone to kidney stones or you have high oxalates in your urine, which

makes a person more prone to kidney stones, there's a couple things that you can do.

But first, let's talk about the symptoms of a kidney stone.

Number one, low back pain. Number two, flank pain, which is pain in the back,

just below the ribcage on either side, indicating which kidney has a stone, usually.

There could be blood in the urine. There could be frequent urination. There can also be

painful urination. Those are all symptoms. Now, why would someone have more oxalates in the urine?

And by the way, your body makes oxalates and they also come from the food.

And they kind of help you regulate excessive amounts of calcium. That's one of the functions

of oxalates and plants. Because if there's too much calcium in the plant, they can kill the plant.

So that's why the plant develops oxalates to help regulate the excess amount of calcium.

Now, normally you're supposed to have a certain amount of oxalates, not too much, okay?

But if you do, what are the causes? You could have a genetic problem,

which by the way, that can be dealt with. I'm going to talk about what to do.

If there's weakness within your kidney, you can have a problem with building up more oxalates

in the kidney. Number three, if you go to bypass surgery, that can cause you to have more oxalates.

If you have some type of an intestinal problem, that can cause you to have more oxalates.

If your diet is composed of foods that are high in oxalates, that can give you more oxalates,

like spinach, black tea, almonds, chocolate, soda, and cola. Hopefully you're not doing that.

Soybeans, soy milk, spinach. I already mentioned that. Sweet potato, black tea, or tofu.

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