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Lemon Juice and Olive Oil
Posted by Andrew (Bergen County, NJ) on 12/14/2006
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I tried this mixture of lemon juice & olive oil to alleviate the pain and possibly help pass my stone. Aside from repeating the taste of olive oil continuously for about eight hours, it also made me quite sick to my stomach. I fought off several attempts to heave the whole thing back up. After enduring an entire night of non-stop stomach turbulence, I was rewarded with a very good case of the runs. Not an overall pleasant experience, and more than 34 hours later I still have my stone. Oh, and the pain that evening was later controlled by tylenol with codeine.
Lemon Juice and Olive Oil
Posted by Darcy (BunkerHills, IL) on 12/28/2006
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I took this concoction (2oz lemon juice, 2 oz olive oil followed by 2 8 oz glasses of water( on tues at about 9pm,and now it is Thursday 9----AM and nope no kidney stones passed yet. After about an hour of taking this I had flank pain and still have the flank pain... So I guess maybe it made it move some but not enough :( I'm not one of the lucky ones... Both are tough things to swallow lol.
Lemon Juice and Olive Oil
Posted by H B (Hertford, NC) on 04/06/2007
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As a toxicologist I have a strong background in biochemistry, physiology, etc. and could not see why or how the lemon juice/olive oil remedy for kidney stones could work. However, I did not think it could do any harm either so, since I was hurting, I gave it a try. It was not unpleasant to drink and did not upset my stomach as some have reported. Unfortunately, it did not move my stone either. Oh well, nothing ventured nothing gained.
Lemon Juice and Olive Oil
Posted by Jim (Mesa, AZ) on 04/22/2007
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Today is Sunday, April 22,2007.. I am in Pain as we speak. I have tried the Lemon juice and Olive oil 3 times now, every other day. The pain seems to be moving from my back, to my scrotum , to the groin, burning in the penis. ANT SUGGESTIONS?? I tried the coke and asparagus, and it did dissolve a 9mm about 2 yrs ago. But it takes 2-3 hrs of time, and I am on the run lately. Email me if you wish..
Lemon Juice and Olive Oil
Posted by Amy (Bemidji, USA) on 05/30/2007
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I have several stones in my right kidney. After doctoring for weeks, and creating many bills, I decided to take matters in my own hands. I am a nurse, and usually believe in modern medicine, but I thought, hey why not give it a try. I tried the Lemon juice and olive oil thing. I used lemon concentrate the first day. IT TASTESD TERRIBLE. I got nauseated about a 1/2 hour later, but the pain was gone. However no stones came out. Then the next day I bought 2 lemons, and did it again, this time with real juice. This tasted better, but still nauseating, and still no stones. Yet the pain was again gone. The olive oil is a natural anti-inflamatory so I think that's why the pain was gone, not because the stones were gone. Now it's 4 days later, I am still in pain, I have an appointment with a kidney specialist in a few days, and most likely will have surgery. I just want to not make these any more. This is my second run with stones, and I am still fairly young. I'm tired of it!!
Lemon Juice and Olive Oil
Posted by Dot (Washington, DC) on 06/07/2007
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I have a 6 mm. stone in the lowest part of the right kidney. I took 2 oz. each of olive oil and lemon juice, drinking them separately, followed by a glass of water. Three days later, I had terrible pain in the right kidney and a lot of blood in the urine. That continued for nearly a week, and the stone has not come out. It still hurts, but a lot less than at first. I'm afraid to try this again and will go through the lithotripsy isntead.
Lemon Juice and Olive Oil
Posted by Mary (portland, maine) on 06/08/2007
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I have a 5mm stone stuck. it has been there for 3 weeks now. I have a doc appt. the 20th so I thought what the heck I will try this olive oil and lemon mix. It was (I gag at anything but didn't at this.) I have tried this 3 times now to no avail. I talked to a dietation, she said it won't help, but it also wouldnt hurt me to try it. I belive the other peoples stones were on their way out anyways, and this won't work on a large stuck stone. I probably will try it a few more times before my doc appt. when they do the scan I will let you know if the stone got any smaller.
Lemon Juice and Olive Oil
Posted by mary (Portland, Maine) on 06/30/2007
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This did not work, the stone is still there. I have to have it removed by doc. My stone is only 5mm sorry I really find it a bit hard to swallow that a stone any bigger then mine will come out with no pain. I wouldn't belive some of these stories. besides you can't make olive oil cold it solitafies. If you are haveing pain, the stone is already moveing.( on its way out) don't make yourself sick with large amounts of this mix. the two and two won't hurt you, but for a stone that is stuck it won't work. I know with this kind of pain you will try anything but I really hate to see people make them self sick listing to what other people say. Kidney's are not something to mess around with. I did try the two and two but it did not work. Good luck and be careful....
