And no “water with a twist of lemon/slice of cucumber” goofs. Water isn’t allowed.

  • @[email protected]
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    22 years ago

    My heart says unsweetened black iced tea, but after a bout of kidney stones I guess I’d have to go with an iced herbal tea. Maybe something minty.

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        Unfortunately black tea is high in oxalate, which in excess amounts can cause calcium-oxalate stones (the most common type of kidney stones). It’s recommended that kidney stoners keep their daily oxalate intake below 50mg, and a cup of black tea can have up to 15mg.

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          Oh man, that’s a dilemma. I’ve had a kidney stone, so I know that they are agony. But I’m English! I can’t just not drink tea!

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            Do you add milk to your tea? When oxalate is consumed with calcium, it binds in the bowel and the calcium-oxalate is passed through the stool. When you consume oxalate without calcium, your body leeches calcium from your bones and it binds in the kidney, creating stones. So just try to have a bit of calcium-rich food with your tea. 😊

            The only foods that should be avoided 100% are spinach, almonds, and rhubarb. The oxalate content in those foods is insane. Like five almonds has 110mg oxalate! That’s why a lot of people who go on diets get kidney stones. They think they’re being healthy by eating big handfuls of spinach and almonds, and then wind up in the hospital.

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              Yep I take milk, no sugar, thanks. If you’re pitting the kettle on, like.

              Thanks, didn’t know most of this! Sad about spinach, and i guess i will have to limit the amount of my mum’s homemade rhubarb ice cream that I eat, although I guess the cream would help?

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    32 years ago

    Cactus cooler.

    It’s an orange pineapple carbonated beverage that if you can find is such a happy experience.

  • Altima NEO
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    Probably hydrogen molecules fused with oxygen with another hydrogen

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    162 years ago

    All liquid involves water.

    I don’t love tea but yeah it would be tea. Iced green tea lemonade, black tea with milk. If literally only one then iced black tea with lemonade, let it get diluted.

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    192 years ago

    Why can’t people stop being pedants and just answer in the spirit of OP’s question 😭

    Anyway, I’d pick bubble tea I think. There’s a lot of variety and mileage I can get.

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        How is “water with lemon” any less of a drink then “tea”. Question was fine if it just said, what drink other than water. But the addition of calling “water with lemon” goofs is not good question for me. Also ban water!! does OP realises almost all drinks for humans are just water and something else mixed to some degree?

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    232 years ago

    Coconut water fresh from a refrigerated coconut. I would only drink that, even if I didn’t have to, if it was cheap enough.

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      I’ll go Earl Grey, that’s basically how I live currently anyway.

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    OK, well I guess if water isn’t allowed at all then I’ll have to go with the Dehydrated Water canister from Space Quest 1