Yep, I get a kidney stone or stones on the order of once every three or four years or so. Never had one get stuck, thank God.
According to the National Kidney Diseases Clearinghouse:
The First Step: Prevention
If you've had more than one kidney stone, you are likely to form another; so prevention is very important. To prevent stones from forming, your doctor must determine their cause. He or she will order laboratory tests, including urine and blood tests. Your doctor will also ask about your medical history, occupation, and eating habits. If a stone has been removed, or if you've passed a stone and saved it, the laboratory should analyze it because its composition helps in planning treatment.
You may be asked to collect your urine for 24 hours after a stone has passed or been removed. The sample is used to measure urine volume and levels of acidity, calcium, sodium, uric acid, oxalate, citrate, and creatinine (a product of muscle metabolism). Your doctor will use this information to determine the cause of the stone. A second 24-hour urine collection may be needed to determine whether the prescribed treatment is working.
Lifestyle Changes
A simple and most important lifestyle change to prevent stones is to drink more liquids—water is best. If you tend to form stones, you should try to drink enough liquids throughout the day to produce at least 2 quarts of urine in every 24-hour period.
People who form calcium stones used to be told to avoid dairy products and other foods with high calcium content. But recent studies have shown that foods high in calcium, including dairy products, may help prevent calcium stones. Taking calcium in pill form, however, may increase the risk of developing stones.
You may be told to avoid food with added vitamin D and certain types of antacids that have a calcium base. If you have very acidic urine, you may need to eat less meat, fish, and poultry. These foods increase the amount of acid in the urine.
To prevent cystine stones, you should drink enough water each day to dilute the concentration of cystine that escapes into the urine, which may be difficult. More than a gallon of water may be needed every 24 hours, and a third of that must be drunk during the night.
More information here:
http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseas...ults/index.htm
Trip To Er
Last night i started having major pain on my lower right side. Well i went to the ER at about midnight and didn't see a doctor until two. Which sucked because by this time i was also vomiting ( well as much as we can vomit) and could extend my leg. Well at six this morning they tell me i have a kidney stone the size of a half dollar. They also inform me that it has lodged in the opening of my kidney. So i had to have a stint placed in my bladder and in my kidney so the urine could drain until they can get me to the urologist office to start the lipto (which is the medicine that dissolves them). So now i have this wonderful thing shoved up my woo ha that doesn't feel good at all. I can barely sit and standing isn't any better. I just wanted to let all of you know that that stone was worse then having a child. I have a pretty high pain tolerance and i thought i was dying. Has anyone else had this happen. If so did they come back.
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