Can I eat chocolate if I have kidney stones?

　　Can I eat chocolate if I have kidney stones?

　　Experts also remind children with kidney stones to drink more water and avoid eating chocolate and spinach soup to avoid delaying treatment.

　　According to experts, children who develop kidney stones due to ingestion of melamine will have small, sand-like stones that are easily washed away by water and excreted in the urine, so children should drink more water.

　　It is important not to give chocolate and spinach soup to children with kidney stones, because these two foods contain high levels of oxalic acid, which is a substance that restricts excretion. Eating these two foods is very detrimental to the excretion of stones.

　　Experts remind parents not to panic if infants and young children suffer from kidney stones. Surgery is not required if the condition reaches a certain level. Under normal circumstances, this kind of stone can be eliminated. In addition, infants and young children should be reviewed regularly after recovery.