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Posted by Adisa (Bowling Green, Kentucky) on 01/29/2012
This morning I was taken to a hospital with an ambulace, I did not know why I was in soo much pain. It woke me up at 4 am, and the pain is horrible, I delivered a child naturally and I would rather go through childbirth again than bare this pain. I just drank the lemon juice and olive oil and I pray that it works. No pain pill helps at all so I really hope for this remedy to work. we will see.
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Posted by Phil (Pinehurst, North Carolina) on 01/18/2012
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Tried this but it did not work. Stone and pain are still there. Pain has increased.
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Posted by Pari (Perth, Wa) on 05/30/2013
I started having a little pain from last night, this morning I got olive oil and lemons. Just had a mixture, finger crossed. Will let you know soon.
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Posted by Srini (Hyderabad, India) on 06/13/2013
Hi, Any update, did it work?
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Posted by Carol (Norhville Michigan) on 07/01/2013
You must use fresh lemon.
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Posted by Bec (Perth, Australia) on 01/10/2012
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Thank you very kindly everyone for this great posting. I went to the Doctor during the New Year and it was reported nothing could be traced on my urine. However, I was experiencing extremely burning sensation during urinating time. The Doctor offered me to go for scanning instead just to make sure everything was alright with me. At the same time, the Doctor prescribed me some antibiotics which according to the Chemist it was just a general antibiotic type. After taking this antibiotic for 5 days, I was still feeling really unwell and I am sure if you had the same experience before you would understand how exactly I felt.
This afternoon, the pain was just unbearable and I was searching all over the Internet until I came across your home remedy. I rushed to the shops and got myself a bottle of Extra Virgin Olive Oil and 2 fresh lemons. It worked perfectly and the pain seems to disappear into thin air although with the side effect like feeling nausea.
To everyone here, a very BIG thank you from me to all you for posting your kind suggesstions and comments. Thanking you very kindly. Kind regards, Bec.
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Posted by Bobby (Houston, Tx) on 03/09/2012
Wow, Greg... I have one right now that is a Seven according to my CT Scan. I hope this works....
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Posted by Desiree (Harrison, Mi, Usa) on 11/13/2011
I'm 28 weeks pregnant with my first child and a couple of months ago I woke up with excruciating pain emanating from my kidney. Since kidney stones run in my family, I'm pretty sure that's what it was. The pain went away and then this morning around 4:30 a.m. I had severe pain in my stomach (poor baby), and back. At first I thought I was going into pre-term labor but after I calmed down I realized they weren't contractions. I was not about to go to the E. R. and have them probe and prod me and cause me to go into labor, so I calmed down, and just dealt with the pain as best as could. And the baby was kicking like crazy during all of this, I hope he didn't get hurt.
I just now drank the Olive Oil & Lemon Juice mixture, 2 oz. of each, with a few sips of lemonade in between to keep from gagging. It wasn't so bad, I'm just worried what's going to happen with my ulcer now. I'd much rather deal with ulcer pain than kidney stone pain anyday. If this doesn't work I'm going to wait 24 hours and do the Apple Cider Vinegar mixed with honey concoction. Thanks for all your comments! I really appreciate this information:) Good luck to everyone!
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Posted by Opinionate One (Columbus, Oh) on 09/04/2011
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My husband found that he had a 3mm kidney stone in an ER. The doctor said he should be able to pass the stone with the help of a medication that helps dialate the ureter. An ER nurse suggested that we look up lemon juice on internet as she heard that it could help prevent kidney stone. My husband took the medicine for 4 days, drank lots of water mixed with some lemon juice, while suffering from severe pain, nausea, fever, chills, but there was no sign of stone.
Then I found this website and decided to try the recipe right away. I mixed 2 oz lemon juice with 2 oz olive oil. My husband drank it and followed by a big glass of water. Amazingly, the next day he passed the stone. The stone broke into smaller pieces. We're so thankful that we found this website and the recipe. Good luck to all who have kidney stones.
