Absolutely right about water and kidney stones. I had my first kidney stone when I was 13 years old - only no one knew it was a kidney stone. I kept complaining about back pain and finally my parents arranged for an X-ray at a local hospital. They said they didn't see anything, and it was probably a pulled back muscle. 10 years later, after a night of agony and an early morning trip to the ER, they got the diagnosis right. I've had probably a dozen stones since. Sometimes nothing works for the pain - including some pretty strong prescription pain killers. I eventually figured out that drinking a lot of water - and I mean a LOT of water - really helps. For anyone who would like a tip on how I was able to get a measure of relief when I had a couple of kidney stone episodes back in the 90's, check a post I put on my Kidney Problems blog.
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Absolutely right about water and kidney stones. I had my first kidney stone when I was 13 years old - only no one knew it was a kidney stone. I kept complaining about back pain and finally my parents arranged for an X-ray at a local hospital. They said they didn't see anything, and it was probably a pulled back muscle. 10 years later, after a night of agony and an early morning trip to the ER, they got the diagnosis right. I've had probably a dozen stones since. Sometimes nothing works for the pain - including some pretty strong prescription pain killers. I eventually figured out that drinking a lot of water - and I mean a LOT of water - really helps. For anyone who would like a tip on how I was able to get a measure of relief when I had a couple of kidney stone episodes back in the 90's, check a post I put on my Kidney Problems blog.
March 13, 2010 - 2:14pmThis Comment
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