Open AccessEffects of dietary interventions on 24‐hour urine parameters in patients with idiopathic recurrent calcium oxalate stones
Author(s) -
Kıraç Mustafa,
Küpeli Bora,
İrkilata Lokman,
Gülbahar Özlem,
Aksakal Nur,
Karaoğlan Üstünol,
Bozkırlı İbrahim
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the kaohsiung journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.439
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 2410-8650
pISSN - 1607-551X
DOI - 10.1016/j.kjms.2012.08.015
Subject(s) - medicine , calcium oxalate , urine , oxalate , calcium , psychological intervention , traditional medicine , psychiatry , chemistry , organic chemistry
Abstract The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of dietary factors on 24‐hour urine parameters in patients with idiopathic recurrent calcium oxalate stones. A total of 108 of idiopathic recurrent calcium oxalate stones were included in the study. A 24‐hour urinalysis was performed and metabolic abnormalities were measured for all of the patients. All of the patients were given specialized diets for their 24‐hour urine abnormalities. At the end of first month, the same parameters were examined in another 24‐hour urinalysis. Hyperoxaluria, hypernatruria, and hypercalciuria were found in 84 (77%), 43 (39.8%), and 38 (35.5%) of the patients, respectively. The differences between the oxalate, sodium, volume, uric acid, and citrate parameters before and after the dietary intervention were significant ( p < 0.05). The calcium parameters were not significantly different before and after the intervention. We found that oxalate, sodium, volume, uric acid, and citrate—but not calcium—abnormalities in patients with recurrent calcium oxalate stones can be corrected by diet. The metabolic profiles of idiopathic calcium oxalate stone patients should be evaluated and the appropriate dietary interventions should be implemented to decrease stone recurrence.