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So you think you may have kidney stones or you've had some problems with abdominal pain
or back pain. Hi, my name is Mark Brinson, Doctor of Oriental Medicine, Physical Medicine
Specialist. Kidney stones can be a very serious disorder that you want to take great care
when trying to treat yourself; but I'm going to give you a couple of hints, maybe indication
that you have a problem and how to prevent and to maybe treat mild sand-like stones.
One of the first symptoms that you'll probably have is back pain. Back pain that's in the
upper to mid-region or lower to mid-region, I should say. Pain on either side can equal
problem with the kidney or possible stones. You want to make sure that you're very careful
if you have any fever. That's one of the big signs that something's going wrong that may
need medical attention. Also any urinary discomfort. So if you're starting to pass, especially
if you're passing blood in the urine or you're having a lot of discomfort with urination,
that's something that you want to make sure that you take care or have your family physician
take care of. Now if you know you have a tendency towards stones, or you may have small sand-like
stones that you've been told that are causing the discomfort, there are several things that
you can do that may help. One is to make sure that you stay well hydrated. Well hydrated
means at least two liters of water per day, between two liters and four lites. So, about
two quarts to a gallon is a good amount of water to drink and go very easy on sodas and
highly mineralized vitamins. The other thing that you can do believe it or not is an old
stretch type exercise technique which is on both sides, or especially the side you think
you have the stones on, to lift the arm and jump up and down. And believe it or not, this
is a mechanical way that you can kind of force things through the urination. So the combination
of increase urination that you're going to have from the two to four liters a day plus
a little bit of the jumping type technique that you can use is going to help move any
stones out that you may have. My name is Mark Brinson, Doctor of Oriental Medicine, Physical
Medicine Specialist helping you, helping that you have a healthy, happy and balanced day.