This was followed by some of the most relaxing spa treatments I’ve ever experienced, starting with a four hands massage—two perfectly synchronized therapists working me over at once. There were mud baths in a heated water bed, and a hot stone massage on a sand bed accompanied by a sound bath. We floated in a mineral-enriched salt pool (our salt pool full of laughs, as we called it). But our number one favorite was the Welcome Hammam foaming salt scrub atop a warmed marble table. (“Calgon, take me away” doesn’t even begin to describe it.) Whew! At the end of each day, we were walking happy noodles, comparing treatment notes as we rejoined the world. Smith, J.; Stapleton, F.B. Kidney Stones in Children: Prevention of Recurrent Stones. Available online: https://www.uptodate.com/contents/kidney-stones-in-children-prevention-of-recurrent-stones (accessed on 6 September 2022). The cast iron fountain in Piazza Piave, erected in 1907 to celebrate the arrival of running water in this town that owes its very existence to the abundant springs running below the hill. Palmer, J.S.; Donaher, E.R.; O’Riordan, M.A.; Dell, K.M. Diagnosis of pediatric urolithiasis: Role of ultrasound and computerized tomography. J. Urol. 2005, 174, 1413–1416. [ Google Scholar] [ CrossRef] [ PubMed][ Green Version] Marra, G.; Taroni, F.; Berrettini, A.; Montanari, E.; Manzoni, G.; Montini, G. Pediatric nephrolithiasis: A systematic approach from diagnosis to treatment. J. Nephrol. 2019, 32, 199–210. [ Google Scholar] [ CrossRef]

The water contains unique macromolecules belonging to the humic acids group. Humic acids are a special sort of organic and mineral combinations. These acids can lower the concentration of stones, decompose, break down and diffuse stones and sand, transforming them to a jellylike form, and get them out of the kidneys and the urinary tract. They are also natural immune response-modulating agents with antimicrobial and antiviral properties. Humic acids can even affect the structure of tumors and initiate their necrosis. Hoppe, B.; Leumann, E.; Milliner, D. Urolithiasis and Nephrocalcinosis in Childhood. Compr. Pediatr. Nephrol. 2008, 499–525. [ Google Scholar] [ CrossRef]The findings from this study suggesting that orange juice makes urine more alkaline have been supported by previous literature. [ 1, 14]. However, these findings have been contradicted by Curhan et al. [ 28] reporting a small acidic effect with apple juice. It is important to note that although the study by Curhan et al. [ 28] involved 45,289 participants, all of these patients were male. This 1996 study [ 28] was followed up with another cohort study in 1998 [ 29] involving 81,093 participants, all of which were female, and no significant difference was seen between apple juice consumption and risk of stone formation. The study on apple juice analyzed in this systematic review involved a lot fewer female participants. [ 19] This suggests that gender differences may affect the susceptibility to stone formation. [ 8] In the hilltop town of Fiuggi, southeast of Rome, I discovered I have a drinking problem. Not with wine or beer, but rather water.

This cookie is set by Rubicon Project to control synchronization of user identification and exchange of user data between various ad services. Loved by Michelangelo, Fiuggi mineral water is a natural medicine, Italy’s pride and natural wonder. This famous and unique water has no match anywhere in the world.Curhan, G.C.; Willett, W.C.; Speizer, F.E.; Stampfer, M.J. Beverage use and risk for kidney stones in women. Ann. Intern. Med. 1998, 128, 534–540. [ Google Scholar] [ CrossRef]

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