Probiotic hope for kidney stones

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Probiotic hope for kidney stones

Treating patients with bacteria may be an effective way of reducing their risk of repeatedly developing painful kidney stones, a study suggests.

People naturally carrying the bacterium Oxalobacter formigenes were found to be 70% less likely to have problems.

Researchers at Boston University, in the US, are now investigating the possibility of using the bacteria as a "probiotic" treatment.

The study features in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

The article continues at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7277967.stm

I've had kidney stones. Once. Passing them was five kinds of new pain. ANY discovery that would keep me from ever getting them again deserves a very big :thumbsup:

[DainBramaged]

1. Me too

:hurts: :hurts: :hurts: :hurts: :hurts:


They had to surgicaly remove mine in 2003. Can't take mineral supplements any longer either.

[spag68]

3. kidney stones

Why didn't they use the sound blasting, called Lithotrypsy?

[DainBramaged]

4. Too big, they used the 'ole drilling rig up the you know what

to break it up and flush it out. It was lodged in the tube.

[Qanisqineq]

2. Fascinating!

I've had kidney stones about 10 to 12 times. No idea why, nothing suggested by doctors has worked. How interesting.