is it safe to have massage when you have a kidney stone?

Question

Is it safe to wait 4 months for my kidney stone to be destroyed while having a double j?

Answer 1

Yes : Yes. I know of no validated data that shows that any type of body massage is either contraindicated, unsafe, or dislodges/promotes passage of a kidney stone into the ureter potentially causing pain and/or obstruction. The same answer (no restrictions) would basically apply to physical and sport activities as well. Kidney stones actually more common with a sedentary lifestyle.

Answer 2

Usually no: Healthy urine has little smell and should be clear to light yellow. Dehydration, vitamins and certain foods can temporarily change the color or smell of urine. Certain liver diseases and rare metabolic conditions like maple syrup urine disease can cause dramatic changes in the smell of urine. If you notice a change that does not resolve on its own you should check with your doctor.

Answer 3

High glucose: Diabetes hurts the blood vessels due to by products of high glucose. The first vessels to get affected are micro vessels. All organs in body have micro vessels. The organs that rely on micro vessels for function are kidneys, eyes, heart, nerves. This is why these organs are hurt by by diabetes.

Answer 4

Sugar excess: I think of high blood sugar as a toxin which damages blood vessels throughout the body including the kidneys. Research suggests that high blood sugar results in a reduction in Nitric Oxide and excess of o-glcnac monnosaccharides which causes a decreased ability of the blood vessels to dilate. High blood pressure can also damage the kidneys.

Answer 5

Urine test: Kidney disease generally progresses over several years without any symptoms. Your doctor should be able to measure the levels of a protein called Albumin in your urine. Albumin levels should be monitored yearly in diabetic patients to monitor kidney function.

Answer 6

Lab tests: You need to have regular lab tests to check your kidney function. The urine is checked for protein and blood tests are used to estimate the glomerular filtration rate, a measure of kidney function. Previously used nuclear medicine tests are now extremely rare. Usually, people cannot feel an early decline in kidney function, so lab tests are essential.

Answer 7

Lab Tests: Blood tests for nitrogen containing waste products like BUN and creatinine are useful, and allow the calculation of estimated filtration rate (egfr) to check the efficiency of the kidneys. However, screening for protein in the urine with a sensitive test called microalbumin picks up damage from diabetes even earlier.

Answer 8

Urine and blood labs: some tests used to check kidneys' health in diabetes are: 1. urine microalbumin/creatinine ratio 2. GFR 3. Creatinine Maintaining a very low carb lifestyle helps to halt and sometimes even revert the kidney changes of diabetes.

Answer 9

Smoking and Kidneys: Smoking is bad for everything. In regards to the kidney, smoking increases the formation of atherosclerotic plaque which builds up in the blood vessels and cause a blockage of blood flow. When the kidneys dont receive enough blood flow, they do not function normally and start to fail.

Answer 10

Decreased blood flow: Nicotine is a stimulating drug, and can cause blood vessels to constrict, or become smaller. When blood flow to the kidneys is reduced, people can sustain damage to the glomerulus, which is the filter of the kidney. Studies have shown that filtration is less effective in smokers due to decreased blood supply, and they tend to have higher levels of protein/albumin in their urine- like in diabetes.

Answer 11

GFR 10: This differs for everyone but in a relatively narrow range. Some patients with cardiac disease benefit from dialysis at higher GFR (low creatinine), african americans seem to tolerate higher creatinine without symptoms. In general convert the creatinine to egfr (online calculator) and expect dialysis at egfr less than 15 ml/min.

Answer 12

It depends: Usually when kidney function is less than 20% doctors start discussing about dialysis.Typically dialysis is started when kidney function is less than 10%. However if symptoms occur earlier, some start when kidney function is less than 15%

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