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What Causes Calcium Oxalate Monohydrate Stones?

I am a 30 year old female and have had kidney stones for almost 10 years. I have calcium oxalate monohydrate stones. I currently have a 7 mm stone which has passed through the ureter and bladder and is now stuck in my urethra. I know it is uncommon for them to get stuck there, however this is not the first time this has happened to me. I have been drinking more than 64 fluid ounces of water every day for the past month (ever since I felt this stone and was diagnosed with it) and have been taking flomax along with the magnesium supplements my urologist gave me. Would clitoral stimulation help to move the stone along the urethra? I am just exhausted and in so much pain, but refuse to take the pain medicine. Thanks for your help.
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Hi, thank you for trusting HealthcareMagic.com!

I'm Dr. Elton Halili, General & Family Physician.

I read carefully your story. Now I'm giving details about your concern:

- The main risk factor is hypercalciuria. Do you have members of your family which has same problem as you? Hypercalciuria means that serum cacium is normal but elevated urinary calcium.

- Other factors can be primary or caused by excess ingestion of oxalate containing foods (eg, rhubarb, spinach, cocoa, nuts, pepper, tea) or by excess oxalate absorption due to various enteric diseases (eg, bacterial overgrowth syndromes, chronic pancreatic or biliary disease) or ileojejunal surgery. Other risk factors include taking high doses of vitamin C,
a Ca-restricted diet (possibly because dietary Ca binds dietary oxalate)

- Clitoral stimulation may be a good support, well it's known that body endorphines after stimulation are a good support for accepting the pain, but it doen't help to move the stone along urethra. you should take the painkiller for urinary colic.

- If I was your doctor I would prescribe a thiazide diuretic to prevent calcium stones.

If I was clear, please rate my answer as HELPFUL.


Thanks again.

Dr. Elton Halili
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What Causes Calcium Oxalate Monohydrate Stones?

Hi, thank you for trusting HealthcareMagic.com! I m Dr. Elton Halili, General & Family Physician. I read carefully your story. Now I m giving details about your concern: - The main risk factor is hypercalciuria. Do you have members of your family which has same problem as you? Hypercalciuria means that serum cacium is normal but elevated urinary calcium. - Other factors can be primary or caused by excess ingestion of oxalate containing foods (eg, rhubarb, spinach, cocoa, nuts, pepper, tea) or by excess oxalate absorption due to various enteric diseases (eg, bacterial overgrowth syndromes, chronic pancreatic or biliary disease) or ileojejunal surgery. Other risk factors include taking high doses of vitamin C, a Ca-restricted diet (possibly because dietary Ca binds dietary oxalate) - Clitoral stimulation may be a good support, well it s known that body endorphines after stimulation are a good support for accepting the pain, but it doen t help to move the stone along urethra. you should take the painkiller for urinary colic. - If I was your doctor I would prescribe a thiazide diuretic to prevent calcium stones. If I was clear, please rate my answer as HELPFUL. Thanks again. Dr. Elton Halili