Lemon & Olive Oil: Effective Kidney Stone Home Remedy

Lemon Juice and Olive Oil

Posted by Darryl (Chicago, IL) on 12/09/2008
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I just went through my 4th bout of kidney stones in 30 years. I went into the emergency room one week ago where they CT scanned a 4mm stone. After the usual morphine and begging to go home since I knew they couldn't do much for me there other than load me up with morphine for the pain, I was released. 6 days and no stone. 3 more days until surgery is scheduled to pull it out. My wife ran across this site and immediately ran out and got fresh lemons and olive oil. She made me the shooter of 2 oz. of each mixed together and I chased it with water. At 11:30 the following morning I passed the stone. A mere 16 hours after trying the remedy. After 6 days of usual fluid loading, all it took was this remedy. I am an old pro at kidney stones, but this one taught me something new. Thanx for the remedy and I would highly suggest it to anyone suffering the agony of kidney stones. The taste of this is nothing compared to the pain.

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Posted by Sangeetha (Cayman Islands, Grand Cayman) on 12/08/2008

I felt pain on the right side sometime in April 2008. Since neither I nor anyone in my family ever had a kidney stone, I didn't know why the pain was. I thought I had pulled a muscle and so went for physiotherapy. After several sessions of physio, the pain didn't go away, so then the physiotherapist suggested I do an abdomen ultrasound. I didn't take that seriously as I thought it was only a muscle pull and will go away, but as it dind't go away till end of May 08, I went for abdomen ultrasound and found a 5 mm stone stuck in my kidney. As the pain was bearable, the doctor told me to just drink lots of water. I have been patiently doing it until now (Dec 08). As I was still feeling a little discomfort on the right side almost all the time, I went for another ultrasound (I didn't agree to go for CT scan) and found the stone was still there, around 4.8 mm (the ultrasound was done at 2 difernet place, so may be .2 mm loss). The doctor advised me just plenty of water again.

I surfed the net and came across lemon and olive oil remedy on your website. I started if 3 days ago, on Saturday. Since then until this morning (Monday) I have taken 5 doses of 2 oz lemon juice and 2 oz olive oil mixed together. For the first dose, I didn't have fresh lemons at home and so used 1 oz of bottled juice from concentrate with 2 oz olive oil. That made me have loose motion. Since then I have had fresh lemon juice with olive oil. After the first shot the discomfort was gone. But the next day its back and even now its there. Even today with fresh lemon too, I have passed motion several times and am feelling very weak. Also I have lost appetite. I am wondering if it is alright to continue taking this mixture for 2-3 more days (in the hope that it will come out) or is it too much work on my kidneys and body to digest it. I am a small/medium woman (120 lb), does that need any change in the quantiies?

Any other alteration required for this shot, eg. drink more often or just once in the morning and once in the night is enough?

I do not know what kind of stone I have. Just hoping this will help me. Please let me know if it is ok to use this remedy for a few more days. I am a single mother of 6 yr old daughter, so don't want to be in bed due to this shot as then there is no one to take care of my daughter.

Thank you.

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Posted by Sangeetha (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands) on 12/09/2008

Hi: This is following my post of yesterday. I took the lemon & olive olil (2 oz each)remady on the mornings and nights of laast Saturday and Sunday, and on Monday morning. I still feel the discomfort of the stone, my appetite is reduced and I have loose bowel movement and have to go often. Today (Tuesday) morning I took 3 oz of each in the hope that it will help me, as my stubborn stone is stuck right in the kidney for the past 8+ months. This quantity was huge and I almost felt like throwing up for the next few hours. I didn't throw up, though. I felt so full, I couldn't eat my breakfast, had a loose bowel and forced myself to eat lunch. I have started feeling the discomfort again. I am not sure if I will be abel to do this remedy again soon as my body doesn't seem to go very well with it. I may try it after a few days. But in the mean time, can anyone tell me what is the fennel seed remedy for removal (or dissolving) of kidney stone. One person from India had mentioned this remedy worked for him. I might try the ACV remedy next week or so, after my body come back to normal.

Has anyone had a kidney stone stuck in their kidney for months and got rid of it with natural remedies. If so, can you please share the remedy with me. This is my first stone (and hopefully the last) so I don't know what kind of stone this is. Seems like it is something the lemon and olive oil aren't able to dissolve or move!!!

