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<\/p>\nWays to stay safe during kidney stone season in South Florida<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWELCOME BACK. YOU KNOW, FLORIDA SUMMERS COME WITH A SEASONAL SPIKE IN KIDNEY STONES. IT\u2019S OFTEN REFERRED TO AS KIDNEY STONE SEASON. JOINING ME NOW IS DOCTOR LAWRENCE YOUR UROLOGIST WITH TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL. DOCTOR YOUR. THAT\u2019S CRAZY. I\u2019VE LIVED IN FLORIDA FOR A LONG TIME. I\u2019VE NEVER HEARD OF THAT. BUT IT IT MAKES SENSE. TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT KIDNEY STONES, WHAT THEY ARE. IF PEOPLE AREN\u2019T FAMILIAR. WELL, KIDNEY STONE IS JUST LIKE A STONE YOU WOULD SEE ON THE FLOOR. IT\u2019S A. IT\u2019S USUALLY COMPOSED OF CALCIUM. THAT\u2019S THE MOST COMMON TYPE. AND UNFORTUNATELY, WE\u2019RE ALL SUSCEPTIBLE TO IT HERE IN THE SOUTHEAST BECAUSE IT\u2019S SO HOT. AND IF YOU DON\u2019T DRINK ENOUGH FLUIDS, YOU GET DEHYDRATED. AND WHEN YOU GET DEHYDRATED, THE URINE GETS MORE CONCENTRATED AND A STONE CAN FORM. OKAY. SO IT\u2019S DIRECTLY RELATED TO HYDRATION. YES. INTERESTING. AND I HEAR THEY\u2019RE RATHER PAINFUL. WELL, AS A MAN, I\u2019M TOLD THAT IT\u2019S WORSE THAN HAVING A BABY. I DON\u2019T ARGUE WITH THAT. OKAY, OKAY, SO FLORIDA IS REFERRED TO AS THE STONE BELT. WHO ELSE IS IN THE STONE BELT? WELL, WE HAVE OUR NEIGHBORS, GEORGIA, LOUISIANA, TEXAS, PRETTY MUCH WHEREVER IT\u2019S HOT IN THE SUMMER, EVEN IN NEVADA. SO IT\u2019S AGAIN, IT\u2019S HEAT. AND, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ARE ACTIVE. YOU\u2019RE OUT RUNNING AROUND, JOGGING, DOING WHATEVER YOU\u2019RE DOING. YOU PERSPIRE, AND YOU JUST DON\u2019T REALIZE HOW MUCH FLUID YOU LOSE. OKAY. TALK ABOUT SIGNS, SYMPTOMS, WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW WHEN WE NEED TO SAY, OKAY, WE NEED TO GO TO THE DOCTOR. WELL, THE MOST COMMON SIGN OF HAVING A KIDNEY STONE IS BLOOD IN THE URINE. OKAY. AND SOMETIMES IT CAN BE SYMPTOMATIC. IN OTHER WORDS, YOU\u2019RE HAVING PAIN IN THE BACK BECAUSE YOUR KIDNEYS ARE LOCATED. YOU HAVE TWO KIDNEYS, ONE ON EACH SIDE. SO YOU HAVE BACK PAIN. AND THAT COULD BE A SIGN OR JUST ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU WAKE UP, YOU SEE THERE\u2019S BLOOD IN THE URINE. AND THAT\u2019S PROBABLY THE MOST COMMON REASON FOR HAVING BLOOD IN THE URINE. AND THE THE WARNING SIGN WOULD BE THE BLOOD AS FAR AS LIKE HYDRATING. DO YOU NEED TO YOU KNOW, I\u2019VE ALWAYS BEEN TOLD THAT SOMETIMES WATER ISN\u2019T ENOUGH. SOMETIMES YOU NEED THOSE ELECTROLYTES. SOMETIMES. DOES THAT MATTER OR IS IT JUST SIMPLY. NO. PRETTY MUCH WHAT I MEAN IF YOU\u2019RE A HEALTHY PERSON, YOUR NORMAL DIET PLUS WATER. AND IT DOESN\u2019T HAVE TO BE FANCY WATER, JUST TAP WATER, TAP WE CAN DO TO PREVENT THIS? YEAH, ICED TEA IS PROBABLY NOT A GOOD THING BECAUSE ICED TEA HAS SOMETHING CALLED OXALATE, WHICH CAN COMBINE WITH CALCIUM TO FORM CALCIUM OXALATE STONE. SO IT DOESN\u2019T MEAN YOU HAVE TO GIVE UP TEA, BUT YOU WANT THE MAJORITY. AND WE\u2019RE TALKING LIKE, YOU KNOW, IN THE SUMMERTIME, MAYBE 100OZ OF, OF WATER A DAY TO PREVENT KIDNEY STONES. REALLY GOOD INFORMATION. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MY PLEASURE. AN IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER, ESPECIALLY TODAY AS WE\u2019RE UNDER A HEAT ADVISORY, THOSE FEELS LIKE TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO BE IN THE HUNDREDS. YUCK. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, DOCTOR. APPRECIATE THAT INFORMATION. ALL RIGHT. SO IF YOU\u2019RE NEW TO FLORIDA NOW YOU KNOW I\u2019VE BEEN HERE FOR A WHILE. I\u2019VE NEVER HEARD THAT. BUT IT MAKES TOTAL SENSE. SO IF YOU\u2019D LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT KIDNEY STONES AND HOW TO PREVENT THEM, GO TO OUR WEBSITE,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Ways to stay safe during kidney stone season in South Florida<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\tUpdated: 12:29 PM EDT Jun 18, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n
\t\tEditorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\tHot Florida summers can lead to an increase in kidney stones. Dr. Lawrence Yore, with Tampa General Hospital Urology Group of Florida, shares ways to avoid becoming a victim during “kidney stone season.”Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Hot Florida summers can lead to an increase in kidney stones. <\/p>\n Dr. Lawrence Yore, with Tampa General Hospital Urology Group of Florida, shares ways to avoid becoming a victim during “kidney stone season.”<\/a><\/p>\n Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25<\/a><\/p>\n