Daily targets
- 3 to 3.5 litres of fluid in summer
- Urine should stay pale straw coloured
- Salt under 5 g a day
- One lemon a day in water or food
After a stone episode
- Send the stone for analysis
- Get a metabolic evaluation if you have had two or more stones
- Repeat ultrasound at 6 and 12 months
- Take prescribed citrate or allopurinol regularly
Warning signs
- Fever with flank pain
- Reduced urine output
- Persistent vomiting
- Blood in urine with clots
Information on this website is for patient education only and does not replace an in-person consultation. Treatment results vary between individuals and no outcome is guaranteed.