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Posted by Jammies (San Francisco, Ca) on 08/31/2011
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I have been suffering with painful kidney stones for 4 months that the doctor kept saying "it will pass". I was miserable. I had read about this remedy, but since it really makes no sense to me I never tried it. However, I finally caved in and did the olive oil/lemon juice mixture twice per day starting yesterday. By this morning the bladder spasm and pain was greatly improved and this afternoon I had some mucus come out with my urine. About an hour later out came that darn stone! Who knows how it works or if it is coincidence, but I am very happy the pain in gone.
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Posted by Steve (Smithfield, Pa) on 10/19/2011
Question: Why olive oil? Is it because people think olive oil is healthier? Why not some other oil or even some other fat such as butter? How about coconut oil? Why olive oil? Is there a reason?
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Posted by Tahnee (Perth, Australia) on 10/19/2011
It is relatively low in saturated fat and very high in mono-unsaturated fat, which is a 'good' fat. Coconut oil is extremely high in saturated fat, and to a lot of researchers etc, mono unsaturated is 'better' than poly unsaturated.
The good fats lower cholesterol and support your body and liver.
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Posted by Francisca (Michelbach-le-bas, Alsace, France) on 10/20/2011
Oh my, Tahnee, you really have learned well the lessons we are taught... But mind you, they are often wrong! Please do some research about good and bad fats and I tell you, you will be shocked! Don't believe everything you are told, as far as fats go or anything else! They want you to eat, drink, live as it is more beneficial for them, no regards whatsoever for your health. Some good books are Trick and Treat, by Barry Groves, Fats and Cholesterol are good for you, Eat fat and lose Fat, there are also books solely on coconut products... then make up your mind! The more you learn the more alert you will be when governements come with all their "advice".
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Posted by Bob (Deming, Nm.) on 08/05/2011
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A big "thank you" to the author of this remedy! My first bout of kidney stones was on Easter Sunday 2005 at the age of 43 - I didn't know if I had injured my back, burst my appendix, or had kidney stones. In extreme pain, my wife rushed me to the hospital's ER where a long ridiculous process started. To make a long story short, a CT scan found a lodged 4mm stone between my left kidney and urthea and after 2 nights of being drugged up on morphine and an IV drip continuosly going, I left the hospital still in pain. The stone did eventually pass.
Over the next few years I experienced passive kidney stones now and then with little discomfort - until yesterday - another full blown pain in the kidney area radiating to my back doubling me over. Not wanting to go though the 14K hospital fiasco again, I did research and as luck would have it, found this site.
The bout started at about 7:00PM, came and subsided in waves of 5~10 minutes apart - I hadn't eaten dinner yet so nausea wasn't too bad. At 8:00PM I drank the 2oz olive oil / 2oz lemon juice concoction - within a few hours the waves of pain lessoned. I drank 5 tall glasses of water during this whole time and was urinating every hour throughout the night. By morning the pain was gone - and by noon today I was back to normal.
I never would have thought a remedy like this would stop such a severe pain!
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Posted by Walt (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) on 08/14/2011
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This works! 2 oz of lemon juice and 2 oz of olive oil. Within 45 minutes of gulping down this nasty mixture I was pain free. Like night and day! For me, the pain may have intensified slightly after swallowing it. But well worth it. This was 5 days ago and still no pain. Anyone know why I now must urinate twice as often as before this cure? Perhaps frequency of urine will adjust back over time?
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Posted by Migra44 (Alamogordo, New Mexico, Usa) on 08/21/2011
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I have had kidney stones before so I know what the pain feels like and where it's located. The pain was concentrated on my left lower back and it radiated forward to my pelvic area. I took codeine 300-30 mm tablets to lessen the pain but after 24 hours, not even this pill was helping. After enduring 24 hours of agony I decided to try the 2oz lime juice-2oz olive oil remedy and within one hour I was already feeling much better. However, the pain intensified for a few minutes on the second hour as the stone made its way out. I drank several glasses of water after I took the remedy to help me flush out the stone. This remedy worked for me. I have no idea what size stone I passed because I did not go to the hospital to get an x-ray but whatever its size; it passed. I did not see it come out when I urinated so it was probably a small one. Drinking the remedy was not that bad. I had an after taste of the olive oil for a couple of hours but other than that I was fine.
