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437 User Reviews
Posted by Charlie (Hannibal, Missouri) on 04/14/2007
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2 oz. olive oil, and 2 oz. of real squeezed lemon juice, helped me pass my kidney stone.
I woke up on a Thursday morning around 4:30 a.m. with excruciating pain, and knew right away that I had another kidney stone. This pain lasted for about four hours,and then subsided. I had pain off and on the rest of the day along with being sick to my stomach. I thought this time I would try and not go to the hospital, and so I looked on the internet for some folk remedies. The 2 oz. of lemon juice, and the 2 oz. of olive oil, followed by a lafrge glass of water looked like it was something I wanted to try based on the testamonials. It was Saturday now and about 7:00 a.m. I drank the solution. It was about 10 minutes later and the stone was moving again. I was in a whole lot of pain that lasted for about four more hours. After being totally exhausted I finally was able to sleep until about 4:00 p.m. I woke up went to the bathroom and passed my stone. Thanks for the remedy!
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Posted by Danny (Raleigh, NC) on 04/11/2007
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I have had several kidney stones over the years and let me start by saying I've never really believed in "home remedies and certainly never have added comments to a website such as this one. However, if my comments help one person to not experience the pain I have had over the years, my simple comments are well worth my time. Monday, I started experiencing the all too familiar pain of another kidney stone. Tuesday,I went to see my friendly Urologist. He said it was good to see me again. I unfortunately DID NOT feel the same. Another darn stone and this time it was the largest I'd had out of a half dozen or so. He said it was a very large stone but "passable". That is when I really knew tough times were ahead. Now, I know about the thought process that indicates most stones pass within 48 hours. Let me assure you that has never happen for me. Last night I figured I had nothing to lose and came across this website. What a blessing. The recipe tasted terrible, but as most of you know, taste is the last of your concerns if you're experiencing kidney stone pain. Anyhow, I passed it this morning at 3:30. It was not nearly as hard as the ones I'd had in he past. I could actually crumbled it between my fingers. Now, I am normally a very strong non believer in these home remedies, but this WORKED. p.s. No I do not work for an olive oil or lemon company (lol). Thank GOD for the lady that shared her home remedy.
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Posted by John (Apple Valley, Calif.) on 04/11/2007
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On April 4th was taken to the ER via ambulance vomiting and in the worst pain ever! I thought I was dying. Six hours and a cat scan later, I was sent home with the knowledge that I was in for a rough time with kidney stones. The pain was unbearable and went on for the entire morning and afternoon of the 5th. The pain meds were little help. My sister googled dissolving kidney stones and came up with this site and forwarded the info to me. I was willing to try anything at this point and cautiously tried it. Within the first hour I felt considerably less pain. I took another dose at bedtime. I slept the whole night through. The next day I took another dose and rested comfortably. By the early evening of the 6th I was able to go on a planned fishing trip weekend (remedy in tow). I spent the entire weekend fishing with only a little discomfort, not enough to stop me from enjoying myself. In fact I only needed Advil twice the whole time. I don't know if or when the stones passed (the doctors didn't give me a strainer) but I am feeleing so much better and the pain is almost non existant! Who would have thought lemons and olive oil could be so GREAT!!!! If you are suffering, you have GOT to try this!!! It works!!!
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Posted by Kevin (Grand Rapids, Michigan) on 04/09/2007
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I had a kidney stone last year and went to the emergency room only to get sent home and wait for it to pass three days later. I had the stone tested and found out I have Calcium stones. When I felt a sharp pain in my lower back two weeks ago I knew exactly what was happening. I took pain killers for two days and then decided to wait it out. A week and a half went by with no progress, so I started looking on the web for home remedies. I came across this website and went to the store and bought the lemon juice and olive oil. I took it at 9pm last night and at 9:30 this morning I passed a 3mm stone. This remedy worked for me and I would recommend it to any one who is suffering. By the way it only cost $4.00 for the ingredients :) Thanks for such a great website.
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Posted by Robin (Atlanta, Georgia) on 04/09/2007
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Found this site very helpful & want to share what worked for me since I am pain free now. I don't have insurance and was desperate for relief. My back pain started dully on Wed 4/4/07 but by Thursday I could hardly walk & Friday I was ready to die. The pain was jolting, shooting, radiating, debilitating, unbearable. Thank God I had hydrocodone 7.5/500mg to somewhat dull the pain-took 4 painkillers Thurs, took 3 Fri & 2 on Sat. Also used ice packs on my back from Wed - Sun. Friday afternoon I started multiple approaches to eliminate what I believe were kidney stones (have a family history) but this was my first experience & I pray the last.
