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Message: <blockquote data-quote="louiseb" data-source="post: 174783" data-attributes="member: 25489">I have kidney stones I have 2 large stones in my left kidney one the size of stone you find in a plum the other is nearly as big as a potatoe.I also a very tiny stone in my ureta (dont think that is correct spelling) im waiting for surgery to have this removed and ultrasound wave therapy to break up the larger stones.I am currently attending a hospital clinic led by a uroligist.I had a metabolic assessment carried where I had to collect a 24 hour urine sample to be tested.as  a result of the metabolic assessment I was advised on some food types I had to greatly reduce in my diet one of which was protein and to date I have formed no new stones over the past year which is good for me as I was constantly forming new ones in the past.however dont know if this is a coincidence as I have crohns disease which can be a a major factor in kidney stone formation and my crohns disease has been in remission for the last year.oh and I must add if there is even the smallest chance that a diet very high in protein can cause kidney stones I would avoid it like the plague becuase beleive me kidney stones are horrendous the pain is not even describable</blockquote>

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