Thanks for reading and sharing your remedies with me.

Sangeetha

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Posted by Pamela (Houston, Texas) on 12/10/2008

Before I heard of the olive oil and lemon remedy for removing kidney stones I used marshmellow root and magnesium supplements to help the kidney stones pass. The magnesium I was told help the muscles and tissues relax and the marshmellow root provided a slippery surface for the stones to pass. It had always worked for me. I usually took 4 marshmellow roots and 2 magnesium tablets several times a day until I passed the stones. Beware that the magnesium supplements can give you diareahea. I could live with this instead of the pain from stones. But don't try this without consulting a healthcare prosseional as Ted reminds us one shoe does not fit all. If I were to get kidney stones again I would try the supplements I mentioned and the olive oil and lemon drink. But again consult you healthcare professional. Hope you feel better.

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Posted by Sangeetha (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands) on 12/10/2008

Hi Pamela, Thank you for your suggesetion. I would try the natural remedies for some more time and if that doesn't succeed, I will check with my doctor and try remedy suggested by you. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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Posted by Jacqui (Buckfastleigh, Devon, Uk) on 03/01/2016

I think I may have a stone, or maybe passed one, something that looked strange - white tissue-y thing about 1" long and about 1/3" wide.

I too, am puzzled by how everyone never questions how the oil part works, i.e, by 'lubricating' the stone. I have never, ever seen anything resembling oil in my urine, and I would be seriously worried if I did. I have no doubt the lemon juice works, but I am still trying to work out how the oil fits in.

P.S. I'm very 'open' to trying any alternative route to health, and at the moment am taking Black seed oil, (for allergies, asthma) which also apparently gets rid of kidney stones, which is how I ended up with what was thought to be a UTI. The warnings on the antibiotic I was given were scary and I couldn't bring myself to take them, so I knocked the infection on the head with a short sharp 3 day course of Lugol's - that stuff will kill any bug going. Have some testing strips, and the only thing showing up was trace blood in urine, but no infection. Still had pain on left side of bladder, but none of the other symptoms, but new ones of sharp, jabbing pains in kidney area and left side. I really don't want to go back to the doc's, when I could do something straightforward to get rid of a stone, and do no harm if I don't have one. I may try the lemon juice in the morning. If it brings on pain, I don't want to spend all night not sleeping, as I'm so tired.

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Posted by Tim Calvert (Portland, Oregon) on 11/26/2008
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I have had kidney stones for 15 years, a bad episode every 2 to 5 years. I was delighted to find this web site and immediately took both vinegar and lemon juice and olive oil in 2 oz portions. I took more lemon juice and olive oil subsequently, today I passed a stone, very little discomfort. I am angry at the mainstream medical profession that seems unwilling to toss out some of these safe, inexpensive and effective treatments.

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Posted by Tony (Chicago, Illinois) on 11/24/2008
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About 2 weeks ago I went to the bathroom and I urinated red. To me that is a sign of kidney stone. I have had stones come out before and that si the first warning. I did not know what to do. I started drinkin a lot of water and said to myself that I would let it come out just like the other times. On the other times I flushed out t he stone but if hurted me because it had spikes on it, and I suffered for some days after.
I did some research and I found out the remedy of OLIVE OIL and LEMON JUICE. I wanted to try since many here said it worked for them. I have Calcium concentrated stones.

I took 4 tablespoons of Olive oil and a fresh full squized lemon, ones in the morning and ones at night. Everytime I took it after a while the pain would be gone. 2 days ago, I took the last shot of the "cocktail" followed by distiled water and waited.

In the morning of saturday 11/22/2008 I felt like my blader was about to explode. I went to the washroom and urinated a whole lot....not paying any attention to anything....When I focused on the bottom of the boul, I saw it....there is was..my worst enemy...The stone had some out and was the sice of a rice grain. How come i did not feel it? WOW....I tried to pick it up so I could see it and I could not..Everytime I went to grab it it would desolve.

This was the first time I had a stone come out without even feeling it, or feeling any pain.

THANK YOU FOR THIS REMEDY, BECAUSE IS AWSOME. GOD BLESS you and if I see any signes of stones again, this will be my cure from now on....

THANK YOU FROM THE HEART.