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Posted by Thames (Philadelphila, Pa) on 07/24/2011
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I went to the hosptial on 6 30 2011 with back pain with a mri test I was told I had a 6.2mm kidney stone, I was giving pain meds and sent home. Two days later a friend told me of this home remedy of 2oz of olive oil and 2oz of 100% lemon juice followed by water. I was still in pain taking pain meds and did the remady again and as of today 7 24 2011 went pee and there it was a 6.2 mm stone, so the remedies must work. I have a picture to prove it I've been dealing with stones for years and first time I ever passed one that big without medical help.
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Posted by East (Morgan Hill, Ca, Us) on 06/17/2011
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I am so happy I found this site. I had a kindey stone pass from my kidney with alot of blood and pain and on it's way out it got stuck. I did what the doctor told me... Had to return twice in the course of the following 2 1/2 months and I had pain daily. I was taking pain pills that helped very little and drinking alot of water and I kept believing it would pass as the doctor said but it just got worse and when I had to urinate I sometimes had a sensation of tiny little knives stabbing me after I finished... OUCH! I was ready to go back a fourth time and it was a depressing thought because I now expected no results and since it was stuck I was reading about the alternate method of getting the stone to pass and it was not something to look forward to so I tried the olive oil and lemon juice gladly... Took it twice the first day and the next morning I drank another one (not as bad tasting as one would expect! )... And an hour or so later it passed! NO MORE PAIN! I am so thrilled... Thanks you so much for this site and for the advice!
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Posted by W (North Of Gotham, New York ) on 09/13/2012
Can anyone tell me if this remedy (lemon juice with olive oil) is only to be used when you have the attack, or is it also to reduce (or break up) the stones once you know you have them? In other words, do I have to wait for the stone attack to drink the lemon juice/olive oil concoction? Thank you all, in advance, for your answers.
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Posted by Johnboy (Floyd, Va) on 06/10/2011
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Thank you so much for the info I am 25 years old and had my first round with kidney stones. When the back pains first started I called my mother for advice she told me there was little that could be done save going to the doctor and since I am unemployed I did not want to go unless I was in so much pain I could not stand it. Then after dealing with the pain for a over a week (during which time I got married) I got online and searched for some home remedies. I found this site and tried the Olive Oil and Lemon juice coctail after doing 2 a day for the last three days. I have passed a few and the pain is getting better. Thank you guys so much for the help.
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Posted by Ven (Timmins, Ontario) on 12/12/2011
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YEA!!! Here it goes. Went to the ER with very strong pain from the abdominal towards the groin area. CT picked up a 3-4mm kidney stone. Spent almost 2 weeks on cocktail pills. Pain was in and out with different intensity for another 4 weeks. Started around 7:00P.M on Dec 08/12 the therapy with 60ml OO/LJ followed by 2 long glases of water approx. 0. 950L. Then every 30 min another 2 glases of water for about 2 hrs. Woke up the next morning and around 7:00 AM took the second shot of the OO/LJ mixture. I kept doing this for 3 days. Dec 12/12 approx. 2 hrs after the mixture I felt faint movements in the lower abdomen/upper bladder area. 5 min later the stone popped out with almost no pain at all. Dark color at around 4mm, flat with small corners.
I will keep taking the cure till the whole "thing" is flushed out.... Broke off I am not sure. I will keep posted....
It Works. Try it out. It Works.
Great website. Thank you very much guys for the this excellent website.
