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NEWS: Caffeine Consumption Linked to Kidney Stone Production

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_Sarah_

Kalamazoo, MI

January 2003

SEP 05, 2004 12:04 AM

GEEK: Caffeine Consumption Linked to Kidney Stone Production

If you are prone to kidney stones, you may want to limit your caffeine intake.

Researchers caution that consuming more than two 8-oz cups of coffee typically leads to an increase in the production of calcium and other minerals in the kidneys.

[Study author Dr. Linda K.] Massey, who is based at Washington State University in Spokane, explained that a spike in urinary calcium increases the risk of stones because calcium is an important ingredient in kidney stones -- so the more there is, the more likely there will be stones.

Previous research has shown that people who do not tend to form kidney stones also excrete more calcium in their urine after consuming caffeine.

ChezGeek

Port Orchard, WA

January 2004

SEP 05, 2004 12:16 AM

hah! if caffeine does that i should be pissing bb's

Donzell

Dacula, GA

May 2003

SEP 05, 2004 12:24 AM

I have had kidney stones. And I used to drink nothing but cokes, tea, and coffee. My doctor told me that drinking those items caused me to not to be properly hydrated and contributed to my kidney stones. So, I have cut out a great deal of the caffeine out of my diet, and I have not regretted it.

DrNecessitor

San Jose, CA

January 2003

SEP 05, 2004 12:51 AM

Okay, that does it. No more caffeine for me. I do NOT want one of those fucking things

americanpulp

Birmingham, AL

June 2004

SEP 05, 2004 01:31 AM

There are very few things that have truely scared the hell out of me, and the very thought of getting a kidney stone is one of them.

I think I'm going to cut down my coffee intake.

Vanuslux

Atlanta, GA

February 2004

SEP 05, 2004 01:44 AM

ChezGeek said:
hah! if caffeine does that i should be pissing bb's

I'm with you...I hardly drink anything that isn't caffienated or alcoholic.

attn_ho

Brooklyn, NY

February 2004

SEP 05, 2004 01:52 AM

OH SHIT!

abracadabra

Seattle, WA

April 2004

SEP 05, 2004 02:11 AM

i don't give a f*&$...i'm gonna drink and smoke until i die whenever that may be...being content and hapy is more important than the ramifications..

Neyrissa

SUICIDEGIRL

United Kingdom

SEP 05, 2004 03:55 AM

Chezggek & Vanuslux- I think it's mostly if you're prone to kidney stones, which some people are, drinking caffeinated beverages will make them more likely to form.

Razorbladesonata- I hear ya, I have the same attitude, mostly, but note that kidney stones are extremely painful and the only way you can pass them is through your urine...which is VERY VERY painful. I've never had one and never want to have one. I'm not going to cut down on my caffeine (not that I drink much anyway), but if I develop a stone, no more caffeine for me!

I just thought that I'd make sure that you know you wouldn't be "content and happy" if you had stones!

Ghoulish

Orlando, FL

May 2003

SEP 05, 2004 04:05 AM

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. I LOVE CAFFEINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Richie6Fingers

United Kingdom

July 2003

SEP 05, 2004 05:10 AM

like it'll make a difference
ie. how many of you still smoke knowing full well what a tumor can do

_Sarah_

Kalamazoo, MI

January 2003

SEP 05, 2004 05:31 AM

Vixen said:
Chezggek & Vanuslux- I think it's mostly if you're prone to kidney stones, which some people are, drinking caffeinated beverages will make them more likely to form.

Thanks for reading that part of the blurb. I was going to make that point, but you beat me to it.

I don't know if I'm prone to kidney stones or not. I've never had one, but that doesn't mean I don't have one forming right now. I don't WANT one, so I may cut back a bit. I drink a lot of diet soda.

Asteroth

Korea, Republic Of

March 2004

SEP 05, 2004 06:38 AM

Richie6Fingers said:
like it'll make a difference
ie. how many of you still smoke knowing full well what a tumor can do

point = richie

Asteroth

Korea, Republic Of

March 2004

SEP 05, 2004 06:38 AM

Richie6Fingers said:
like it'll make a difference
ie. how many of you still smoke knowing full well what a tumor can do

point = richie

YAWG

Victoria, BC

November 2003

SEP 05, 2004 06:42 AM

Uggh, why did you have to tell me that Sorcha? Caffeine is my best friend.

williamj

Ooltewah, TN

June 2003

SEP 05, 2004 06:58 AM

i heard somewhere that a beer a day or every few days will decrese the risk so you just gotta balence out your coffee intake with your beer intake

onemorepanic

Long Beach, NY

August 2004

SEP 05, 2004 07:33 AM

i might be pissing stones but at least i'll have my memory!

http://www.alzheimersupport.com/library/showarticle.cfm/id/1728

Vanuslux

Atlanta, GA

February 2004

SEP 05, 2004 08:45 AM

Vixen said:
Chezggek & Vanuslux- I think it's mostly if you're prone to kidney stones, which some people are, drinking caffeinated beverages will make them more likely to form.

