Kidney stones

[stugray]

Originally Posted by 2pt5RS

The most common types of stones contain high amounts of calcium. Mine was a calcium oxalate. My urologist wanted me to give him the stone once I peed it out so they could determine the type.

There are basically two kinds. If you can give them to the doctor after passing them, they will tell you which kind.
That determines what changes you should make to your diet to make them less likely to occur.

[2pt5RS]

Originally Posted by stugray

There are basically two kinds. If you can give them to the doctor after passing them, they will tell you which kind.
That determines what changes you should make to your diet to make them less likely to occur.

Exactly.

[sklimo]

[M-17]

[Giccin]

Just don't get gallstones.

Lol

[SirBrass]

I've also heard cranberry juice helps keep them from forming.

Thankfully I haven't heard of any of my close relations having had them. Still, living in the desert and all, I should up my water intake ANYWAY.

Btw, does consumption of quality beer actually help, or is that just an urban myth to justify more pub crawls?

[Turbo95eg6]

Originally Posted by Diode Dynamics

I've heard that drinking a lot of Gatorade and similar beverages can increase your chances of getting kidney stones. Never had one, but I can only imagine how bad they suck.

Nick C.

I drink G2 like almost everyday..

[Herndon]

having never had a lithotripsy before i was hoping it would all be cake after. NOPE Woke up this morning in ridiculous pain. Seriously after this one I like i'm going to water only. well except for some alcohol

and as far as beer helping protect against them... not really. Wine does though.

[SirBrass]

Originally Posted by Herndon

having never had a lithotripsy before i was hoping it would all be cake after. NOPE Woke up this morning in ridiculous pain. Seriously after this one I like i'm going to water only. well except for some alcohol

and as far as beer helping protect against them... not really. Wine does though.

Is it the tannins in red wine that help?

[Herndon]

Originally Posted by SirBrass

Is it the tannins in red wine that help?

I am actually not sure what does it. Though i don't believe all wines help. Some probably actually make it worse. I just haven't done to much looking around on it.

[BRZZZZZZZZZZ]

These things SUCK. Mine started last October the day I took possession of my first home, I spent 12 hours in the hospital, almost passed out driving myself there. That one was only 4mm in diameter and I passed it myself. Over the next 3 weeks I passed about 6 more stones of unknown size on my own with no pain medication which caused me a lot of days in bed. I was all good for two months then woke up at 4am one day and had to catch a ride to the hospital. Motherfucking 7mm in diameter stone that I had to have surgically removed from my urethra, worst week of my life! 3 and a half months later and I have been OK since.

[mid_life_crisis]

My wife used to get them at least once a year. She would rather do childbirth than kidney stones and she was in labor for 17 hours. She also drinks stupid amounts of water. What made her finally stop getting them was reading about bad water contributing to them (the water here sucks) and that not getting enough calcium apparently can trigger the body to horde the stuff (this obviously only works when you have calcium stones). So now she only drinks bottled water or water run through a high quality filter and takes a calcium supplement. She hasn't had one in 4 or 5 years. The last one was so impressive the doctor asked if he could keep it. Looked like the freaking asteroid from Armagedon. I got pulled over doing 95 in a 65 rushing her to the hospital. The cop took one look at her face, told me to slow down and sent us on our way. Not even a written warning.

[MisterSheep]

I got my first 1 at 18 years old. I am currently 20 and have been hospitalized twice for kidney stones. I know, I get "you've had kidney stones? You're so young!" It's by far the worst pain I've been through. It's very similar to having your appendix bursting. (I've had that too..)

Let me help dispell some of the myths about kidney stones. Disclaimer: I am not a Doctor, nor have I had any medical practice. The following information is from what I have gathered through experiences and advise from Doctors. There are substances these stones can be made up of, Calcium (most common) or Sodium. Very salty or foods containing a lot of calcium can form these stones over time. But you do not want to cut calcium completely out of your diet due to the fact that your body will hold on to this calcium and can make your stones worse. Stuff like Tums with is a calcium based acid that you use to treat an upset stomach is an example of what can cause kidney stones. Drinking a lot of bottled or filtered water is a way of preventing kidney stones.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by MisterSheep

I got my first 1 at 18 years old. I am currently 20 and have been hospitalized twice for kidney stones. I know, I get "you've had kidney stones? You're so young!"

My wife started having them at 18 and has been hospitalized about 8 time.
Her sister started having them at 17 and has actually had them surgically removed 5 or 6 times above and beyond uncountable hospital visits.
My daughter has had them since 15 and actually has kidney damage from them since they have been so severe.
My son started having them at 15 as well and probably suffers through one every 3 months or so since then (he is 31 now).
Diet changes including drinking special waters helped none of them.
I have never had one in my life and do not ever wish to share their experiences.