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Omaha Steve

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Reply to merrily (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 2, 2015, 11:13 PM

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Too much iced tea caused Arkansas man's kidney problems [View all] Omaha Steve Apr 2015 OP

Omaha Steve, I had no idea. merrily Apr 2015 #1

I missed it Omaha Steve Apr 2015 #8

No worries. It was about kidney stones, but your personal comment is much more important. merrily Apr 2015 #13

Stick to Bourbon. n/t Gore1FL Apr 2015 #2

Wow... haikugal Apr 2015 #3

It does matter what your tea is made of 2naSalit Apr 2015 #24

Thanks.. haikugal Apr 2015 #29

That's a lot of tea, i need to up my intake of fliuds, just not thirsty. Thinkingabout Apr 2015 #4

.... DeSwiss Apr 2015 #5

I prefer Asian teas, especially yuiyoshida Apr 2015 #6

At this moment, Art_from_Ark Apr 2015 #12

At this moment... yuiyoshida Apr 2015 #16

Available in regular stores or where? I'd like to try it 7962 Apr 2015 #39

I'll add this to the 'everything in moderation' examples n/t PoliticAverse Apr 2015 #7

Sweet or Unsweet? mike dub Apr 2015 #9

It's the oxalate in the tea that wrecked his kidneys. Thor_MN Apr 2015 #15

unless it was 2naSalit Apr 2015 #25

Except that the doctors (who know a couple things) said that it was the oxalate Thor_MN Apr 2015 #37

Don't recall 2naSalit Apr 2015 #43

Cola/sodas damaged my kidneys. Not on dialysis yet, but water is the way to go. Nt GusFring Apr 2015 #10

Could've been antibiotics too. Nt GusFring Apr 2015 #11

No...it was probably the phosphates in the cola. songbookz Apr 2015 #42

The problem was probably not the iced tea itself forest444 Apr 2015 #14

I absolutely refuse to buy pre-sweetened tea Art_from_Ark Apr 2015 #19

Hear, hear. forest444 Apr 2015 #20

I don't think any 2naSalit Apr 2015 #26

Culture gap/Pakistani Doc didn't check if tea was sweetened. Divernan Apr 2015 #34

diabetes, comtrolled, not cured. dolphinsandtuna Apr 2015 #35

Gosh Omaha Steve, I'm sorry to hear this suffragette Apr 2015 #17

this is still odd DonCoquixote Apr 2015 #18

yerba mate is not tea. Mosby Apr 2015 #22

That is way too much fluid to drink everyday KMOD Apr 2015 #21

That's dreadful news, Omaha Steve. Snarkoleptic Apr 2015 #23

There is a bill in the legislature Omaha Steve Apr 2015 #32

oh my. Duppers Apr 2015 #27

... sheshe2 Apr 2015 #28

I drink several cups of hot tea a day DFW Apr 2015 #30

Him being a Southern Cryptoad Apr 2015 #31

Too much of anything can throw your body off balance IronLionZion Apr 2015 #33

Is there nothing safe to drink at all? workinclasszero Apr 2015 #36

Sure its safe; its the amount. Here's a story of a girl who died from too much WATER 7962 Apr 2015 #40

Well there you go workinclasszero Apr 2015 #41

Actually, there's a good deal of debate MBS Apr 2015 #38

Locking... DonViejo Apr 2015 #44