I understood that point...I was more thinking along the lines of "Well fuck, if I haven't had one by now I probably don't have much to worry about." After all, I've almost never drank anything besides Coca-Cola or alcoholic beverages since I was two years old...which is a really frightening thing to consider.

TriodeGuy

Huntsville, AL

July 2004

SEP 05, 2004 10:08 AM

Vanuslux said:
"Well fuck, if I haven't had one by now I probably don't have much to worry about."

I was 32 before I developed my first stone. Seems like I remember my doctor saying that most people don't start developing them 'till their 30's.

And for those who've never passed one, it's the type of pain where you just curl up in the fetal position and no matter how much you squirm or what position you try to lay down in the waves of pain just keep coming...and coming...and coming....

And it's not just the pain of passing the stone, there's also nausea and vomiting to go along.

The pain comes in "spasms" which lasts (for me at least) 20 to 45 min. These would occur in every 3 hours or so with intermittent nausea inbetween. I put up with this for 3 days before the stone finally scraped it's way out. Have you ever seen a piece of rock candy or the inside of a geode? Thats pretty much what the stone looks like when it comes out...only the crystals tend to be much smaller...and sharper.

[Edited on Sep 05, 2004 10:10AM]

Donzell

Dacula, GA

May 2003

SEP 05, 2004 10:45 AM

TriodeGuy said:

Vanuslux said:
"Well fuck, if I haven't had one by now I probably don't have much to worry about."

I was 32 before I developed my first stone. Seems like I remember my doctor saying that most people don't start developing them 'till their 30's.

And for those who've never passed one, it's the type of pain where you just curl up in the fetal position and no matter how much you squirm or what position you try to lay down in the waves of pain just keep coming...and coming...and coming....

And it's not just the pain of passing the stone, there's also nausea and vomiting to go along.

The pain comes in "spasms" which lasts (for me at least) 20 to 45 min. These would occur in every 3 hours or so with intermittent nausea inbetween. I put up with this for 3 days before the stone finally scraped it's way out. Have you ever seen a piece of rock candy or the inside of a geode? Thats pretty much what the stone looks like when it comes out...only the crystals tend to be much smaller...and sharper.

[Edited on Sep 05, 2004 10:10AM]

Your description is similar to what I experience, but I had the benefit of hydromorphone to help me sleep and manage the pain. It has changed my entire opinion on narcotics.

JamisunLee

Tucson, AZ

May 2004

SEP 05, 2004 11:38 AM

i'm fucked ; seriously, i'm so fucking scared of the day i pass !!!!

attn_ho

Brooklyn, NY

February 2004

SEP 05, 2004 11:53 AM

but ive been drinking six cups of coffee every day since i was 17!!!! wahbwahahaha

YUSHi

United Kingdom

May 2004

SEP 05, 2004 02:55 PM

This sort of news should be banned... i'm all up for the freedom of information but there are somethings i just want kept from me... i'll never be able to have another coffee and not think about this news story.

YUSHi

United Kingdom

May 2004

SEP 05, 2004 02:58 PM

TriodeGuy said:

Vanuslux said:
"Well fuck, if I haven't had one by now I probably don't have much to worry about."

I was 32 before I developed my first stone. Seems like I remember my doctor saying that most people don't start developing them 'till their 30's.

And for those who've never passed one, it's the type of pain where you just curl up in the fetal position and no matter how much you squirm or what position you try to lay down in the waves of pain just keep coming...and coming...and coming....

And it's not just the pain of passing the stone, there's also nausea and vomiting to go along.

The pain comes in "spasms" which lasts (for me at least) 20 to 45 min. These would occur in every 3 hours or so with intermittent nausea inbetween. I put up with this for 3 days before the stone finally scraped it's way out. Have you ever seen a piece of rock candy or the inside of a geode? Thats pretty much what the stone looks like when it comes out...only the crystals tend to be much smaller...and sharper.

[Edited on Sep 05, 2004 10:10AM]

Your description is similar to what I experience, but I had the benefit of hydromorphone to help me sleep and manage the pain. It has changed my entire opinion on narcotics.

Oh my god!!

Sorry, but i'd just get the little fucker cut out the second i knew i had one and if the docs refused (which they normally do then they're small) then i would just threaten to do it myself until they did...

bpatrick

Tampa, FL

March 2004

SEP 05, 2004 03:08 PM

Doctors have known this for a while..
I got a kidney stone in my senior year
of college..I was going to school full
time and working full time and caffeine
became my best friend..for anyone who has never had a kidney stone,DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO NOT GET ONE!! The pain is unbearable..
I thought someone was stabbing me in the kidney with a hot stilletto...then
when you pass it ,the stone is like the size of a few grains of sand..I learned
my lesson and now have cut back on
caffeine consumption.

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