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Posted by Igor (Osijek, Croatia, Europe) on 01/02/2012
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I can confirm that this remedy works. Two days after Christmas, about 6.30 PM I got strong pain in my lower back, with no prior announcements (except some tendernes in my groin region and car driving became unpleasant). After initial cramp pain subsided for little it moved to front lower abdomen. Tried warm showers that eased it somewhat but at 3AM I could stand no more and went to ER. After giving me anesthetic that did not help much, was sent to urinary clinic, examined by ultrasound that revealed no larger stones, urine tests that showed some blood and finally X ray clearly displayed 3-4mm stone at the entrance of ureter (tube that connects kidney and bladder). They gave me another stronger anesthetic by injection and pain finally relieved. I was told by Dr. to drink lots of water, 3-5 liters a day and walk as much as possible. If that doesn't work they'll have to put the probe up to my penis and ureter to remove the stone. It sounded as an ugly procedure. I was given pain medications. My wife found this oil/lemon remedy on the net and I've tried it. Used 60mL of olive oil and 60ml of squieezed lemon juice, mixed in a glass. I must say that it did lower the pain after a first drink. It was evening, when pain usually increase. Next day I had 2 drinks, in the morning and evening. I did not walk much as it was unplesant but not painful. On a 3rd day had another drink and went away for a walk, about 2 km. Came home and pissed out some blood and black stone chunks, some 3 pieces with no pain at all. Continued to drink lemonade and herbal teas to wash out urinary system and prevent infections.
So, seems that it works, both in pain reduction and expelling those painful SOBs.
Regards to everyone and Happy New Year.
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Posted by Jody (Kansas City, Missouri) on 05/10/2012
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I've had kidney stones for years. Searched and searched for a remedy with no luck! Then, about 3 weeks ago, that old pain started in my back and intensified within an hour... Off to the emergency room... As the nurse was taking me back to the room, she told me about her daughter and her fight with kidney stones. This prompted her to do research and she found a medical study that concluded lemon juice does help! I did some online searching and found one here:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8709360
a note on this: I'm not sure of the medical terminology with this, but in rare cases the stones are CAUSED by too much acid in the urine... If you try this and the pain increases, STOP!! For me, however, the pain immediately decreased, and my 8mm stone began to dissolve. It took about 4 days for the stone to pass, with significantly reduced pain! I caught it in a filter and it was broken and dissolving! Soooo happy to have this info!
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Posted by Tara (Carthage, Ny) on 06/27/2012
This is a life saver. I was told I had multiple stones with one being 8 mm. The doctor scheduled me for a sonic blast but I did not want to do this... Invasive or not. So I found this site and took 2 oz. of EVOO and 2 oz. Of 100% lemon juice. That night I passed a stone about 4 mm and also passed one the next morning about 2 mm. Then I passed another 2 mm one the same afternoon. All with no pain. I continue to drink Lemon juice throughout the day and drink lots of water. I also take Chanca Piedra. One dropper full twice a day. I am hoping that the big one has decreased in size or came out. I will request another CT scan before I think about the sonic waves to break them up. Good luck!!!! Definitely worth a try. Nothing to lose! Thank you everyone for the advice!
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Posted by Heather (San Diego, California) on 06/27/2012
Please follow up when you've had your scan. I'm interested in this too. Tried a similar formula when I had pain, cysts and infection in the kidney (even though my ultrasound showed no stones), I passed several pea sized stones, and felt much, much better with 95% reduction in pain and # of attacks.
I started doing this thinking it was totally hokey and that the stones were probably just cholesterol or fat deposits developed from the olive oil and (in my case) grapefruit juice BUT I did a grapefruit and apple juice fast for the first day prior to ingesting any oil whatsoever, and 100's of small stones were coming out the first night, 24 hours after my last bite of food with fat in it and several hours before ingesting any olive oil required int he flush, so that changed my mind about it being complete hogwash.
(I eat, routinely, a LOT of coconut oil in my diet - at least 2-3 tablespoons per day, sometimes more.)
Anyhow, would love to hear how your scans look.
