Kidney Stones & Working Out

Actually it could help work it out of there. I had a kidney stone a few months back so I can relate. I would try a little at a time but you should probably ask your doctor just to be safe.

My experience with stones is very different, as I had no idea I had one until I was passing it. I'm not a doctor (and you should absolutely consult one), but from what I've been told by my doctors/my own experience, you don't know when/if you're going to pass the stone. You can't stop your life just because you feel like you have this time bomb inside. So the best advice I can give is that unless you feel painful or your doctor believes you are on the verge of passing it, work out like you normally would. But make sure to stay very hydrated. Drink water before, DURING, and after your workout. At least 2 liters of water a day, closer to 3 if you can manage it. That being said, know your body. If you start feeling sudden twinges of back/abdominal pain, stop. Don't push yourself through a work out if you're thinking, "This might be it..."

My urologist also told me to lower my sodium intake and meat-based proteins. Granted, I knew what kind of stone I'd had when he passed on that advice. My regular urologist, however, told me that the "anti-kidney stone diet" would include all of my favorite foods, and as long as I drank a ton of water, I'd likely be okay.

I know people who have had stones for years but never passed them. If you do start passing one, please have someone come and stay with you. My experience was horrible because I didn't know what was happening and ended up having to call an ambulance because I thought my appendix was exploding.

I am prone to the evil kidney stone also. Very painful. I can't imagine be able to work out. If you can go for it, and I am impressed you are even thinking about, and the others are able to complete any exercise.

Depends on the meds you are on. If you can work out safely, then go for it. Overhydrating is the biggest thing you need to do while trying to pass one.

Cranberry juice isn't good for all stones, depends on the make-up of them.

If you're actively passing the stone as it sounds/taking percocets, I really recommend you just rest. Your body is going through hell right now, and you don't want to do anything that might worsen the pain. Monitor your pain levels, chug that water, and if you start to feel like things are going south, get to a doctor. The one stone I passed ended up getting lodged in my ureter and I had to have a stent placed.

Take care of yourself!!!

I am experiencing slight kidney stone/calcium build-up right now--mine is the dull back-ache that someone described. I'm waiting on the stabbing pain. I'm also vontinuing my training, because I have a race next weekend that was more expensive than usual--if I feel good, I'm still all for it! I'm a 28 yr old healthy female, and my dad has a history of severe stones, so it's something that genetics can definitely dictate.

My doctor told me to actually drink the normal amounts of fluid as I usually would--according to her, going crazy with water might create the "bottleneck effect" because tubes in the tract aren't made to stretch. For me, however, that normal amount is the 2-3 liters that many of you discussed. She told me to add lemon to my water, because the citric acid would help dissolve the stones potentially. She also told me to drink a couple of beers! There something about the specific gravity of beers that makes it metabolize differently than water, so it helps to ease the pain and helps move the stone into passing. Anyone else ever heard the beer method?

I don't know if it is so much a method, but there is evidence beer will help a stone pass.