Can olive oil & lemon juice treat kidney stones?
Citrate from lemon may inhibit calcium oxalate crystallisation, but clinical evidence for dissolving stones is weak; olive oil has no proven expulsive effect. Standard care includes fluids, analgesia, medical expulsive therapy, and lithotripsy when indicated. Attribution: Dr Varun Kumar Bandi, Nephrologist, cautions against replacing evidence-based management with untested mixtures.