Today I have not one but two urology consultants on the podcast! Dr Nish Bedi, who some of you may remember from the podcast we recorded a couple of years ago titled “eat for your bladder” and Dr Matthew Bultitude, a surgeon at Guy’s and St Thomas’ hospital in London. Today we’re talking all things kidney stones, a topic requested by a number of followers and colleagues who asked for advice on this via social media and my newsletter. We’ll talk about: What types of stones are there The impact of hydration, sugar, animal protein, salt and fibre on stones How do we prevent them What things should one include or exclude depending on their condition Supplements for stones Acidification and Alkalinisation of the urine and what this means clinically This is a fascinating discussion and on that you can also watch on YouTube on the doctor’s kitchen channel. Please do share this information widely as I’m sure it will be absolutely helpful and game changing for many people out there, especially considering the 10% of the population will suffer with a kidney stone. Matthew Bultitude is a Consultant Urological Surgeon at Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospital in London. He is a general urologist and has a specialist interest in kidney stone disease. He has an interest in metabolic stones and in particular a rare condition called cystinuria which predisposes to lifelong kidney stones. He runs a rare disease website for patients with this condition - www.cystinuriaUK.co.uk. At Guy’s he has been clinical lead for his department and is currently the Clinical Director for transplantation, nephrology and urology. Dr Nish Bedi is a consultant urologist at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and is passionate about bringing more specific dietary and lifestyle advice for some urological conditions. He is extensively published and regularly speaks at international conferences. ‘The stone away’ recipe book ________________________________________________________________________ CHAPTERS: Timecodes: 00:00 - Introduction 04:15 - Your Kidneys & Types of Stones 14:30 - How to Avoid Kidney Stones 28:46 - Kidney Boosting Dietary Tips 41:34 - Alkalisation and Acidification 55:46 - What Should You Be Drinking? 1:06:20 - Supplements in Your diet ________________________________________________________________________ FOR MORE INFORMATION Personal website: www.mfb.me.uk Guy’s and St. Thomas’: https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/our-consultants/matthew-bultitude London Bridge Urology: https://www.lbu.london/team London Bridge Hospital: https://finder.hcahealthcare.co.uk/hca/specialist/mr_matthew_bultitude?utm_source=londonbridgehospital.com&utm_medium=301 Twitter - @mattbultitude ________________________________________________________________________ RESOURCES: Cystinuria: An Overview of Challenges and Surgical Management. Frontiers in Surgery 2022 - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35784929/ *Water to prevent kidney stones: tap vs bottled; soft vs hard - does it matter? BJU Int 2019 - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31310699/ *Vitamin D and kidney stones - is there an association? BJU International 2019 - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30576591/ Do stones still kill? An analysis of death from stone disease 1999-2013 in England and Wales. BJU International 2016 - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26765522/ Management of stent symptoms: what a pain! BJU International 2014 - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25216234/ ________________________________________________________________________ EAT WELL EVERYDAY 📱 Download the Doctor's Kitchen app for free here: https://apple.co/3La17ce 🥗 Download a FREE 7 day meal plan: https://thedoctorskitchen.com/newsletter/ LEARN FROM THE BEST 🎤 Listen to experts on the podcast: https://thedoctorskitchen.com/podcasts 👨🏽‍💻 Browse articles on the website: www.thedoctorskitchen.com MY COOKBOOKS 📚 https://thedoctorskitchen.com/books/ LET'S BE FRIENDS 📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doctors_kitchen/ 📹 Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDHTLhQbYlFnPBv-iLgFsQQ 🙋🏽‍♂️ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedoctorskitchen 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/doctors_kitchen 👔 https://www.linkedin.com/in/rupy-aujla/