[Diet in urinary calculi].

After some prefactory notes on the import, effectiveness and the exacting of an imposed diet as a supporting expedient for the attempt at urolitholysis, respectively for the prevention of recidivation, some general recommendations regarding fluid supply and nutrition for urolith patients are given. Apart from reference to special medicaments, it is discussed for the diverse calculi which liquid- and nutrients-intake should be recommended, respectively decreased. It is discussed, too, how the effectiveness of the varying methods is to be explained.