First, I went to grocery store & bought 3 items: #1-100% #2-pure cranberry juice, #3-extra virgin olive oil & 10 lemons (total cost about $10)
Then went to herb shop & bought: #1-hydrangea 100 capsules 325 mg ea, #2-Kidney Activator ATC 50 capsules 448 mg ea (contains juniper berries, parsley herb, uva ursi leaves, dandelion root, chamomile flower) #3-PDA enzyme supplement 200 capsules(contains betaine hci 325 mg ea & pepsin 20 mg ea)**total cost about $60 & these items distributed by Nature's Sunshine www.naturessunshine.com
Late Friday afternoon I started with the 2 oz fresh squeezed lemon juice (ate pulp too) & 2 oz olive oil, took 3 hydrangea capsules, 1 kidney activator capsule & 4 PDA followed by a glass of water. Later in the day I drank about 8 oz cranberry juice.
Saturday morning I followed the same routine - waiting a little bit to drink the cranberry juice so my tummy could settle. Around noon I took the 3 hydrangea, 1 kidney activator & 4 PDA again. Around 6:30 pm took the lemon juice & pulp, olive oil, 3 hydrangea, 1 kidney activator, 4 PDA & cranberry juice again. During the course of the entire day drank at least 2 gallons of water. Mid morning started seeing grainy reddish brown things when urinating (A LOT OF THAT WENT ON DUE TO THE MASSIVE QUANTITIES OF FLUIDS) and some blood but not too bad.
On Sunday I did all the same things as on Saturday. When I first woke up, had virtually no pain & attempted to catch up on some housework-that lasted about an hour before the shooting pains started again. By 11:30 I was pain free again and still am.
I will continue with the PDA (4 capsules 3 times a day)for maintenance since I believe the stones were caused by my body not digesting proteins properly. I'll reduce the hydrangea to 2 capsules daily & the kidney activator to 2 capsules daily. I think I'll do the lemon juice & olive oil once a week to be on the safe side.
Replied by Robin
(Atlanta, Ga)
04/14/2011
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Posted by Harold (Middletown, Ohio) on 04/09/2007
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It Works - missed 2 days works suffering before my wife found this website. Took 1 dose and within 2 hours pain was gone. Thanks! Love this website.
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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.
Replied by Greg
(Alameda, California/USA)
10/04/2008
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Posted by Chuck (Allendale, Michigan) on 04/02/2007
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Just last Saturday, March 31, I came accross your website while looking for a remedy for kidney stones. I have been suffering with stones since last Fall. I went through Lithotripsy twice to blast a 14mm. Both times I was given the maximum amount that can be given. Still not enough to make the pieces small enough to pass into the bladder. So, Saturday night I went to the store to pick up the lemons and olive oil. At 9:p.m. I downed the mixture of 2 oz each. Sunday nothing happened so I mixed up another cocktail and drank that by 9:p.m. Here it is on Monday afternoon and at 3:p.m. I passed 2 stones. 30 minutes later passed 2 more stones. Another 30 minutes and passed the biggest stone of the 5. I think that is all that I have. Surgery was scheduled for 2 weeks from today. I am confident that all is well now. As a preventative measure I think I will use this remedy once a month. I am a happy man!
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Posted by Rick (Dallas, Texas) on 03/24/2007
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This simple solution really works! But, make sure and buy fresh lemons and squeeze them yourself. Don't use lemon juice from a bottle. My first mixture with bottled lemon juice helped, but I could tell it wasn't going to do the trick. Eight hours later I drank the mixture again, but this time I used fresh squeezed lemon juice with the olive oil. Two hours later I passed the stone! I've been pain free ever since!
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Posted by Joe (Naples, FL) on 03/19/2007
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Oh sure, it sounded strange, but when you are suffering, you know you'll try ANYthing. I had ordered Uriflow on a Friday, but it didn't arrive until the following Tuesday. By then, I didn't need it. I found the Olive Oil/Lemon Juice cure online, and decided to try it along with an herbal formual that I found at a health food center. I bought "Stone Buster" manufactured by Herb Pharm and combined that with the oil/lemon mixture. They both tasted FOUL to say the least. But, after starting with the Stone Buster on Saturday and the oil/lemon on Sunday, the stone was passed some time on Monday night. I say some time because I was straining everything that came through (and after all of the water I drank, ALOT came through), but during the overninght, I didn't look each time I went. When I awoke on Tuesday, the little devil was in the strainer. 3mm x 5mm and I did not feel a thing!! Don't know which cure to credit, but I have to say that the oil/lemon treatment had to help. TRY IT!!!
