Educate me about kidney stones
So I know they are excruciating but thats probably all I know about them. Why are they more common after RNY? What can be done to prevent them? Are they more common in some people than others. Did I do something wrong to get it? Have you had them before? More than once?
Height - 5'8 - SW - 292/ CW - 177.6 /GW - 150 - BMI - 27.1 - 114.4 lbs lost!
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"The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore" Vincent Van Gogh
By no means an expert on kidney stones, what I've heard is you need to increase your fluid intake and tend to reoccur. Given your horrendous experience, I'd say if you'd had them before you would have known it. But now you know what to look for in the future. Some of those questions would be best directed to the dr that treated you.....
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I have them and unfortunately for me they arent traveling thru my ureters to get expelled they are just "sitting" in my kidneys flaring up whenever they feel froggy.
Drinking ALOT of water helps prevent them from what my nephrologist says. I have SEVERAL smaller stones so surgery isnt an option for me.
Also I was taking calcium and so my stones was calcium oxalate stones so he also requested that I stop taking calcium just use what's in my multi.
Drinking ALOT of water helps prevent them from what my nephrologist says. I have SEVERAL smaller stones so surgery isnt an option for me.
Also I was taking calcium and so my stones was calcium oxalate stones so he also requested that I stop taking calcium just use what's in my multi.
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She's from 339 to 200 as of 6/14/2012.. SOO proud of my bigbabygirl 
She's from 339 to 200 as of 6/14/2012.. SOO proud of my bigbabygirl 
Calcium citrate does NOT contribute to kidney stones, so there is no reason for you to stop taking it. I was told the same thing by a urologist when I had my first one, but after doing some research, I found that what someone here said -- Kelly, I think -- was that only the calcium carbonate controbutes to the sgtones. So there is no reason for you to risk your bones because of kidney stones.
Unfortuinately, what is IN your multi is almost certainly the calcium carbonate which you cannot abosorb and DOES contribute to the stones.
Lora
Unfortuinately, what is IN your multi is almost certainly the calcium carbonate which you cannot abosorb and DOES contribute to the stones.
Lora
14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained
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I have had two stones in my life. First thing to find out is what kind you are experiencing, as there are different types and prevention/treatment varies with the different kinds. I believe the calcium oxilate ones are the most common. I have not had one in about three years thank goodness!
Some interesting info here as well:
http://www.calciuminfo.com/calciumquestions/kidneystones.asp x
Some interesting info here as well:
http://www.calciuminfo.com/calciumquestions/kidneystones.asp x
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