The Most PAINFUL Thing is a Kidney Stone - Dr. Berg

Check out how to help prevent kidney stones—tips from my own first-hand experience.

Preventing High Oxalate Kidney Stones:

Why You Get Kidney Stones (Oxalate Type):

0:00 Introduction: My experience having a kidney stone 
5:17 What is a kidney stone?
5:30 What causes a kidney stone? 
8:40 Preventing kidney stones 

I had a kidney stone, and I was in some of the most severe pain I’ve ever experienced. I’m going to cover the most important things you should do to help prevent kidney stones if you’re prone to kidney stones.

The most common type of kidney stone is a calcium oxalate stone. Your body makes oxalates, and oxalates also come from food. One of the main causes of kidney stones is the body’s inability to get rid of oxalates. It’s important to avoid foods and drinks high in oxalates.

Foods and drinks high in oxalates:
• Tea
• Spinach 
• Almonds 
• Kiwi 
• Chocolate 
• Soy 
• Potatoes 
• Beans 

6 ways to help prevent kidney stones:
1. Drink 2.5 liters of fluid a day (about 10.5 cups or 84.5 oz. ) 
2. Add at least 1 tbsp. of lemon to your water (I also like to add 1tsp. of apple cider vinegar and a drop of stevia)
3. Avoid high-oxalate foods 
4. Massage the parts of your abdomen where your kidneys are
5. Consume a low-carb diet 
6. Consume vitamin D, magnesium, and potassium 

Dr. Eric Berg DC Bio:
Dr. Berg, age 57, is a chiropractor who specializes in Healthy Ketosis & Intermittent Fasting. He is the author of the best-selling book The Healthy Keto Plan, and is the Director of Dr. Berg Nutritionals. He no longer practices, but focuses on health education through social media.

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Disclaimer:
Dr. Eric Berg received his Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 1988. His use of “doctor” or “Dr.” in relation to himself solely refers to that degree. Dr. Berg is a licensed chiropractor in Virginia, California, and Louisiana, but he no longer practices chiropractic in any state and does not see patients so he can focus on educating people as a full time activity, yet he maintains an active license. This video is for general informational purposes only. It should not be used to self-diagnose and it is not a substitute for a medical exam, cure, treatment, diagnosis, and prescription or recommendation. It does not create a doctor-patient relationship between Dr. Berg and you. You should not make any change in your health regimen or diet before first consulting a physician and obtaining a medical exam, diagnosis, and recommendation. Always seek the advice of a physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.

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Thanks for watching! Try these tips to help prevent kidney stones.

[Drberg]

I just wanted to emphasize adding "lemon" to your water daily - very important to add citrates to prevent stones from forming. The juice from 1 lemon or 3 tbs of lemon juice.

[ramonvillaster]

I'VE SUFFERED FROM A KIDNEY STONE and it feels literally like there's a blunt screwdriver being dragged internally from your back. The pain is so severe that you can't even take two steps from where you are. It was from drinking too much ice tea. Today, I never even drink a cup of soda. Just lemon water mixed with apple cider vinegar x2 a day. Anyone reading this, PLS DO NOT WAIT. Kidney stones is one of the worst pains you will ever experience!

[cardmonty]

Dr. Berg - you are SO RIGHT in regards to the pain levels. I had a kidney stone 8 years ago. I was in a Barbers chair getting a haircut & this overwhelming trunk pain came over me. I made it home, then laid on the floor for a half hour, then called an ambulance because I was almost in shock from the pain. I was diagnosed with a Uric Acid stone. At the time I was obese. I was drinking black tea sweetened with Honey, along with a lot of regular Coca-Cola. I was eating a lot of nuts - especially Pistachios & Almonds. I was drinking whey protein drinks. And I was consuming Red Beets on a pretty regular basis. I was sent home from the hospital with Flomax, & was told to try and pass it at home because “my kidney stone was not large enough for Lithotripsy. For 4 days I couldn’t sleep, couldn’t defecate, couldn’t eat, & the only position that was comfortable was on my stomach kneeling down & hugging an ottoman. After 4 days of torture I decided through sheer willpower to scour the internet for remedies that would help me pass it. I found one remedy out of the UK that worked. Taking 4 tablespoons of Concentrated Lemon Juice mixed with 4 tablespoons of Olive Oil. I took it as much as I could stomach it - which was 5x’s per day. After 3 days I was pain free, but I never saw the stone. I asked my urologist: What happened to the stone? He said: YOU PULVERIZED IT! You did exactly what I would’ve had you do, except I would’ve prescribed Potassium Citrate for you. I got off all the junk I was eating & drinking. I have lost 150lbs on Keto & I filter my water thru a Berkey Water Filter system. Our water in Southern NJ is atrociously bad. I only drink water nowadays. I have not had a reoccurrence of a stone ever in the last 8 years.

[myrnasuarez]

The only time in my life that I saw my dad crying with tears and complaining about pain was when he had a kidney stone. Never forget that moment.😔

[AsadKhan-rnpt]

Thankyou for sharing this. My kidney stone experience was brutally painful. I’ve never experienced so much pain in my life. I honestly thought I would die on the way to the hospital. Thankfully, the doctor at the ER gave me a pain inhibitor and injected some sort of medicine that put me to sleep right away. When I woke up, they told me it was a kidney stone. I took some medication and voila! The stone exited without any pain. Have been drinking lots of water every day since then!

