Comments on: “Bionic Colon” http://ostomyman.com/2008/10/19/bionic-colon/ One man's journey through Ulcerative Colitis and an Ileostomy Sun, 25 Jul 2010 13:59:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Joshua Brown http://ostomyman.com/2008/10/19/bionic-colon/comment-page-1/#comment-81 Joshua Brown Sun, 25 Jul 2010 13:59:54 +0000 http://ostomyman.com/?p=50#comment-81 Kidney Stone is a deadly disease specially if it has not been checked regularly.*": Kidney Stone is a deadly disease specially if it has not been checked regularly.*”:

]]> By: Alex Long http://ostomyman.com/2008/10/19/bionic-colon/comment-page-1/#comment-79 Alex Long Tue, 22 Jun 2010 06:14:52 +0000 http://ostomyman.com/?p=50#comment-79 you can avoid kidney stones by drinking lots of liquid."`` you can avoid kidney stones by drinking lots of liquid.”“

]]> By: Jared http://ostomyman.com/2008/10/19/bionic-colon/comment-page-1/#comment-76 Jared Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:38:11 +0000 http://ostomyman.com/?p=50#comment-76 Hi Meredith. You're definitely not alone, but I don't know if being similar to me makes you less strange :) As to the kidney stones, I haven't had any problems since getting those last ones out of there. I think my problem was with the Prednisone. Kidney stones is one of the possible side effects of taking that. I can see how dehydration would cause them. I'm actually way more "hydrated" since the surgery since I'm not having the terrible diarrhea, but in the warmer months, I definitely have to drink plenty and take potassium tablets to keep my electrolytes in balance. If the kidney stones are huge, there are a lot of good herbs out there to help break them up and dissolve them out. My godfather had them bad for a while and used catalpa beans (as a tea) to handle them. And there's chanca piedra which I used for a while. Most of mine passed on their own, just hurt like &*^%& while they did. I only had one that I had to actually have taken out since it got stuck. Hi Meredith. You’re definitely not alone, but I don’t know if being similar to me makes you less strange :)

As to the kidney stones, I haven’t had any problems since getting those last ones out of there. I think my problem was with the Prednisone. Kidney stones is one of the possible side effects of taking that.

I can see how dehydration would cause them. I’m actually way more “hydrated” since the surgery since I’m not having the terrible diarrhea, but in the warmer months, I definitely have to drink plenty and take potassium tablets to keep my electrolytes in balance.

If the kidney stones are huge, there are a lot of good herbs out there to help break them up and dissolve them out. My godfather had them bad for a while and used catalpa beans (as a tea) to handle them. And there’s chanca piedra which I used for a while.

Most of mine passed on their own, just hurt like &*^%& while they did. I only had one that I had to actually have taken out since it got stuck.

]]> By: Meredith http://ostomyman.com/2008/10/19/bionic-colon/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Meredith Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:09:29 +0000 http://ostomyman.com/?p=50#comment-75 Hi. I am 28 and had a total colectomy 3 years ago. I have been looking for blogs or other groups of people who have had similar experiences because as you know, post-op, there are some issues that tend to pop up. I just found your blog and was especially interested in the kidney stones. Since my operation, I have been diagnosed with kidney stone disease, which I was told can be caused by constant dehydration post colectomy. I look forward to reading more about your experiences- it makes me feel slightly less strange :) Wishing you the best! Hi. I am 28 and had a total colectomy 3 years ago. I have been looking for blogs or other groups of people who have had similar experiences because as you know, post-op, there are some issues that tend to pop up. I just found your blog and was especially interested in the kidney stones. Since my operation, I have been diagnosed with kidney stone disease, which I was told can be caused by constant dehydration post colectomy. I look forward to reading more about your experiences- it makes me feel slightly less strange :) Wishing you the best!

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