Kidney stones?

[Dredbull]

I LOVE ME SOME LIPTON ICE TEA in the summer!!
If I drink to much, and or increase pork intake it floors me in a few days.

I also drink tons of coffee, been cutting back on the coffee and increasing green tea for the PTB!
But really noticing the twinges with more straight heavy pg vape sessions.

Going ecopure for base and flavorings then. Also reducing pg.

[RenaissancePuffer]

My Dad and I both have kidney stones. I haven't had them nearly as bad as he has, but the urologist told him that drinking crystal light will help as the citric acid in the drink seems to have an effect of breaking them down. I've been drinking crystal light instead of pop for a while now, and haven't had any issues. I have had the pain in my sides (you know what I'm talking about), but it hasn't been nearly as frequent as it was when I was working in a warehouse sweating like crazy all day long.

[Mac]

Mac, are your stones Uric or Calcified, or that other type I cant remember. I know the doc said to me to not even think about trying to diet control the issues outside of increased water intake. The stuff that causes my stones is in everything and to try and eliminate it would cause a malnutrition issue.

Nestran

I would say uric, since I don't consume much in the way of dairy. But the doctor never said specifically. He did say that it was one of the worst ones he ever saw and they had to operate to get it out. Man that was a rough week.

[BobFromChicago]

Ahhh kidney stones....nothing quite like having a volkswagon drive out the end of your jollybagger. I used to get them all the time since i was 17, would get them once sometimes twice a month, although mine were calcium based they still had the jagged characteristics of the acid stones. Largest one i was able to pass was about half the size of a pea, the pain is indescribeable, and unless you have actually had one then i don't think you could truely understand just how bad it gets. And the moment it pops out the pain is gone...actually i think it is just deminished so much that you don't even notice the small amount of pain. Then a friend of mine told me to try something, now this is not a sales pitch for some homemade cure or anything like that, and i am not sure if it works for acid stones, only the calcium based stones. Apparently calcium is a very hard mineral for the body to absorb, to properly absorb it it requires magnesium and zinc, he told me go to walgreens (Or other local drug store) and buy some calcium magnesium and zinc supplements, over the counter no prescription needed. I been taking 2 each moring when i wake up, and it has now been over 6 years since i have had any stones. Coincidence? Maybe, but i am gonna keep taking those little gems as long as it keeps the Mack truck out of the compact car parking spot.

[punkman]

I have passed about 5 or 6 so far about 1 every 5 years or so.Mine are so small the pain never hits until it is already passed. But when it does hit it is the kind of pain that makes one sweat like a garden hose and so intense that I often vomit. It takes a good 6 hours for the pain to really subside and the first two hours are just horrific. Just talking about it brings about fear.

[woodslady1]

I got rid of an 8mm stone in January, very painfully I might add, with a procedure called Lithotripsy. It was either that or surgery for me. After the procedure, the nurse who took care of me advised me to drink lemon juice. Not lemonade...lemon juice (RealLemon, etc). I did a bunch of reading up on this and, sure enough...many people report the same thing. Lemon juice works by actually dissolving or softening the stones into small enough particles that they pass, most of the time, with no pain at all. It seems the magic measurement is 1/2 cup of lemon juice per day. What I do is pour out a half cup of the juice in the morning and keep adding it to my water during the day. When it is gone, I know I am done with it. Yes, it's sour, but you honestly get used to the taste of it quickly.

We should start a kidney stone club. lol Someone once told me that pain of passing one was worse than childbirth and I laughed thinking there was no way that was possible. Now I know better.

[emsmom]

My doc put me on magnesium some time back trying to get my stones under control. Said the same thing your friend did. Got to say I have been LMAO reading this thread, along with absolutely cringing at the memory!! Haven't had one since I started vaping, but may be time to go in for another xray??