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Kidney stones might be caused by drinking too much water, it anything, imo. My understanding is that they are made up of the deposits that are in water, like calcium and lime, so yeah I find it hard to believe that tripling the amount of deposits flowing through will prevent a kidney stone.

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deranger@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
Whatever minerals are in your water are far less concentrated than they are in the foods you eat. It’s not the absolute amount of minerals you ingest, it’s the concentration of your urine that causes more crystallization to kidney stones. Gotta keep that piss dilute.

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- TrickDacy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  That makes sense to me. I’m just spit balling here really, but it’s based on the uncertainty around the cause of kidney stones. There are certain risk factors but I think genetics play the biggest role, iirc
  
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  - AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    These were hung in all the heads in boot camp.
    
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    The ones I am used to told you to drink anywhere from “keep drinking” to “drink 2 canteens of water right now.” Apparently dehydration during boot camp was somewhat common before they focused on it in the '80s.
    
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    TrickDacy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    Thanks for that. According to the water enthusiast people, I’m incredibly dehydrated all the time, but not according to this chart. Hydration is definitely something to be aware of, especially if you’re doing things that cause you to lose moisture, but honestly most people have no issues staying hydrated today. Turns out sitting indoors and hardly moving doesn’t cause a lot of moisture loss.
    
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  - deranger@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    No doubt, there’s a lot of factors at play. Having diluted pee is good preventative maintenance though.
    
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