Karen Tart, M.D.

02/23/2020

02/22/2020

If you have been diagnosed with an enlarged prostate, likely you have been placed on medications to help. For some men, medications are not enough or the side effects are not tolerable.

Learn more about the minimally invasive UroLift which has helped millions of men.

The UroLift System is an FDA Cleared, revolutionary minimally invasive treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) or an enlarged prostate.

02/22/2020

Kidney stone prevention

The main treatment is to drink plenty of water. You should be making 2 liters of urine a day. This means your urine should be clear to light yellow. Dark urine indicates you are dehydrated.

If you have had one kidney stone, there is about a 50% chance you will get another one.

If you have passed multiple stones, there is likely an abnormality of the electrolytes in your urine. This can be investigated with testing of the blood and urine, and I can make specific dietary recommendations or sometimes prescribe medications that can help prevent new stones.

Learn more about dietary recommendations for kidney stone prevention by looking at the link below.

Learn whether diet can help prevent or relieve kidney stones. Unless you have kidney failure, you should drink six to eight, 8-ounce glasses of water a day.