[decacards]

Thanks for sharing this, Dr. Berg. As a health care professional, I've seen men cry in pain because of a kidney stone and I've heard women say it is more painful than childbirth. I always hoped that I would never get kidney stone.

[danmayorga]

It’s very helpful to see transparency on medical experts when recommending or advising the communities the way you do thank you! On behalf every single person that watches you.

[vanfowler]

As a Dr and a kidney stone patient my self, I would often notice on patients charts who had a history of kidney stones. I would then ask those mothers which was the worst pain, child birth or kidney stones. Over 95% said they would take the child birth pain over the kidney stone pain. That should give you an idea of the severity of kidney stone pain.

[postenskakutia]

Just want to share my experience! The amount of water I drink is not relevant to form a kidney stone or not. I usually drink about no more than 1 liter/day last 5 years. But every morning I drink about 300 ml water and half lemon sqeezed. Never had a kidney stone since that moment with 1 exception! I decided to do keto for 1 month and excluded the lemon from the water and believe me I made a stone on the 10-th day! Then I began to put the lemon in the water again and already 1 year have no problems at all! Advise you all to drink water and lemon every day!

[cinystarr]

When a man asks his girl to take him to a hospital, *NO it cannot wait*

[Grythpyke]

I have a genetic kidney condition called Cystinuria and understand that pain only too well.
I've passed hundreds of stones of various sizes and had multiple operations over the last 10 years to remove obstructive stones. One was 3cm and required 4 operations over 5 months and required a nephrostomy bag for that time to protect my kidney.
Oh, and I only have one functioning kidney.
What you say about kidney stones removing your sense of humour is so true :)

[xjet]

Having kidney stones on three occasions really reset my pain threshold. Now I rarely bother with pain relief medication because my tollerance for pain has risen immensely. I have added lemon juice to my diet (as a dressing on many foods) and as part of my favourite drink: a "cranberry crush". This drink consists of 200ml cranberry juice (NOT cranberry-flavored sugar-water), 50ml of squeezed lemon juice and the balance (to taste) of soda water and a few ice-cubes. This drink has done wonders for my urinary system, eliminating the need to get up and pee at night and eliminating any further issues with kidney stones (it's been four years now). Tastes pretty good too! Perhaps it's the low pH, the effect of the citrates or just pure placebo -- I don't know... all I know is that it works.

[duberdurm]

My blood went cold when you said 10mm. I went to the ER with a 3mm stone and have been drinking water like a fish ever since. Thank you for the great information, doc. You're doing God's work.

[mark]

As someone who has suffered from kidney stones for 30 years, the best thing to do is get your stones analyzed and find out what they are made of. My first several stones were 100% uric acid, which is unusual and is the opposite of calcium based stones. The reason for knowing the composition of your kidney stones is that the treatment for calcium based stones (medications and diet) is usually different from treating uric acid based stones, even though there may be oxalates in either of them, and even though drinking a lot of water is important non matter what the kidney stones are made of.

The amount of uric acid in your body increases when on a low carb diet, which may cause uric acid based kidney stones. So while the vast majority of people who have kidney stones, have calcium based stones (with or without oxalates), I would expect a higher percentage of the population who are on a low carb diet (and people who view this channel) to be at risk for high levels of uric acid in the blood, and uric acid based stones. In addition to causing uric acid kidney stones, high levels of uric acid may cause gout.

Uric acid stones don't show up on x-rays very well (or at all), unless the x-ray is done with a contrast IV, and even then may not be readily visible. Calcium based stones are usually easily visible in a simple KUB x-ray. Since retrieving a kidney stone to analyze it can sometimes be difficult or impossible, have your doctor do a simple uric acid blood test to either confirm or rule out whether you have high levels of uric acid. Many doctors will not do this test because uric acid stones are somewhat unusual compared to the incidence of calcium based stones, but insist on the uric acid blood test. Fortunately. there are specific medications that will lower the amount of uric acid in the bloodstream.

However, as Dr. Berg explained, drinking a lot of water to dilute the urine in the kidney is still important regardless of what type of kidney stone you have, but that may not be enough if your uric acid levels (or other chemicals in your urine) are too high.

[LightSpirit]

A doctor told me that I would do very well if I drink 1 cup of water every hour. So I started doing just that, I set a reminder on my phone to remind me every hour. I feel so much better and more energy.

[Heather.C.ButterflySage]

My partner went through this same thing a few years ago. Agonizing night, and he was practically delirious. Got through it with some pain meds, herbs pharm stone breaker, hydrangea root, and lots of fluids. Even passing the sand was painful. We learned so much! Thanks for this video, Dr. Berg, and all you do.

[porridge]

Wow! Watching this video and reading the comments made me hurt all over again. I used to suffer terribly from kidney stones and you are all so right. The pain is unbelievable! Beyond excruciating. I can tell you, these six tips are essential parts of my life now. Stayed dissolved, my friends.

[thislittlethingcalledlifea]

You’re one of my best teachers Dr. Berg! You’ve changed my life for the better and literally helped me live longer. God bless you…..

[danjones]

What a great doctor, more informal than than the doctor that I go to see in person!🙏

[SheriAnne]

I had a kidney stone about 12 years ago. I am a quiet shy type person and I was screaming in the ER for morphine!! The pain was off the chart!!! The doc told me to avoid spinach and drink lemon water and predicted that if I didn't I would have another stone in 7 years! Thank God I listened and have been drinking lots of lemon water every since! This was a great video Dr Berg! I eat kiwi every day for the vitamin C not knowing it was full of oxalates! I pray I never have another one!!!