Question:
Kidney Stones

I had my gastric sleeve procedure on March 30th. I'm having pain in my lower back. Im thinking kiney area. Has anyone lse felt this pain?    — TheyLikeThat (posted on April 10, 2012)

April 15, 2012
I was prone to kidney stones before my RNY surgery August 2009. I had been taking cranberry capsule supplements (500 mg/d) ten years before surgery. Though the medical evidence does not prove that cranberry prevents kidney stones, I can attest to the fact that on three ocassions since my first stone in 1996 I have grew a stone within 6 weeks after I quit taking the cranberry supplement. The last of which was post-op RNY. During the phase I (liquitd) & II (soft) diets of the 1st 6 weeks post-op, I could not take the cranberry supplement since it was too large to pass thru my swollen stoma. Well, almost 6 weeks to the day, I had that horrific pain in my left kidney (lower left back). As a man I've been told by women who have experienced both kidney stones and childbirth that the pain is akin to natural childbirth. Fortunately, all of my stones have passed within 12 to 16 hours. And, they have all started the "birthing" process between 2 and 4 am. Water intake is super important as well in helping prevent kidney stones. Post-op bariaatric patients have a hard time getting the minimum 64 oz/d water intake which provides the perfect environment for a stone to form.
   — Mike R.

May 20, 2012
I drink tons of water and keep getting kidney infections and stones I heard it was something we werent warned about before hand also kidney falure ect..... I had fobli pouch in 2004 . becarefull
   — AlenaC