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Posted by Dave (Dublin, IRELAND) on 11/23/2008
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kidney stones Well well here i am again tree years on and im back in the same boat,At least the last time two hours in hospital i passed 4mm stone mind you i was stoned from morphine but the site of that stone in the bottom of the loo was heaven,wow i tought thats it, untill last week, was back in hospital for tree days and back for another two in the same week with one of the most horible pains i ever felt,but i new what it was, first thing 7.30am went to the hospital and of course morphine and more morphine and morphine lol happy peace no more pain,ive got the run around from the doctors still no wiser my wife found this site and for the last two day,s have been trying 2oz lemon 2oz olive oil no sign of any stone yet but will persist hopefully it will work, one thing is the pain is gone thks be to god, ohh by the way my 5mm stone is stuck between my kidney and bladder will this method work on a stuck stone please please let me know i,ll have to go under the knife if not, NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. will keep you all posted if anything shift. Your,s hopefully Dave

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Posted by Bruce (Tacoma, WA) on 11/17/2008

I didn't even know I had a stone until they found a urinary tract infection. I was surprised, I had no clue. The CT showed two small stones that I can't seem to dislodgein the bottom of my right kidney. They appear to be about 2mm each. My urologist suggested laying head down on the stairs with a viabrator on my back and lots of lemon water. After several weeks of flushing my system and a sore back from the viabrator, nothing. I'm supposed to go back tomorrow. If they are still there, he wants to do the lithotripsy and even though I have insurance, I'm not looking forward to that. I will call first thing and postpone my appointment and try your Vinagar treatment and the oliveoil and lemon juice routine. Any suggestions on getting those little suckers out of the bottom of my kidney. I like the disolving theory, but the doctor said nothing disolves them and I read almost all of the 158 yea posts and most, if not all of them were people in pain, Stones in the Ureter. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

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Posted by Jeff (Tallahassee, FL) on 11/10/2008
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Last Friday around 3 PM I got a sharp pain in my side that rapidly got worse and worse. I tried going to the bathroom, sitting in a hot bath, sleeping it off, but nothing worked. I came downstairs and my wife said I was white as a ghost and that we should go to the ER. They diagnosed it as a kidney stone, gave me some pain pills, and sent me home. For the next three days, the pain stayed in the exact same spot, and I was worried and had no answers as to what to do. My wife found this website with this lemon juice and olive oil remedy. I took my first serving (2 oz lemon juice, 2 oz olive oil) followed by a glass of water this morning. A few hours later, the sharp pains returned but this time felt like they were in a different spot. I took a pain pill, went to bed, woke up and the pain had gone away. Later that afternoon, I had my second dose of lemon juice and olive oil. About an hour later, I felt a bit nauseous and had some pain in my groin area. I went to the bathroom, and to my amazement, peed out a BB sized kidney stone, with no pain. I've never felt the pain of a kidney stone before and I hope to never feel it again. I know the stone may have been ready to come out on its own, but I really feel like it was this remedy that made it happen so quickly and painlessly. The stone hadn't budged for days, until the day I started taking the lemon juice and olive oil. Thanks so much to whoever discovered this, because it worked awesomely.

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Posted by Lisa (Woodbridge, VA) on 11/05/2008
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This remedy was a BIG NAY for me unfortunately. I tried this every night for a week. As dreadful as it was, swallowing the oil, I thought anything was better than having surgery and stents again. I was even drinking an additional two oz. of lemon juice in the morning. I couldn't tell if I had any success or not until last night when after doing some heavy duty cleaning all day long a had blood in my urine again. That is how I discovered these five stones four weeks ago in the first place. My urologist is sending me to a specialist at Georgetown hospital because I just had three large stones removed a year ago.

So this will be my fourth time with stones since 2001 and I really hoped that the lemon and oil was going to work for me but it just didn't. I thought it sounded to good to be true and perhaps it works for some people, just not me. : (

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Posted by Kevin (Kansas City, Missouri, USA) on 12/27/2008

If the lemon juice and olive oil doesn't work, it most likely means you have a kidney stone that's not Calcium Oxalate (~80% of all kidney stones).

