Hey. hope someone can help. I have some pain in my left side and back. Sometimes i get aching pain where my kidney is. When i sleep on my right side it starts to hurt but if i sleep on the left side ( the side that hurts) the pain stops. I also had surgery and was given pain pills. i noticed if i would take one at night in the morning/ throughout the day i would get those pain in my left side. Could i have kidney stones? people say the pain pills might effect it because my kidney filters out the toxins from the pills.
Here's a super MedHelp link to FAQ's with areas such as discussed in easy to read terms about kidney stones.
http://www.medhelp.org/health_pages/Urology/MSK-FAQs-Resource-Area---Many-Medullary-Sponge-Kidney-Links-for-Common-s-/show/504?cid=185
MEDULLARY SPONGE KIDNEY
NEPHROLITHIASIS *KIDNEY STONES*
ALTERNATIVE TREATMENTS
BLOOD PRESSURE
CHRONIC PAIN
SURGICAL PROCEDURE'S - LITHOTRIPSY, URETEROSCOPY, CYSTOSCOPY, PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY ETC.
HYPERCALCIURIA
URETEROPELVIC JUNCTION OBSTRUCTION
URINARY TRACT OBSTRUCTION
NEPHROCALCINOSIS
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MSK w/kidney stones
Every year im urinating culcium stone 97% culcium two times i laser them but still coming back doctors tall my nothing sept water but is any one got idea some remedy or tea is anything what cant stop this, my culcium in urin is abnormal that what makes stons so i have to drop culcium in urin, please halp
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You must try and find a good nephrologist. Recurrent kidney stones are found renal tubular acidosis, medullary sponge kidney, Dent's disease (genetic disease of the kidney), hyperparathyroidism, primary hyperoxaluria and Crohn's disease. For oxalate stones you need to restrict (not totally stop) foods which are high in oxalate like beans, legumes, dark green leaves, egg plant, spinach, beets, chocolates, wheat barn, rhubarb and nuts and fruit cake. Avoid Vitamin C as its metabolism produces oxalates in the body. Also you have to find a dietician who specializes in nutrition in renal diseases. Hope this helps. Take care!