My mum and dad both had kidney stones. Mum's last bout with them was an extremely hot summer ( she doesn't drink enough water at the best of times) and when she was admitted for laser treatment, the doctors told her they had seen a record number of people this summer with kindney stones.
They believed it was due to people getting dehydrated, and everything becoming so concentrated. New one on me. What do you think about that? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Malcolm Stebbins" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, 3 April 2002 09:03 Subject: Re: CS>urinary track infection > Hi, I don't go along with your comment that an acidic environment in the urinary > tract is linked to bladder or kidney stones, in fact I think it's just the > opposite. Generally the stones are a compound of calcium, and can even be > dissolved by adding acidic solutions to a chunk of one. There may be something, > or some form of stone, I don't know about, or maybe there is some bodily > reaction to the constant presence of an acidic environment, so if you have > knowledge about some specifics I'd like to learn of them. > Quite often, bacteria hide inside the stones, thus avoiding total destruction by > the usual antibiotic regimen, and after even months of pills they return when > the ABX are gone and in a few days to a week or so, there you are, yucky pee > again. > Malcolm > > Kathie Jones wrote: > > > I suppose, any variance from a standard range of normal is what the > > bacterium that are often the culprits for urinary tract infections are fond > > of. Other bacteria may well favor a more acidic environment that what is * > > normal * and decreasing acid levels would discourage their staying. > > Too much acid in *some* people, over a period of many weeks or months, is > > linked to kidney stones. BUT...often there is something else going on that > > is encouraging this * i.e. consumption of too much soda *high carbonic acid > > levels*, genetic predisposition, imbalances in other parts of the bodies > > digestive or endocrine system. > > All in all, it goes back to Vit C helps the body's immune system *kick > > in* and kick out bacterial invaders, and is known to be especially efficient > > at combating UTIs when combined with cranberry. I stopped using cranberry > > juice, and switched to tablets a long time ago as the sugar in the drinks > > actually did the urinary system a disservice when trying to fight and > > infection. I have had HUGE success when doing this for myself, my daughter, > > hubby and my dog. :-) Gotta keep all the family members happy! *G* > > > > Kathie > > > > > Hmmmmm... > > > I was always under the impression that bacteria, and viruses > > > liked to live in an "Acidic" environment???? > > > > > > Grant.. > > > > > > Kathie Jones wrote: > > > > > > > > LOTS of vitamin C and CS will do amazing things! :-) And don't forget > > > > cranberry tablets. The cranberry keeps the bacteria that is causing the > > > > infection from being able to * adhere * to the urinary system walls, the > > C > > > > makes the urine acidic * the bacteria like an alkaline environment*, and > > the > > > > CS will kill the bacteria off. > > > > > > > > Kathie > > > > -- > > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > > > To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: > > [email protected] -or- [email protected] > > with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. > > > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > > Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> > >
