Among patients with nephrolithiasis, using smart water bottles to remind them to hydrate and record water intake can increase urine volume, according to data published in the Journal of Renal Nutrition.
Further, investigators found the main challenge among patients who were trying to achieve sufficient fluid intake to avoid kidney stones was remembering to drink water.
“Many patients with recurrent urolithiasis have metabolic derangements stemming from low fluid intake,” Thomas E. Stout, MD, study co-author and a urologist resident in the department of urology at the University of