Patients who have kidney stones usually do not have symptoms until the stones pass into the ureter. Prior to this, some people may notice blood in their urine. Once the stone is in the ureter, however, most people will experience bouts of very severe pain. The pain is crampy and spasmodic, and is referred to as “colic”. The pain usually begins in the flank region, the area between the lower ribs and the hip bone. As the stone moves closer to the bladder, a patient will often feel the pain radiating along the inner thigh. In women, the pain may be felt in the vulva. In men, the pain may be felt in the testicles. Nausea, vomiting, extremely frequent and painful urination, and obvious blood in the urine are common. Fever and chills usually means that the ureter has become obstructed, allowing bacteria to become trapped in the kidney causing a kidney infection (pyelonephritis).
Alternative treatments for kidney stones include the use of herbal medicine, homeopathy, acupuncture, acupressure, hypnosis, or guided imagery to relieve pain. Starfruit (Averrhoa carambola) is recommended to increase the amount of urine a patient passes and to relieve pain. Dietary changes can be made to reduce the risk of future stone formation and to facilitate the resorption of existing stones. Supplementation with magnesium, a smooth muscle relaxant, can help reduce pain and facilitate stone passing. Homeopathy and herbal medicine, both western and Chinese, recommend a number of remedies that may help prevent kidney stones.
2006-06-15 05:40:48
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answered by Anonymous
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2016-09-23 19:12:38
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Stones less than 5 mm in size usually will pass spontaneously, with diclofenac usually providing effective pain management. However the majority of stones greater than 6 mm will require some form of intervention, especially so if the stone is stuck causing obstruction and infection of the urinary tract.
In many cases non-invasive Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy may be used.
Certain foods may increase the risk of stones: spinach, chocolate, peanuts, cocoa, tomato juice, grapefruit juice, apple juice, soda (acidic and contains phosphorus) tea and coffee (high levels of oxalate). In the U.S., the South has the highest incidence of kidney stones, a region where sweet tea is the drink of choice.
Avoid excecive citrus juice in combination with cholocate. The combination tends to form cristals.
2006-06-13 21:24:40
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answered by Anonymous
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sometimes your urologist can grab the stone (with a little grabber he has) and pull it out. Or he can push it back into the kidney if it is caught in a tube and when it is in the kidney it can be crushed into dust by a kidney stone crushing machine. i had all of this done and it was no big deal. They don't usually do surgery unless the stone is too huge to do anything else (an Xray will tell). Usually, if they are small, you will just pass them by yourself and this is painful, maybe not as painful as people will tell you it is.
2006-06-13 21:26:28
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answered by Anonymous
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My worsening kidney disease symptoms included:
- Nausea and vomiting and constant stomach upset
- Passing only small amounts of urine and stopping and starting while urinating
- Swelling in my ankles and lower legs
- Puffiness around my eyes with brain fog and moodiness
- Chronic fatigue and shortness of breath when exerting myself
- Loss of appetite and not wanting to eat at all
- Increasingly higher blood pressure
- Bouts of anxiety and depression
- Muscle cramps which were worse in my legs
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2014-11-05 04:28:55
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answered by Anonymous
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You need to have the kidney stone to move out of the kidney. It could be by water you drink, or the shots the doctor put into your vien for hours until it push away the stone. I don't know about the laser surgery, but I do know the pain and agony of the kidney stone. I never want to go through that nightmare pain again. Just thinking of this happening again, terrifies me dramatically!
2016-03-27 03:24:54
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answered by Anonymous
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You really need to see a dr. to know for sure if you have kidney stones.There are many conditions that could be the source of pain if you have some.And as you were told by someone else there are ways to eliminate them without surgery now, please let a dr. advise you.And if it is that you prefer natural cures go to the nearest library and look up books on natural cures, After you go to the Dr!
2006-06-13 21:27:56
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answered by momof8 2
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You'd better first find out what's really going on before considerig some action.
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2006-06-13 23:39:57
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answered by swissnick 7
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as a former kidney stone patient, i have to tell you, it,s nothing to fool with, i almost died from it 22 years ago when i was in my early 20s. back than they cut ya open to get em. now adays they use water and a high frequency sound, you sit in a big tub relaxed, and they zab em, nooooooo pain involved, and no lasting scars. better to deal with this now than later, you dont want one caught in your tube on it,s way outta ya body, thats the closest a man will ever come to knowing what child birth feels like, reallllllly!! so my advise is dont be scared, get to a uroligist pronto and good luck.
2006-06-13 21:56:51
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answered by marinesmomma2 2
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