Passing Kidney Stones

Ok .. I had kidnewy stones 3 yars ago but mine were lodged in the kidney so I would never have passed them. It was the worst pain imaginable even for a woman who has had 3 children! As they were never going to pass naturally I had to have them 'blasted' which was fairly painless.... Afater this I did a lot of research on kidney stones.... They are caused simply by not drinking enough water... As simple as that! And certain chemicals found in various food and drinks that have too much calcium.... What happens is when you become dehydrated the calcium in your urine crystalises and forms over many years into stones.... You need to drink a glass of water every hour to keep yourself hydrated so that the calcuium in you urine doesnt become too concentrated... Also things like dark cabbage, or anything with caffine like cola or coffee is no good as these are diuretic.... (make you pee more often) a good guide is if you wee is dark in colour you need to drink more water if it is light in clolour it is ok.... People who have kidney stones one are 50% likely to have them again within 5 years unless you change you lifestyle and drink more water.. Hope this helps