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Posted by John (Eau Claire, Wisconsin) on 03/19/2007
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Hello everyone, I am a 24 year old male, who is from Wisconsin, but am currently in Spain teaching English. I had horrible back/side pains but before this I thought I had a UTI. (BTW I was told by urologist that Kidney stones can produce a false positive for a UTI on a urine analysis,) well long story short I have been dealing with these stones (5mm and 6mm ) for 3.5 months now. I have tried everything, short of catheterizing myself with straws duct taped together and sucking them out with a vacuum, so I just mixed the extra virgin olive oil and the fresh lemos together, and I will keep you updated. I hope this works!! Cheers :::gulp gulp:::
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Posted by Lori (Leesville, LA) on 03/18/2007
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Wow - I've been plagued with kidney stones since I was 14 years old (now 36)... My husband is in the Air Force, so I've had the opportunity to see many urologists regarding my problem from all over the world. None have ever mentioned this simple remedy - and boy does it ever work for the type of stones I produce!! Last week I passed yet another stone and when I woke up with flank pain this Saturday, I decided to search for a natural remedy - Found this site, tried it last night before I went to bed and "bam"... the pain has moved south and I've been eliminating tiny white shards of stones all morning long. (they are normally brown - I've been searching for some of the old ones I collect to drop in the solution to see what happens, but can't find them). Anyhoo - has anyone tried doing this as a regular regimen to eep the stones at bay - say every week or two?? I'm going to start it every Friday night from here on out and see what happens - I'll be back with more info in a month or two...
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Posted by Geoffrey (Ellicott City, MD) on 03/08/2007
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I am a 48-year-old male in otherwise outstanding health. I'm an ultrarunner and that could be why I suffered my first bout of kidney stones this past Saturday. Perhaps it was due to chronic dehydration. I awoke Saturday morning to the most extreme pain I have ever experienced. For the next several hours I lay on the floor screaming in pain and vomiting. My wife called my doctor and he said get to the ER. I spent the day there. They medicated me and sent me home with a strainer. I had 2 stones, 2-3 mm in route. Sunday I was in big time pain, the drugs did not do much at all. Monday I improved but was still peeing blood. Desperate to avoid having anything enter my um "works" to alleviate the issue (a man's worst nightmare) I searched the internet and found the 2 oz olive oil, 2 oz lemon juice cure. On Tuesday morning at 10:30 I drank it down. It was not hard to get down at all. I followed it with tons of water with lemon juice. Additionally I followed the protocol found here:
http://www.jumpandbump.com/'
Basically you drink tons of water and wait for the water to build up on top of the stone. Then you lock your legs and hips and jump from a step to a hard landing. Do that twice every 5 minutes for an hour. Wednesday, more lemon water and waiting. Thursday morning, bingo, easy as you please both rocks came out. Coincidence or cure? I don't really care because it worked for me in 48 hours with no pain.
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Posted by celso (riyadh, saudi arabia) on 03/07/2007
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Good Day! I am a Filipino expatriate working in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. As I experienced having kidney stone attack is quite painful. It happened to me at two in the morning. Thanks to my colleague for driving me to hospital. The attending nurse injected pain remover to ease the excruciating pain. The next day in my x-ray, there we found the culprit of my pain, a stone in my kidney. The doctors asked me which I prefer laser or medicine treatment. I choose the long process of medicine treatment. He gave me three kinds of tablets and capsules. Back to my work, I tried to check from internet the best treatment for kidney stone. Thanks, God I found Earth Clinic and this wonderful cocktail treatment.As soon as I reached our house, immediately I made this 2 OZ OF LEMON JUICE AND 2 OZ OF OLIVE OIL. The next day while I am on duty the stone 07 mm in size passed at around 18 hours after the cocktail treatment. It is great to be healthy again. Thanks God and thanks earth clinic. By the way, my doctor will surely miss my appointment with him.
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Posted by Tom (Riverton, West Virginia) on 02/27/2007
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After suffering two weeks with the worst back pain imaginable, I found your site. At 9:00 PM friday night I drank the mixture followed by lots of water (a little more than a liter). Within 2 hours the pain was noticeably lessened. Another dose on Sunday afternoon, and I have been completely pain free! This is an awesome remedy! I have no clue what the olive oil has to do with the success, but this really worked for me. Thank you so much!
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