My husband's father claims vitamins gave him kidney stones.

Writer

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Tue Jun-27-06 01:20 PM
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My husband's father claims vitamins gave him kidney stones.

I was just taking my own multivitamin this morning when I noticed Mr. Writer's unused vitamin bottle on the kitchen table. Mr. Writer does take his vitamins, but he told me the other day that when he was a child his father claimed that vitamins gave him kidney stones. Mr. Writer, luckily, doesn't believe his father.

Here's the "logic" behind this one: Because vitamins contain minerals, like zinc, the hard minerals lodged themselves in his kidneys, building up into large "stones" that, hence, required surgical removal.

Has anyone heard anything this ridiculous? :shrug:

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Radio_Lady

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Tue Jun-27-06 01:26 PM
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1. I've heard that large amounts of Vitamin C might cause kidney stones,

Edited on Tue Jun-27-06 01:29 PM by Radio_Lady

but I think that has been debunked.

Here's a Canadian website that discusses the possible reasons for kidney stones.

http://www.kidney.ca/page.asp?intNodeID=22132

I'm all for multivitamins -- but only 500 mg. of Vit. C at the most. Any more ascorbic acid and I can get gastric reflux. Also, I don't chew or suck on Vitamin C anymore. It can really do a number on your tooth enamel, so I've heard from dentists.

You might try Googling "vitamins cause kidney stones" and see what you get.

In peace,

Radio_Lady

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jus_the_facts

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Tue Jun-27-06 01:29 PM
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2. Gotta drink LOTS of fluids to flush the kidneys regardless.....

....they can build up if one doesn't ingest enough fluids...especially if they do strenuous outdoor activities and sweat a lot and don't rehydrate properly.

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