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Posted by Stephen (Mt. Rainier, Md) on 06/30/2012
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felt crappy for a week, then started xperiencing serious pains in my kidneys. had kidney stones many years ago, so was familiar with the pain. wife was out of town, really didn't want to go to the hospital, drop the kids on someone in the middle of the night, so I started searching and found this site. drank lemon juice and olive oil at four in the morning, wokeup pain free, with some residual aches. a day and a half later, felt another stone working it's way down, continued with the concoction, so far feeling great. will continue as needed. thank you so much for this information!
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Posted by Corrina (Vancouver, B.c Canada) on 07/04/2012
I passed a 2mm stone in the ER a month ago and it was an excruciating process. Was told today by the urologist that a recent ultrasound shows a 5 mm in the kidney and a few smaller ones as well. My question: If I do the olive oil/lemon juice thing do I start that now or do I wait until the stones start to move? He's offered me lithotripsy as the big stone is too high up to go in and crush at this point. Will the olive oil and lemon juice concoction help break the stones down?? Anyone?? Freaked out in B.C.
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Posted by Helpyourself (Houston, Texas) on 07/05/2012
Try one oz. fresh squeezed lemon, chase down with one oz. olive oil, a.m. and p.m. Perhaps surgery will be unnecessary. Do this for a few days. Good Luck!!
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Posted by Jay (Auckland, New Zealand) on 05/29/2011
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Hi All, I was in a car accident and went in for an XRay to check if all was in order, only to find out that I had kidney stones in my left kidney - 12mm and 8mm lodged at the bottom of the kidney. My Urologist indicated that I needed surgery (PNL) to remove these stones.
I got onto Google about 6days ago and found the lemon and olive oil treatment as well as the Coke and Asparagus treatment. Last Thursday night I started with the Lemon and Olive (60ml Lemon Juice and 60ml Olive oil), about 30minutes later I felt the pain on my left flank starting to ease off. Friday monring I went to the supermaket and bought a dozen fresh lemons and by mid morning a had another doze of lemon and olive oil (60ml each), followed by 2 tablespoon of the mixture every 15min, and drank heaps of lemonade.
On Saturday morning I switched to the coke and asparagus regime (I read somewhere to use both these combinations). So I had 6 diet cokes every 20mins followed by a can of asaparagus (mashed) and follwed this up with 2litres of distilled water.
By Saturday night (09:30), I started to see some soft, white-coloured debris in my urine (from 1mm through to 3mm). On Sunday morning squeezed 6 lemons and had this straight up, followed by water (in total I had about 20litres of water from Thursday night).
It is now Monday morning, and I am still passing out bits and pieces of debris in my urine, and the pain is almost gone - I am sure this treatment has solved my problem. I am planning to continue with the lemon treatment for the rest of the week and have a Ultra Sound next week to check the status, will keep you posted. A big thanks you to all of those that have contributed to this forum and provided this treatment..... God bless.
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Posted by Debbie (Melbourne, Australia) on 05/30/2011
One thought.... Diet coke has aspartame in it which is very dangerous. You had 6 diet cokes every 20 minutes.... You should read up on the dangers of aspartame. You may not have kidney stones now but you may have started bigger problems.
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Posted by V (Austin, Tx) on 05/09/2013
Agree with Debbie. Diet coke is poison, nobody should drink that stuff!
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Posted by Gomathi (Salem Tamil Nadu, India) on 09/22/2015
Sir my mom is also having 12_13 mm kidney stones. Whether it will harm her when the stone comes out?
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Posted by Dan (Flint, Mi) on 05/21/2011
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AFTER VIEWING YOUR COMMENTS I TRIED THIS. ONE SHOT IN THE EVENING, ONE SHOT THE NEXT MORNING AND THAT EVENING MY 5MM STONE CAME OUT WITH NO PAIN WHATSOEVER. SO I REALLY APPRECIATED FINDING THIS SITE AND I WILL TELL EVERYONE I KNOW ABOUT THE SITE AND ABOUT THE KIDNEY STONE REMEDY. THANK-YOU VERY VERY MUCH
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Posted by Teddy (Charlotte, Nc, Usa) on 01/10/2012
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Yes, it worked! Thanks!
