COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE INFLUENCE OF 3 TYPES OF MINERAL WATER IN PATIENTS WITH IDIOPATHIC CALCIUM LITHIASIS

Abstract

Mineral water with a higher calcium content induced increased calcium excretion but significantly decreased oxalate excretion. These data are in accordance with those of others, who did not find definite evidence that hard water is more lithogenic than soft water. Furthermore, water components other than calcium can modify the tendency toward crystal formation, affecting inhibitory power and/or lithogenic salt excretion.