MLK vs. WATER!
I know what it feels like to drown.
The dang kidneys are at it again. All infected this time. Had a painful birthday last Saturday and I sweated it out. Not sick enough to run to the ER. I let one of the stones pass on its own. Ended up at the urologist in Monday and on medication. While I was there I managed to get the results of my stone tests. WHY OH WHY is my body making stones? Bad body. Bad, bad, bad. I exercise you. I eat right. I do not smoke, drink or do drugs. I only take an aspirin if I am dying from a headache.
I am waiting for him to tell me I had some dreaded genetic metabolic disorder or I could not metabolize calcium. Andy swares I get stones from aspartame.
None of the above.
Apparently, this chick does not drink enough water. Plain and simple. I dehydrated myself to the point where my kidneys could not flush themselves and stones formed. The remedy? I have to drink 3 liters of water a day. ACK!!!!!!!!!!! I HATE water.
I have always had this sensitivity to water taste. Ever since I was little. Toledo water was ok, but the well water on my grandma’s farm - eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeew … tasted like freezing cold stone soup. At girl scout camp. Ewwwwwwwwwwwww. Raw eggs. Some water was too metallic. Others too salty. Even some bottled waters get me frazzled - that sparkling German water - salty bleck!!!
Now, it is either drink until you are floating in your own personal ocean OR make kidney stones.
Yesterday was day 1 of the three liter deal. I made it easy on myself by purchasing the liter bottles of spring water. I decided that I would measure and drink a cupful an hour for 12 hours. I made it through the first four. The next were a combination of force it down, gag it down, hold my nose and swallow and just plain painful. I got through 2 1/2 liters. Yep, I spent the day near the bathroom. I have to say, I was less tired, more energetic, I ate less because I was full all day, but today …. today I feel like a walking, bloated human water balloon. It is 2 p.m. and I have not had a sip of water. I cannot do it.
I will try lemon in it. Sparkly. It’s me versus H2O.
Thoughts would be appreciated. You would think I had to eat live crickets or bite the heads off of snakes. It is JUST water.
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Posted in From my heart
August 27th, 2008 at 8:45 pm
Bless your heart, that does sound painful! Well, I am a huge water drinker, so I cannot actually understand, but I do sympathize with you. I get this stuff from Walmart that is in the vitamin section call “Emergen-C”. 36 packets to a box. Several different flavors. I personally like the raspberry the best. Anyway, one packet per 8 oz. of water. It is full of B vitamins, potassium and other minerals that are good for you. And, in the afternoon, it really does help perk you up. I put them in my water two to three times a day and I think they taste pretty good. Plain water can be boring and the bottled flavor water is not only expensive, I don’t like how it tastes. Just my suggestion and maybe you will like this stuff. Showed them to my doctor and she approved. I know it must be hard, but I know you don’t want to keep having these stones, so maybe you will find an alternative way to drink your water!