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After having got out of hospital this morning after spending the night shot up with morphine the doctor told me that hopefully I can get rid of it myself, aside from being blasted on painkillers until it's gone what elese can I do to make sure it f
ks off as soon as possible as its about 5mm in size.
ks off as soon as possible as its about 5mm in size.
Drink absolutely loads of water. Judas was in hospital with these and was being forced by the nurses to drink about 8-10 litres every 24 hours. I had them recently (gosh it is painful isn't it!) and managed about 5-6 litres for a few days.
If you can pee through a tea strainer to catch any bits you can take them to the hospital for analysis so they can tell you what kind they are. They can then advise you on the best prevention methods for the ones you have.
If it starts hurting and doesn't stop you may have to go to A&E to force the hospital to get them ultra sounded. It would not be a good idea to get one stuck and leave it there.
Trace
If you can pee through a tea strainer to catch any bits you can take them to the hospital for analysis so they can tell you what kind they are. They can then advise you on the best prevention methods for the ones you have.
If it starts hurting and doesn't stop you may have to go to A&E to force the hospital to get them ultra sounded. It would not be a good idea to get one stuck and leave it there.
Trace
They're made of calcium, so dairy products are pretty key.
I thought I'd broken my back the pain was so intense. Triage nurse immediately suspected kidneys and I was whisked through A&E straight to a ward.
Quite literally the worst pain ever.
I remember sitting in a foetal position on the floor of the ward at 3 in the morning, waiting for the duty doctor to come and give me more morphine.
Its a bit embarrassing to say it now, but the pain was so intense I felt like doing unspeakable things to get it to stop.
My brother lives in London and even he could tell when it finally came out!
I go easy on the dairy and drink lots of fluids now. Not had a re-occurrence.
I thought I'd broken my back the pain was so intense. Triage nurse immediately suspected kidneys and I was whisked through A&E straight to a ward.
Quite literally the worst pain ever.
I remember sitting in a foetal position on the floor of the ward at 3 in the morning, waiting for the duty doctor to come and give me more morphine.
Its a bit embarrassing to say it now, but the pain was so intense I felt like doing unspeakable things to get it to stop.
My brother lives in London and even he could tell when it finally came out!
I go easy on the dairy and drink lots of fluids now. Not had a re-occurrence.
Edited by cheadle hulme on Monday 14th December 20:06
superkartracer said:
What causes these?
cheadle hulme said:
They're made of calcium, so dairy products are pretty key.
I go easy on the dairy and drink lots of fluids now. Not had a re-occurrence.
This is a commonly held misconception, in fact reducing dairy intake may actually precipitate stone formation. There seems to be a genetic component in the predisposition to getting certain types of stones, whilst diet also plays a part. e.g. someone with calcium oxalate stones (the most common) should avoid oxalate rich foods such as starfruit, chocolate, rhubarb, spinach etc. However, as Trace has said, it's best to get a stone analysed first before changing your diet. In the meantime, just drink plenty of water and if you fail to pass it after a few days, consider having lithotripsy to break the stone up into smaller pieces.I go easy on the dairy and drink lots of fluids now. Not had a re-occurrence.
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