Have you ever passed a kidney stone?
have you ever passed a kidney stone? it is my worst fear to get one! is it as bad as i think it is?
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flailyhailey
I personally have not, but I had a male friend in high school who had one and went to the hospital. While sitting in the waiting room, he was seated next to a pregnant woman who had a toddler with her as well. They got to talk and eventually he had let her know that he was there because he had a kidney stone. Her response was "Oh, honey, passing a kidney stone was way worse than giving birth". So, I'd imagine it's probably TERRIBLE.
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FruityGoofyFaggot
Nope, but I had a college professor that did. He told us the story of it and actually had the stone in his desk drawer. That thing was spikey and creepy looking. After seeing that I wouldn't want to get one either.
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Freedom_
If I ever pass a kidney stone I'm gonna make some bling out of it so I can wear my suffering around my neck.
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dickwashington
thats what i mean there terrifying and once you get one the only way to get rid of it is to pee it out i hear its so painful i dont understand why they exist
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slings_and_arrows
You can wear it down with acidic drinks. There's also surgery for big ones and laser treatment.
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Ellenna
"Peeing it out" is NOT the only way to get rid of them and it's irresponsible of you to write this when you obviously haven't checked this out.
They can be dissolved by certain medications and I believe some natural remedies and also by ultrasound, you don't have to wait to pee them out these days.
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dickwashington
thats why i ask questions so i don't have to do my own research i want to know personal experiences and i learned something new
please dont be such a fucking bitch next time if you haven't had one i don't know why you even responded to this i was not interested nor wanted your opinion on this matter if you dont have any experience on the subject
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kingofcarrotflowers
No but my mum has and she said but was much, much worse than childbirth , her words " after childbirth I didn't think there could be a way to be in even more pain. Until I got kidney stones" then she pulls a dramatic face as if she's remembering an painful memory
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howaminotmyself
The upside of childbirth pain is that your body floods you with hormones to make you forget. Also, it is only temporary pain. You do get breaks. Kidney stones don't do that.
OP - if you are concerned you should do a detox. Parsley is good for kidney and bladder function.
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dickwashington
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howaminotmyself
It's just a build up of sediment in the urinary tract. Usually made of calcium, but not always. Check your diet and talk to a doctor if you are concerned. But very preventable, yes.
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slings_and_arrows
From what I've now read, due to being scared by this post...they are caused by too much salt and calcium without enough water. But I'm not sure. Also might be genetic.
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CountessDouche
Yes, I have. I got really sick for about a year, chronic immune problems, including kidney stones and chronic kidney infections, but doctors couldn't figure out why.
My worst one was right on the border for the size that would necessitate surgery.
It's hard to describe the pain. It kinda starts out like a really bad backache, as if you've pulled a muscle, and then the pain just starts to intensify. It's almost like a burning ache. It comes in waves at first then just gets worse and worse and worse until you're in constant pain. When I was at my worst, I couldn't move and I was vomiting from the pain alone.
The common misperception is that the pain comes from passing the stone through the urethra, but the worse part is when it's moving through the kidney...imagine pushing a solid rock right through your organ because that's exactly what's happening.
There are preventive dietary restrictions you can take if you really want to avoid them...and lots of fluids.
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Urologists can break them up with sound waves.
http://www.webmd.com/kidney-stones/extracorporeal-shock-wave-lithotripsy-eswl-for-kidney-stones
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dickwashington
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slings_and_arrows
http://www.slideshare.net/mobile/paytonpolking/9-remediestotreat
If you have it already home remedies are: water, lemon juice, orange juice, basil, nettle leaf tea, pomegranate, kidney beans...
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slings_and_arrows
So just read a bit online...Water, drink lots of water and something acidic like orange juice to help make the stone smaller if you have one. I would try to get laser surgery, i couldn't deal with pain like that.
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WhiteStallion
I hear it is painful but its not something I would be afraid of. I accept my fate and work from there to help myself.
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Avant-Garde