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Kevin & His Kidney Stone: This Too Shall Pass.

May 12, 2009 By kwmccarthy

I am at home from work with a kidney stone on my left side.   Man these things are painful.  I've been trying a variety of home remedies to avoid lithotripsy.   A few years ago I had that procedure done.  It worked but I prefer to avoid it if at all possible.  By comparison, this kidney stone isn't nearly as painful as that first one.

I can work with the pain for about 30 minutes and finally my brain just shuts down and I crawl back in bed.

So who out there has a way that helped them pass kidney stones? 

I've been drinking lots of water plus a few ounces of apple cider vinegar and then applying heat with showers and a heating pad.   Tylenol provides a measure of pain relief. 

The pattern of my problem is emerging.   Typically, when I've exercised or worked in the hot Florida sun for a long time, I get dehyrdrated and then drink something with high measures of electrolytes.  A few hours later, I'm in pain.   This has happened twice in the past month.  I also think that San Pellegrino mineral water to excess causes me problems perhaps due to the mineral content.  As the summer months come, remember to drink water. 

Filed Under: Health & Fitness Tagged With: dehydration, kidney stone, lithotripsy, pain, remedy

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