DS>   I've got to go in for an IVP in late September, to find out WHY I've   
   DS> been   
   DS> producing kidney stones like mad. My first stone was discovered in April,   
   DS> 2010, and removed 2 months later. My second stone was discovered in early   
   DS> July, 2012...but not 10 days after they removed it, they found a second   
   DS> one!!   
      
   Has any of your doctors ever linked your IBS to the kidney stones?  My   
   thinking is that if there is more liquid being released in the bowe, it cuts   
   down on the liquid in the kidneys and could increase the changes for stones.   
      
   I had a kidney stone back when I was 30 years old and it was no picnic.  It is   
   still the most pain I have ever felt in my life - enough to cause non-stop   
   vomiting until I was injected with morphine.     
      
   My urologist said that they really don't know exactly what causes kidney   
   stones, the best way to prevent them is drinking lots of water on a regular   
   basis.  Ever since, I make sure I drink a certain amount of water each day and   
   bring water bottles with me everywhere.     
      
   I really think mine was caused in part from getting dehydrated multiple times   
   while playing softball that summer before getting the stone.  It is also   
   hereditary - as my father has had them, too.   
      
   - Mark   
      
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