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Posted by Sangeetha (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands) on 12/28/2008

The lemom juice/olive oil remedy didn't work even for me...I took 2 oz of each about 6-7 times and 3 oz each 2 times (this had made me feel sick all day and that taste lingered in me all day). My 4.8 mm stone is stuck right in my kidney. It could be that my stone is not calcium oxalate as this remedy didn't work for me. Is there any other successful remedy for other kind of stones? Has anyone tried the Chinese remedy of frying walnuts in olive oil, grinding it coarsely and the mixing with honey to a smooth paste and eating it. I read somewhere (not on this website) that this is a successful chinese remedy for dissolving and removal of kidney stone, but I have not yet tried it as walnuts are oxalate food and I have read widely it is not good for kidneys. If anyone has tried it and has had success (or failure or side effects) I would like to know the results.

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Posted by John (Baton Rouge, LA) on 01/06/2009

i have sodium stones how can i get rid of them HELP!!

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Posted by Charles (Maryville, TN) on 11/02/2008
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Thanks everyone so much for the olive oil and lemon combo. I passed my kidney stone after four weeks of extreme discomfort. When I would feel the pain coming on I would mix up the 2 oz. of each and I truly believe that it helped. On the last day of the experience I felt that it was about ready to come out so I mixed my last batch. Two hours later I was the proud parent of a 7mm stone. Thanks again. : )

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Posted by Roland (Manchester, NH) on 10/23/2008
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Had my first stone moving last weekend and it lodged in the ureter at the top of my bladder. Customary pain set in Monday AM, visited docs, had CT scan which showed a 5-6mm stone. Found this site Monday, picked up loads of lemons at store and did 2-3 oz. fresh squeezed lemon mixed with 2-3 oz. organic extra virgin olive oil and chased it with a large tumbler of water - 3x on Monday, 2x on Tuesday and Wed. (morn. and eve) and this AM and sent the little bugger on its way about an hour ago. This combined with LOTS of water (as usual) probably did the trick. Yesterday, the Urologist told me they'd probably need to go in and get this one out due to the size and inflammation around it, but they wanted to give Flomax a try. Never used the Flomax. Took some Advil to help reduce any swelling, then lots of water with this remedy. It's all good stuff and certainly can't hurt. I have another that showed up on the CT that will fall at some point - and I'll be back to lemon juice and EVOO!!!

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Posted by O. (Arlington, Texas) on 10/07/2008
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Tried the lemon juice and olive oil for kidney stones. 2oz each twice per day for 2 days. I also sipped on natural lemon juice, grape cranberry juice and distilled water for a week. I rubbed oregano oil on my side to relieve the inflamation. Pain subsided immediately. Never witnessed the passing of the stone. I think the lemon juice dissolved it and the oil perhaps created ease of movement. There has been no pain for nearly a month. Hallejah!

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Posted by Barry (SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA) on 09/30/2008
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After suffering from kidney stones for sometime in desperation searched the net for an alternative to drinking water by the damful and waiting! Found this site and all your positive comments re lemon juice and extra virgin olive oil. Within 24 hours pain reduced by 50% and 24 hours later passed a stone with ''really'' jagged edges. Thank you so much for sharing, it really proves we can help each other as any pain is needless if it can be avoided by shared intelligence. Thanks again. Barry

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Posted by Larry (Munster, Indiana) on 09/29/2008
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I'm new to this post, but I would like to thank all the information given. It has at least made my ongoing episode a little more tolerable...
I started with minor back discomfort about two months ago which grew into a visit to my local E.R. Severe flank pain, chills, and profuse sweating came over me. No family or neighbors were around that Sunday so I called 911 which I never though I would have to do. After a brief ten minute transport my pain was close to unbearable as I found myself asking for painkillers. Of course I had to be registered and interviewed and promised the doctor would see me as soon as he could. I did my best to try and not look like a junky. The E.R. was a bit busy but my pain didnt care. I told them I was nauseas they told me to be patient. The only satisfaction I got that day was five minutes later throwing up on the aquarium in the waiting room which to me was like a big 'I told you so'. Well they wheeled me into my little E.R. space then I explained that I thought I had a kidney stone because of a similar incident about 16 yrs earlier. Also my parents have a history of kidney stones. (and all the other severe symptoms at that time).