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Posted by Ulujm (Livonia) on 04/29/2012
hi I have been in pain for 3 months now. Low back pain and in the right kindney area. No problem to urinate. The pain is not severe but sometime I could move with difficulty. I went to see an orthopaedic doc. He was not sure if it was stone or muscle problem. He sent me for physical therapy. I am convinced that it is stones problem. I am going to try this recipe. I'll let you know the outcome
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Posted by Tx1005 (Corpus Christi, Tx, Usa) on 05/15/2011
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I was suffering from a 2 mm kidney stone that was right outside my bladder. After a week of pain, I found this website. I mixed the concotion of 2 ounces of lemon juice & 2 ounces of olive oil (which I worked out to be 2 tablespoons of each; 1 oz = 1 tablespoon). Mixed that up and drank it at 11 pm on Saturday night. Then, I started TRYING to drink 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar (ACV) with water. YUK!! Instead I diluted 1 tablesoon of ACV in 8 oz of water and drank that. Then did another tablespoon with another 8 oz. That helped to pass it. Drank lots of crystal light and cranberry juice. Last but not least, I went to grocery store and found (of all things) Apple Cider VInegar tablets!!!! bought those and took some of those.
Now it is sunday around 7:15 pm and I feel a little discomfort in my pee area. Felt like I had a urine infection. Went to bathroom and my 2mm kidney stone came out!!! No pain whatsoever!! Soooo happy!!! Now I do not have to go see a urologist to get it removed!! And I can go back to work symptom free. I am ecstatic. Needless to say something of the above worked for me. I say try it at least. All you have to lose is... Well, possibly, a kidney stone!!!
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Posted by Robert Henry (Ten Mile, Tn Usa) on 04/10/2011
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Last Sunday Debbie and Justin were not in the pew behind us in our little country church in East Tn. The Pastor said that Debbie has a kidney stone and her doctor had given her a drug and told her to drink lots of water and come see him on Tuesday.
I call them after church and told them to go to the Earth Clinic site and read what they say.
Got to church today and Debbie hugged my neck and gave me a thank you card. She got immediate relief by drinking lemon juice and olive oil.
The doctor could not find a stone in his tests on Tuesday and canceled the hospital procedure.
I needed this Atta Boy after being beat up by the wemmins on this site who are more concerned about the moon and their menstrual period than the problem in Japan.
Requesting a get out of jail pass for bringing this up. Yo buddy ===ROBERT HENRY
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Posted by Donnie (Ft Smith, Arkansas) on 04/23/2011
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Having delt with Kidney Stones for most of my adult life with the most recent being the largest 3 years ago, a couple weeks ago I felt the familiar slight pressure and feeling of continuoisly having to go but not being able to finish and knew what I was in for.
I stumbled onto this site and ran down to the store when I got off work and bought a bottle of pure olive oil and a 100% bottle of lemon juice from extract(only lemon juice in the store), got home and took the recommended mixture and followed it by the suggested amount of water when I got home at 6:30 that morning.
After checking back on this site and reading further I noticed I should have gotten extra virgin olive oil, but since I already opened and used some I decided I would just use it after all olive oil is olive oil right? lol.
I kept a log and started 4/16 took the mix twice daily at 7am and again at 7pm.. Maybe because I wasnt completely blocked yet it didnt seem to do anything for me and on the morning of 4/22 I took the last of the olive oil mix since I was now out of olive oil and was going to chalk it up to "Murphys Law" that it didnt work for me after 6 days, 15 minutes later I went to the bathroom and passed a large piece of stone that looked as if it had been broken into 3 parts(darker color on the top and bottem but light on the sides where it broke off/apart maybe?)
Thats a "YEA" for me and ive sent my wife back to the store to get a bottle of "EVOO" and am continuing the routine using it now to try and break up/flush out the rest of the stone(s).. on a side note, extra virgin olive oil is much more oily than pure olive oil and harder for me to drink the mix down, but it is prob why its recommended since it should help the pieces to "slide" out easier.
