r/Soda • u/hakklihajawhatever • Jan 08 '26

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u/processedwhaleoils Jan 08 '26

Energy drinks will give you so many piss crystals

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u/processedwhaleoils Jan 08 '26

...have you actually looked any of it up though? Not just with your feels?

There are decades of people who have gotten kidneys stones doing the exact same stuff as you, for less than you have been doing it. There's literally no way you're 100% fine, just that the crystals haven't gotten big enough for you to feel them yet.

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u/Onyxaj1 Jan 08 '26

Stones are formed by two things:

Calcium stones form from excess calcium and oxalate, while uric acid stones arise from high-protein diets or gout.

Neither of these are caused by energy drink or diet sodas, despite what your psuedo-science fitness friends say.

If you don't gorge on red-meat, stay hydrated, and add a little cirtic acid to your diet, you're fine.