Kidney Stones and Amino Acids?

raygo

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Just an open question to the forum. I recently had 3 bouts of kidney stones over the past 4 months. I am prone to kidney stones anyway, but not at this frequency. I was looking into any links to amino acids, specifically the high dose of arginine in Gene's NO stack, which I started about 4 months ago. The timing seems curious to me. I wonder if anyone has experienced this, and if there are any work-arounds. It seems clear to me that I'll probably have to cut my doses down.

I have never had the complete blockage stones, more just grit exiting that I can feel when urinating, and reduced flow. It lasts anywhere from 2 days to 2 weeks. All of this kind of sucks. Two steps forward, one step back. Are there long-term implications I should worry about?
 

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