How to relieve kidney/side pain?

[Kathyblue]

Aside from taking the normal pain killers, does anyone have some alternative methods for soothing the pain associated with moving stones?
Sometimes it hurts so bad that i get that real sick to my stomach feeling, and i havn't found anything (again, short of meds) that effectivly dulls that either.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
~kathy

[StonedinAlabama]

Hey Kathy! I would love to get out of this stone hel$ myself ~~ i definetely feel your pain. cuz i have Cystinuria. I'd love to know of a way to get out of this sides just taking danged medications and having strong side effects.
But here's a suggestion~~ when i was on a trip,i got into a hot tub to try and blast the sprays against me~ then the next day~a miracle~i passed the stone i'd been carrying for i'd been carrying for 17 months!!!!! i think i have a urethral diverticulum(i'm a woman)and it'dd been lodged down there.But now iv'e got another one that needs passing~nothing new~only like my 1,000th some one in the last few years!!! The 17 -month stone was a little less than an inch.My record have been two over time that were an inch.I also suggest ice packs if you can take it.
I wish i had the answer too,cuz i'm young and don't wanna live thru all this the rest of my life.
I'm so glad i found this board,and i'm here if you need support,rap anytime:)

[Kathyblue]

Wow! That's alot of stones! I'm still a newbie at this whole thing, but if i keep passing them like i am now, i'll be righ there with you in a few years. :)
Thanks for the suggestions. I sometimes try to take a warn bath, but i've never thought of the jets before! Might be something good to try. :)

I was riding the bus yesterday and got thrown around quite alot (that's Ft. Collins public transportation for ya :rolleyes: ) and ended up passing two big stones that have been stuck for weeks! Maybe we should add bumpy bus rides to the list. :)
Thanks again for the suggestions.
~kathy

[StonedinAlabama]

LOL! Bus ride soundz lika good idea!:p Yeah,i was diagnosed when i was 14,i'm 19 now:eek: so iv'e had time to pass several.
I don't know when i first started forming em,maybe about 9,but i didn't know it~~~ i usta say my pee felt "chunky" and usta find these grains in my bed that'id call "the little balls",but i had no idea it was stones cuz i'd never hearda shucha thing.

Another kind of pain i have sides the back pain is "low pain" at the pee hole lika chronic urinary tracy infection,except ten times worse!:eek: Iv'e taken thousands of Uristats and other pain pills,but that kind pain is hel!Do ya know wattid be best for that type?

Anudder thing i recommend,if the pain's not as extreme and you want a go-between~somethin that won't be as strong as Hydrocode or Meperidine but stronger than aspirin,etc is Percogesic~you can get that OTC.It makes you groggy.
Hope i helped:)

[RickinDaytonOH]

I know this was posted quite awhile ago, but I just wanted to add that when my stones are moving from the kidney area to the bladder, I actually get great relief from taking Alieve. Its the only over the counter medicine thats ever even put a dent in the pain and usually works long enough for me to get some of the stronger meds. I've noticed that when the pain is low such as from having a stent it doesn't help though. Give it a try, it may just work for you also. Good luck,
Rick
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[Sara J.]

Another kind of pain i have sides the back pain is "low pain" at the pee hole lika chronic urinary tracy infection,except ten times worse!

Hey "Alabama"!

I think I know this pain of which you speak... I treat it much like a UTI 'cause that's kinda what it is, I think. Anyhoo, when I start getting that pain I take an herbal tincture of Goldenseal/ Echinacea, which is excellent for most infections. Of course, I always try and up my water consumption that much more if I'm taking the tincture just to make sure everything's flushing properly.

Hope that helps!
SJ