I went to the ER late last night in terrible pain. I found out this morning that I was passing a kidney stone. It has made its way from my ureter -- bad pain -- to my bladder -- not as bad pain. In honor of my first kidney stone I thought I would start a thread on them.
When I first started feeling pain, I thought it was gas. Then I realized it couldn't be gas and decided it must be a pulled muscle. Then the pain got worse after it got better and that didn't make sense so I decided it must be my appendix. It was unclear to me until this morning when the doctor told me what it was. I think it may have to do in part with the fact that I started taking a calcium supplement. While calcium-rich foods are unlikely to contribute according to what I've read, calcium supplements may be likely to contribute to the appearance of stones. I still don't know what type it is though. That will require a laboratory study.
Have you ever had a stone? How big was it? Did you save it? What do you know about kidney stone prevention?
When I first started feeling pain, I thought it was gas. Then I realized it couldn't be gas and decided it must be a pulled muscle. Then the pain got worse after it got better and that didn't make sense so I decided it must be my appendix. It was unclear to me until this morning when the doctor told me what it was. I think it may have to do in part with the fact that I started taking a calcium supplement. While calcium-rich foods are unlikely to contribute according to what I've read, calcium supplements may be likely to contribute to the appearance of stones. I still don't know what type it is though. That will require a laboratory study.
Have you ever had a stone? How big was it? Did you save it? What do you know about kidney stone prevention?