Lemon Juice and Olive Oil
Posted by Jim (las vagas, nevada) on 07/12/2007
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I came across this remedy and thought what the heck I have a 4mm stuck kidney stone on my right side. I had already passed on that was there, but found this one is stuck. I tried the remedy, did not work the fist night,tried it again for two weeks twice a day, still no luck. now here is is two months after they were discovered, had a ct and found now insted of a 4mm stone it has growen to a 7mm I have to have it removed.This remedy might work on stones already moveing to help them move faster, but it did not shrink,disolve, or move my stuck stone just left me to hold onto it longer so it got bigger. Don't belive everything you read. The remedy was not that bad a taste, and it wont hurt you......
Lemon Juice and Olive Oil
Posted by Rakesh (Edison, NJ) on 07/18/2007
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Olive oil for Kidney stone -- This thing never worked for me. I suggest don't try this instead keep drinking water may be atleast 8-10 litres....
Lemon Juice and Olive Oil
Posted by kevin (tulsa, ok) on 07/20/2007
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add me to the nays. I) got a kidney stone on my right side, passed it ( with great pain of course I still felt something in my side went to doc had a scan done found a 5mm stone stuck. It had been there for a month now; I was desprate to get this out any way but surgary. I came across this remady and thought what the heck, even if it don't work, it won't hurt me. I tried it, nothing I tried it again the next day nothing. I tried it every other day for a month till it was time to go in to have it removed. It did not move, it did not shrink. I really wanted this to work, but nope I agree it the stone is moveing, this might help, but if its stuck, its not gonna go anywhere. This mix won't hurt you, but as for helping I say nay
Lemon Juice and Olive Oil
Posted by Stacy (Gloucester, Virginia) on 08/07/2007
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I am a Nay....I mixed up the juice and oil and it didn't taste bad. The only problem is I can't keep it down. I am not sure if it is the mixture or just the pain but I vomitted so much that I couldn't stand up, got the shakes, and cold sweats. A very unpleasant experience. I wound up in the emergency room getting an IV full of antibiotics, anti nausea, and pain killers. I will say though that after this attack I am going to try the concotion again to see if it will help clean out my kidney without the massive pain.
Lemon Juice and Olive Oil
Posted by Peggy (Hanover, Pa) on 09/24/2007
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I produce stones at the speed of light. I probably have one several times a month. I am in hopes the lemon juice and olive oil works for me. One thing that may' be a problem with the nays is, their stone is too large to pass. Crossing my fingers on this one. Just mix.
Lemon Juice and Olive Oil
Posted by Kelly (Toronto, Canada) on 12/10/2007
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re Kidney Stones (Olive Oil & Lemon) -- So far, this is a "Nay" for me. I tried it for 2 days then went to just squeezing lemons into a large glass of water every couple of hours. The 3rd day spent drinking hot water with apple cider vinegar, to no avail. My stomach got so acidic I had to stop. I even drank a whole beer. And I HATE beer! ' I tend to have kidney pain for a couple of months before they try to pass so I'm due for an ER visit within the next week or so. Exact same thing happened last year - spent Xmas and NY in the hospital, finally having 2 surgically removed (1 in Jan and 1 in Feb, missing a couple of months of work). The problem is that I am going to Mexico in a week and am terrified to spend the trip in the hospital (or worse, have an attack on the plane!). Don't even know if there is a hospital near the resort. Maybe I did something wrong when I tried the remedy or my type of stone is different than the success stories? My questions are: Should the remedy be done on an empty stomach? Should you rest or exercise? Is it just for stones already travelling? Mine are just sitting in my kidney with gradually increasing discomfort for over 3 mos and haven't yet attempted to leave. That's when the real fun begins! For the last week I can't sleep at night because the pain is getting worse. That's how I know it will be soon. I will try anything not to have to go through that agony EVER again! I was in ER so many times last year all the staff knew me by name and the only relief was morphine. Thank you for your time.
Lemon Juice and Olive Oil
Posted by James (London, UK) on 12/11/2007
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I note that most of the naysayers gave up after trying the remedy just once or twice or only once a day or every other day, whereas most of those who were successful tried it several times a day initially. I also note that the naysayers mostly tried the smaller 2 ounce dosage and a good few complained about the taste, whereas the yeasayers were less put off by the taste and many who tried the 2 ounce dosage went on to try the 3 ounce one (something most of the naysayers apparently failed to do).
I also note that several of the naysayers had adverse reactions to the remedy, suggesting that their insides were in a worse state than others, and perhaps too acidic for the remedy to work quickly.
The naysayers were also more skepticla on the whole. Many had stuck stones. A couple or so conjectured that this might have been the reason the remedy didn't work. However there were also yeasayers who had stuck stones. One naysayer said a stone he had actually grew in size even though he had taken the remedy over a long period, suggesting that some other factor was at work that was nullifying the effect of the remedy. Was he also on medication, for example? What was his diet like? He doesn't say. I would suggest then that in general the naysayers did not try a large enough dose at sufficiently frequent intervals for a stuck stone or for stones forming in environments where they were growing and/or multiplying rapidly to be dissolved.
