A woman’s trip to the doctor had her questioning her taste in desserts after being warned she may have kidney stones. In a TikTok, Madison Page (@maddygirl.101) shared the epiphany she had about her Ninja Creami hobby after her doctor asked her a question.
“Doctor: You might have kidney stones. Have you had more calcium recently?” Page wrote in the text overlay. She then looked on into the distance, overlaying her face with clips of her various Ninja Creami creations. They included different types of frozen desserts, and the clips flashed before Page’s face. An ominous song playing in the background added to her dark realization.
In Page’s original caption, she added more context to her situation: “Ninja creami addiction has it’s consequences. Dairy-free recipes coming soon?!?!?!”
The Ninja Creami is a popular appliance from the iconic Ninja brand that gained a cult following online. It offers an easy way to make ice cream, sorbet, or frozen yogurt. It currently retails for $199.99 and is officially called the “7-in-1 ice cream maker.” There are 81.6 million posts about Ninja Creami recipes on TikTok.
As one would have guessed, many of them include dairy, which Page suspected may have been the culprit behind her potential kidney stones. (Her top three pinned videos on her profile are Ninja Creami recipes, and at least one of them uses Fairlife whole milk.)
Did she really get kidney stones from using Ninja Creami too much?
However, in an updated caption, Page shared that the scans came back kidney stone-free.
“Updated caption: don’t stress about eating dairy y’all,” she wrote. “This video is a JOKE about the doc asking me a question after thinking I had kidney stones. Scans are back and NO STONES but still figuring out why I’m in so much pain.”
Page had shared in her original caption that she kept “passing out.” She still has not shared what her official diagnosis is.
While Page may have clarified that, fortunately, she had no kidney stones, many of the 53,000 viewers were spooked.
‘New fear unlocked’
“Nooooo not the creami,” a top comment read, while a second user called it a “new fear unlocked.” Another begged Page to stop scaring folks, and to her credit, the TikToker did clarify in several comments that her video was a joke and for folks to enjoy their desserts with peace of mind.
Can too much dairy cause kidney stones?
According to the University of Guelph, the short answer is no. It is a misconception that drinking too much milk may lead to a higher risk of kidney stones, but this is untrue.
“In fact, including foods rich in dietary calcium, such as milk, yogurt, cheese, fortified milk alternatives, white beans, tahini, almonds and chia seeds, will actually decrease your risk of developing kidney stones,” the article reads. “Dietary calcium binds to oxalate before it gets to the kidneys, helping to prevent stones.”
What is an actual kidney stone, then? The University of Guelph continues that the kidney stones are “hard objects made from calcium, oxalate, urate, cystine, xanthine, and phosphate in the urine.”
@maddygirl.101 Updated caption: don’t stress about eating dairy yall? this video is a JOKE about the doc asking me a question after thinking I had kidney stones☠️ scans are back and NO STONES but still figuring out why I’m in so much pain?OG caption: ninja creami addiction has it’s consequences☠️ dairy free recipes coming soon?!?!?! IDEK IF I ACTUALLY HAVE KIDNEY STONES YET WAITING ON A SCAN WILL UPDATE????? now I know why my passing out and stuff has been exacerbated LOL ☠️? #ninjacreami #kidneystone #calcium #hyperfixation ♬ original sound – ᯓ★
How to check whether you have kidney stones
Speaking from experience, this writer knows that not all kidney stones exhibit symptoms. While the most common symptom is back pain (usually caused by the stone blocking urine), some stones are small enough not to be an obstruction. Often, folks may pass stones without even knowing they had them. And not all stones are the same, either. They depend not only on size but also on shape. So while you may think a smaller stone will cause less pain passing through your ureter, its shape–let’s say, spiky or ribbed–may cause unimaginable torture.
If you suspect you have kidney stones, perhaps by having side or back pain, or have blood in your urine, there are a few tests you can do. You can take a urine test to test for blood or crystals, or infection. You can also take an X-ray to see the stone(s). Lastly, you can take a blood test to check your kidney function or to detect any infections.
According to the Cleveland Clinic, about 1 in 10 people will get a kidney stone during their lifetime. So make sure to drink tons of water, avoid foods that have too much sodium (yes, that includes Buldak noodles), and use caution with supplements.
The Mary Sue reached out to Page via TikTok direct message and Ninja via email.
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