What is the best treatment for this kind of patient as kidney failure cannot drink a lot of water?
Can eating a lot of chocolate cause a kidney stone? I drink a lot of water and no dark soda but I have a horrible diet (candy, greasy food, junk food..) Can this be the reason I have one or is it something else? Also do they have anything that can break one up to help you pass it? I was in the hospital Monday morning and they told me I have a 6mm stone which I found out is about as big as they get, but they just told me I could have surgery or go home with pain meds. I chose to go home but now I think I’m going to end up back in the hospital with the same agonizing pain and have to have surgery anyway. What is the likelihood I will pass it on my own? It still hurts…not as bad, but getting worse again by the day. I wish they would have gave me more info when I was in there.
also I have no insurance, so a follow up with a urologist is not possible. I don’t have the amount of money they want up front.
Im 14 and just finished sex ed in p.e and they talked about kidney stones and i am so freaked out!!!!!! I cant stop thinking about it and every time I go to the bathroom I am really freaking out! Any ways to calm me down? I do drink a lot of water like they said to so I have less of a chance to get one.
I drink about 3-4 16 fl oz bottle of water every day. Is that enough?
i get it a lot when im sick (flu/cold..ect) its just this pain in one kidney usually (feels like kidney could be something else im not a doctor) and i usually just ignore it but this time its a lot worse. its in both kidneys and its this crazy throbbing pain that matches my heartbeat (kind of feels like my heart is connected to my kidneys and its trying to pop them, lol nice metaphor huh?) that happens when i sit down, lay down, switch sides while sleeping, and pretty much any other movement. I got some throat sickness or bacteria about a week ago (it went around my family) then it immediately turned into this kidney pain, fever, and achy body + headache. I don’t really want to make a big deal about it unless its pretty serious…. any ideas??
I doubt it’s kidney stones, I don’t drink or smoke, i did for about a month or two but got over that phase pretty fast and i’m 16 (don’t think thats a very ideal age for kidney stones). But I’ll keep that possibility in the back of my head. Thanks though for the help…. just in case, can you describe her symptoms?
oh and it was weed not cigarettes.
oh, also, it’s in both kidneys which is another thing that makes me think it isn’t kidney stones. It’s probably possible to get them in both just not very probable with my age and background. lol I thought about this a lot before asking. And I do drink a lot of water so you can rule that out too.
Does it defeat the purpose? I also have sciatica problems and my little monthly visitor.. it all kinda ganged up on me at once today. Im having a little pity party for myself today and stayed home from work. I am drinking a lot of water and am staying stationary because its painful to bend anything!
I dont need tips on sciatica, kidney stones or cramps- I just want to know if I should take motrin or not. Thanks 