Due to the severe pain (and urine retention) they stuck a catheter up my 'wazoo' which wasnt a great feeling but not as bad as what I was experiencing in my bladder and ureter. I cant recall the E.R. people ever giving me anything for pain, but the catheder relieved some pressure. The really neat part was when they discovered my catheter wasnt big enough so they pulled it out a replaced it with a bigger one. After a ct scan and a lot of waiting this whole ordeal took about 6 hours, I was told I probably passed a kidney stone. I thought the wait was too long but compaired to other blogs I guess I recived super service.

My 17 year old son picked me up and we promptly went to a local all night drug store to fill a prescription of 20- vicodin 5/500 which I didnt know at the time, is a beginners dose. I took one pill that night and after 20 min. received relief. I had to wait a couple of days to pick up my ct scan report which indicated I am now the proud father of a 2mm calcium oxalate stone.

This was approx.a week ago. Since then I spend my nights reviewing information on the internet at sites like this one, and try to evaluate the best information I can. I rationalizied my final thoughts and course of action regarding my situation and also got some valuable encouragement from my wife. I wish to share my prospective and final evaluation in the hope that this may provide some success in your own situations... Why take the pain ? You must see a doctor or E.R. and get evaluated for pain medication. You will be glad you did and this is what will get you through you malady and keep your sanity (and your wife's as well). Review the home remedies on the internet and if the ingredients are natural they might be worth a try. I tried the coke/asparagas , I am still doing the lemon juice and olive oil. Also cranberry juice, apple cider vineger and of course lots of water. (also tried the jump and bump)

This will at least make you try something proactive as opposed to most doctors who just have you drink water and wait. These remedies take an unknown amount of time to work but at least you now have increased your odds of something working. The lemon juice and olive oil did provide me with relief and it still may break up my stone. Make sure you follow up with a visit to your Urologist. You've got to chart a final course of action.

I've never been one to take pain medication other than aspirin, but I am thankful for vicodin at this time. Hey if you need it you need it.

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Posted by Eric (Grand Rapids, Michigan - USA) on 09/29/2008
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I have been suffering from kidney stones for the past 5 years, and have had laser and basket surgury 2x to remove these painful stones. I had surgury three months ago, and it took me a month to recover having gotten sick from the medications, had awful pain from placing and removing my uretal stints, and having an internal catheter placed in my because ... well, I couldn't pee. One month following the surgury, I found another stone had dislodged itself from my other kidney and it would not come out for two months. I was scheduled for surgury this Thursday(another laser and basket), and was willing to try anything not to go through that recovery again.

I had been drinking lemon juice in water for a couple weeks, but after finding this site, I tried the 2oz olive oil and 2oz lemon juice. I did this two times in one day. No results.

I waited a couple of days. Still nothing. I chalked it up to another unproven folk-remedy and prepared for surgury.

On Saturday, I thought that I would try it one more time, this time trying 3oz olive oil and 3oz lemon juice. It tasted so disgusting I thought I was going to vomit. A couple of hours later, I felt sick to my stomach all day. I thought it was from drinking so much oil. I now think that this was because of my kidney stone moving.

Just before midnight I woke up to use the bathroom and passed a huge, twisted stone shaped like the letter J with a point on one end and a jagged chisel shaped shaft. It was about 5mm (the CAT scan had said it was 3.6mm) There was another 2mm stone that came out as well. No blood.

Still felt nauseated until the next morning, but I avoided surgury and am so glad.

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Posted by Greg (Alameda, California) on 09/29/2008
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After reading the comments from this post, I thought that the idea of drinking olive oil and lemon juice for kidney stone removal was totally absurd. I had a pain on my right-side and visited a urologist who told me that I had a kidney stone at 6.5 mm in size, and he prescribed for me Flomax, Norco, and a diuretic to rid the stone. After usuing the Flomax for one day, I had major side effects and problems due to this drug, so I abandoned it and proceeded with the natural way. At first I was reluctant to try this method and I emailed a user from this post who told me exactually what to do and expect. So I did it. I mixed 2 ounces of olive-oil and 2 ounces of refridgerated fresh squeezed lemon juice, twice daily in the morning and at night, and to my surprise!!! on the 5th day, I urinated that stone and a bunch of gravel...... NO PAIN!! I am totally convinced and will always use this method to get rid of kidney stones. I would like to thank all of the people who posted this remedy and to the website EarthClinic who made this possible for me.