The effect of thiazide diuretics on carbohydrate-induced calciuria in patients with recurrent renal calculi.

Thiazide diuretics could have a beneficial effect in the prevention of recurrent renal calculi by decreasing the exaggerated calciuria which follows carbohydrate ingestionin patients who form calcium oxalate stones. The calciuric response to 100Gm. or oral glucose was studied in 21 patients with recurrent calcium stones before and after 6 months of hydrochlorothiazide therapy...