Thank You to everyone in this comunity who have posted their experiences and shared their stories to help the rest of us.. Most people reported passing stones within 1-3 days, but may have been fully blocked at the time and I was partialy blocked and it took me 6 days to pass a piece of stone so dont get discouraged and quit if it doesnt work after a few days!
I just ordered some Chanca Piedra from amazon.com to try as prev maint also!
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Posted by Thewhitedarius (Akron, Ohio, Usa) on 03/14/2011
Well... Here goes. I'm currently in my 2nd bout with kidney stones, the first being 5 years ago. Last time I just drank tons of water and it was summer. After about 2 weeks of pain, I basically went crazy and started doing mad work around the house and pretty much "sweated" it out... Very painful.
So... It started up again about 6 weeks ago with the typical sign: hematuria. I knew what it was but went and had a CT scan to be sure. Guess what? It was a 4mm stone in ureter. I tried the lemon juice olive oil mix... And didn't really have any issues for a few weeks. Then the pain started up again, much worse this time. I went back for an x-ray and they found 6 stones this time! There were 3 in one ureter and 2 in the other and 1 in the bladder. I wasn't sure if the mix worked originally and that I possibly passed the original stone weeks ago or if it was one of the many new ones. Originally I thought the mix was an "old wives tale" and I had wasted my time, but after visiting this site and seeing all the testimonials it would be foolish to just wait for something to happen or go in for what might be an unnecessary surgery.
I go back to the uruologist on Friday (4 days). I am going to try lemon juice and olive oil mix again (and again) to see if it works for me.
I did notice that when I did it the first time (also drinking a lot of 15% lemon juice lemonaid) my urine seemed to have some grittyness to it, but didn't think too much about it at the time. Was this the 1st stone? Did the mix cause the exodus of the other stones? Of course no one knows, but I am going to see if the lemon juice and olive oil mix works. None of the stones is larger than 2-3mm, so I am thinking that the first stone passed or shrank or broke up. I will update you guys with my progress. Wish me luck and wide ureters (more the latter).
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Posted by Thewhitedarius (Akron, Ohio, Usa) on 03/15/2011
Last night I drank it. So far today I have noticed little discomfort... Less than yesterday. After straining my pee I noticed a little grit, like a grain or two of sand, but almost microscopic. It's worth mentioning that I ran out of antibiotics yesterday and the antibiotics were almost like a pain killer... So that's good. I will update again tomorrow.
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Posted by Thewhitedarius (Akron, Ohio Usa) on 03/20/2011
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Went to the urulogist and guess what: one stone left. I didn't even know I had passed the other ones. I guess that's a "yea". At the urulogist I asked him about lemon juice and olive oil and he answered begrudgingly, "... Lemon juice: yes. Olive oil: I can't say."
Can't say or won't say! It works. The only thing you have to lose are the stones.
Also, someone mentioned to keep it to 2oz of lj, and I will 2nd that notion. I tried two lemons of juice (about 4oz). That made me sick. Keep it at 2 & 2. Great site guys.
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Posted by Sm (Oakley, Ca) on 05/15/2011
ok, my husband has his first stone. He is in tremendous pain and I would do anything to help him. I found this site and had him, reluctantly, drink lemon and olive oil. I actually saw him fall asleep for the first time since the er visit. His pain pills are running low and I cant see him in pain anymore. How often is the treatment recommended or is it a single dose treatment? any duration between doses?days, weeks, months?
Lemon Juice and Olive Oil
Posted by Jane (Portland, Or.) on 05/15/2011
My daughter Just told me she is passing stones and she is still in pain so I say, use it till you lose it! I think the dissolving stones are clogging her urethra. I would do a tonic myself weekly if I showed signs of susceptability. Red meat, milk and cheese. Anything high in Uric acid and our bodies sometimes produce uric acids for some reason.
