Damn they hurt?
I do not usually visit this section.
But I noticed the bipolar thread, and as my old Dad has been diagnosed with such so I browsed and saw Fishes thread.
I have some sympathy for Fish.
I had stones on both left and right sides, I had Lithotripsy in 1998 on both sides at the same time, only in hospital for the day.
I have been stone free since.
Now knowing one has to be young and stupid to first become Old and wise, I now only have one coffee a day, and I drink gallons of H2o ( well alot) and I drink plenty of green tea.
My history was that I had stones in 1984, and had these "cut" out , then again in 1992, "Cut" out again.
It is my opinion that this problem was caused by me living in the tropics, drinking heaps of coffee, and at night plenty of the amber stuff, my poor bloody system was always dehydrated, add to this a diet of curry and rice most nights?.
Now every individual is different, but I swear by the filtered or Lite water, as opposed to H2o high in calcium content.
Now just to contradict myself I have often wondered if the body will work overtime to create calcium if one does not drink such?.
Now I also know that stones are of different chemical make ups, Ie: uric,calcium, and the other I forget but I know not to eat lots of dark chocolate,Spinach, or cashuew nuts.
If I have a night on the Amber holy water, I drink plenty of H20 before going to bed, yes you don't get much sleep, and have to piss alot, but hey, man cannot live by bread alone?.
One other thing Do you take alot of Asprin? Asprin can cause a condition called ( forgive my spelling) Papillary Necrosis, IE: a falling away of part of the actual kidney tissue, and this can present much the same, as you pass bits of tissue.
Now I am NOT a doctor, just a poor bloody "peelot", that was once as I say young and dumb.
Take care and remember H2o and green tea, still have your pints, but drink enough water to keep your water like lemonade.
Chr's
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