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Question:

Does potassium citrate supplmentation reduce my chances of getting recurrent kidney stones?

Answer:

Yes
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MedHead Message:

Potassium citrate has better data for kidney stone formation than magnesium, but it doesn’t hurt to take both, along with vitamin B6 50mg 1-2 times daily.

References:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0085159/ Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens. 2001 Mar;10(2):203-9.
Prevention of nephrolithiasis. Accessed 5/30/2019.

 

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