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Just had a kidney stone problem—first for me, quite painful experience. My ibuprofen dosage is 800mg every 8 hours, as needed. I had little choice. “Sustained”
by aejnsn 8y ago
Just had a kidney stone problem—first for me, quite painful experience. My ibuprofen dosage is 800mg every 8 hours, as needed. I had little choice. “Sustained” is the keyword of the study here.
On another note, maybe this will drive alternative treatments such as CBD/marijuana for those who need to sustain their pain relief.
- aiyodev 8y agoI’ve suffered from kidney stones off and on for years. Here’s what helps. Make sure you’re drinking enough water. 2 gallons per day minimum. If your pee isn’t clear, you’re not drinking enough. I add flavor packets to mine to make it more palatable. I carry a water bottle with me all day. Went from an attack once a month to once a year. Mix pain meds. It’s perfectly healthy. Don’t take 800 mg of ibuprofen. Take a normal dose of ibuprofen (200 mg) and a normal dose of tylenol. Then tylenol and naproxen. Then naproxen and aspirin. Rotate them so you don’t get a megadose of any one. Each time take one that treats pain and one that treats pain and inflammation. A low dose of multiple drugs works way better than a large dose of just one. You’ll find yourself taking a lot less medicine overall and you won’t be in as much pain. Buy an electic heating pad and apply it to your lower back as soon as the symptoms start. Hope this helps.
- aejnsn 8y agoThank you so much! I’ve been trying to gather as many details as I can to make sure this happens less frequently. I have changed my entire diet, drastically cutting sugar consumption. I had an ER doctor tell me there’s no possibility of this being hereditary. However, kidney stones are a problem for my mother, one of her siblings, and both of my grandparents. Waiting on a urologist consultation, but it’s under control for now.
- aiyodev 8y agoIt’s hereditary in my family.
- Amezarak 8y agoThere is no silver bullet for targeted pain relief, or really, pretty much anything in the body. The body is an enormously complicated biological organism. Trading ibuprofen for Cvs/marijuana doesn’t trade side effects for no side effects, it trades one known and some unknown side effects for mostly unknown side effects.
- nnain 8y agoI guess it's ok for emergency/surgery etc. The bigger problem is for people who take it regularly. A friend used to pop ibuprofen casually after gym sometimes to relieve sore muscles. That's messed up.