My husband is having trouble with kidney stones and they seem to be calcium stones. We would like to get a under the sink filter system that will filter the calcium (among other things). Can you suggest a good filtration system. We have well water. Thank you! :)

Filtering calcium from water will not affect kidney stones. Even limiting calcium in the diet (not drinking milk, etc) will have no effect on kidney stones. Most kidney stones are calcium-based. That's not surprising. Most people who wish to blame diet focus on the anion: oxalate and carbonate, but that doesn't correlate with creating kidney stones, either.

Check with your doctor and he will confirm what I've said. Dietary calcium is most definitely not a factor in creating kidney stones.

Perito sounds like he/she knows more about kidney stones then both of us. I'd listen to he/himr. However to answer your question, I found a calcium filter for under 20 bucks. Check it out at; Amazon.com: Bissell Water-Calcium Filter 218-5600: Home Improvement good luck, Tom

HI all:

I believe kidney stones develop more as a result of the foods you eat and your own body chemistry (acidic VS basic) than anything to do with water...

Check out this website for more info.:

Kidney Stone Types (Calcium, Uric Acid Stones), Causes, Prevention and Diet on MedicineNet.com

In fact, reduced calcium intake is associated with an INCREASED risk of kidney stones!

Good luck!

MARK

I agree with the above post about kidney stones are more related to the foods we eat than the water we drinking. Calcium in water is the major cause of water hardness and is usually in the range of 5 - 500 mg/l. If you would like for info about water filters, systems, and drinking water contaminants view this resource.