how do you cope with the pain of constant kidney stones?
486080
If you've had that many kidney stones your doctor should have recommended a ultra sound bath.  They put you in a tub of water and have ultra sound waves going through it breaking apart the stones.  It does not hurt.  See if a hospital in your area has one of the machines so that you can arrange to be treated in it.  In the meantime, yes, drink plenty of water but keep away from tea and colas.
971300
You seem to have severe constipation too. First treat it with the green vegitables and salads.\nHoemorrhoids will suffer while passing stools but scars on large intestine will cause such pains.\nPain of kidney stone is shooting pain, intestinal scars will cause burning sensation.
178089
There are a number of things that cause kidney stones. Sometimes your genetic make up may just produce them. Phosphuric acids help create them, i.e. soda. Its mostly diet and not drinking enough water. Sometimes intake of calcium can cause it as well.\n\nDrink lots and lots of water. Water is the best thing.\n\nKidney stone pain is the worst. Believe me, I've had 3 of them. One had to be surgically removed, one I had blasted in a sonic tub, and I passed the third one right before going onstage at a gig. I highly suggest, drinking lots and lots of water if you're prone to kidney stones. The pain sucks.
286127
yes cranberry juice is awesome for that. kidney stones hurt. always drink cranberry juice anyway it is good for you
460765
If you can tell it's a muscle issue, get a massage & go to a chiropractor. If you're unsure, go to a doctor & make sure it's not your kidneys.
938081
Kidney stones, also known as nephrolithiases, urolithiases or renal calculi, are solid accretions (crystals) of dissolved minerals in urine found inside the kidneys or ureters. They vary in size from as small as a grain of sand to as large as a grapefruit. Kidney stones typically leave the body in the urine stream; if they grow relatively large before passing (on the order of millimeters), obstruction of a ureter and distention with urine can cause severe pain most commonly felt in the flank, lower abdomen and groin. Kidney stones are unrelated to gallstones.
181994
boy are you going to have some beutiful gall bladder stones...ouch are they going to hurt!!!!
747241
It could be a kidney stone you are trying to pass.  Contact your doctor.  Do not take chances with your health.  It will be cheaper to see a doctor than pay for an emergency room visit at a later date.
466264
Drink lots of water.  Avoid heavy metals.  Avoid chemicals such as pesticides.  Avoid the many prescription and over-the-counter drugs that can injure the kidneys.
130879
YOu probably are experiencing phantom pain from passing the stone.  Or, you have more stones.  If they are calcium based, there is a remedy I have heard of that might work.\n\nIf you type it in, on a search , you might find it.  I actually know someone who tried it and it worked for him.\n\nThe stones must be calcium based, (80 plus percent are.)\n\nThe recipe is to drink like 3-5 cans of COKE, ( only coke works due to the phosphoric acid content)\nand then drink a fresh asparagus puree.  Basically steam them a bit and then blend with enough water to get a thick soup.  Need about 8 ounces.  I have heard you can add a bit of salt for taste if you need to.\nI don't remember the exact timeframes, or the exact recipe, but I think recipe is copywrited, and might be difficult to find on the net.\n\nSupposedly, this causes the stones to break up and be passed with ease.\n\nHere is one site I found that claims the recipe.  \nhttp://curezone.com/forums/m.asp?f=20&i=913
587165
Sorry.. you do not give enough information.. Have you been working outside in the heat every day? doing lifting? what have you been doing? have you been drinking enough water? There are so many things to know first.. \n\nSince I do not know any of the above.. I would suggest drink plenty of water.. as far as the back aches? are they really back aches or aches in the kidney area which sometimes appear to be back aches? again.. not enough drinking of water.. I would suggest loading yourself down with water(8 glasses minimum a day) and see what happens for a period of two days and if not better.... better to go to get a medical check up\n\nCheck with this URL and see if anything ther fits you?\n\nwww.webmd.com\n\nwww.medlineplus.com\n\nwww.merck.com/mrkshared/mmanual/home.jsp
216236
Kidney stones!  See a Urologist.  Depending on the size of the stones and the location, they will either advise you to wait for the stones to pass, while straining your urine, or getting a surgical procedure to have the stones removed, either ESWL (Electric shockwaves to break up the stones) or actual surgery.  Good luck!
435337
I have also had the excrutiating pain from my chest thought to my back. This attack came on in the middle of the night once when I was 14 and the second when I was 18. I went to hospital and they x-rayed and found gall stones. I had  laproscopic surgery (though the belly button) and they removed my gall bladder with stones the size of large peas.\n\nPeople who get stones are usually the four F's\nFourty\nFat \nFemale\nand Fair (skinned because it is a european disease)\n\nGall stones are cause by inability to process fats because of excessive fatty foods. You need to have a look at your diet. Or if you are like me and are actually healthy, it could just be that you have a crappy gall bladder that doesnt work well.\n\nAs for the Fourty years old thing, I had mine very young but you are more likely to have probs when you are 40.\n\nI never had dihorrea though.
537634
Your kidney perhaps??  I have been suffering from chronic kidney stones since I was in High School, and have to say that I have never had those symptoms post-stone passing.  Those are things that I had DURING the whole agonizing process of flushing with IV fluids, etc.  Is it possible there is still another, or more stones in there still? \n\nAlso, did you have a lot of blood in your urine?  You might need to have your hemoglobin checked to make sure your iron isn't too low.  There is quite possibly the chance of a secondary infection as well. That could effect any of your organs, if it had the opportunity to spread.  My best advice here--go see the DR, or at least give him/her a call and let them know what's up.  GL!  P.S. PUSH fluids and drink cranberry juice in the meantime!
238748
The discomfort of a kidney stone's passage - is most apparent when it passes from the ureter, into the bladder.  The ureter is the tube that carries urine from the kidney.  Passage through the urethra - tube that carries urine from the bladder to the toilet, tree, or alley wall, is often not noticed with a stone of this size - and when it is noticed.  The discomfort can be great in passing through the ureter and generally pain meds are prescribed to take as needed.  A stone that fails to pass in a reasonable amont of time, is accompanied by fever, chills, or uncontrolled pain, requires the attention of a Urologist.\n\nBest wishes - I hope you don't feel a thing and pass the stone with no trouble.
718287
It hurts like hell!!  In my case it desolved before I got the pleasure and joy of actually peeing it out but that little stone ripping it's way through your kidney is one heckof a trip through pain.  Ask your doctor for some hefty pain killers before it starts too badly.
748096
The question has been answered.  The bigger question is how to prevent.  And, a couple of MD's found and easy solution, but you have to do it religiously.\n\n4 ounces of fresh lemon juice in 2 liters of water.  This is what you have to drink every day for the rest of your life.  If you have chronic stones developing.\n\nThere is chemical in the juice which breaks down the stone slowly and will prevent it from forming.  Most of us have a similar chemical in our bodies, so we don't develop stones.  The unlucky people who genetically don't or don't produce enough develop stones.