tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post5615755929557735701..comments2023-11-27T02:17:22.859-06:00Comments on The LawDog Files: Well, dratLawDoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05232684877582591461noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-91008961934100985722016-02-23T20:06:21.090-06:002016-02-23T20:06:21.090-06:00The most common stones are calcium oxalate. They&#...The most common stones are calcium oxalate. They're actually associated with a diet low in calcium, but the most important mineral to supplement is magnesium with potassium in next place. Use the citrates, titrate the magnesium dose to bowel tolerance (hint: in excessive doses it's laxative.)<br /><br />Murray and Pizzorno's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Encyclopedia-Natural-Medicine-Third/dp/1451663005/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1456279422&sr=8-3&keywords=murray+pizzorno" rel="nofollow">Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine</a> has good and well supported dietary and supplement recommendations for the various types of stones as well as good ideas for other issues.Peter Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-35334487089283006502016-02-21T21:11:55.638-06:002016-02-21T21:11:55.638-06:00Since I have never had kidney stones, I have no op...Since I have never had kidney stones, I have no opinion on their ... "level of discomfort". From all accounts, I really, Really, REALLY don't want to have first-hand experience.<br /><br />As to the death of Justice Scalia: You're surprised at the yelling, screaming and moaning about a possible nomination? Really?<br /><br />Look, I know that Bugscuffle is somewhat... insulated from the "Beltway", but really? Viewing with alarm, vituperation, straining at fleas, and swallowing camels is what passes for "normal" inside the beltway, and hyperbole on both sides is also "normal".<br /><br />So why, Lawdog, are you so surprised?Old Weird Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795420886529742531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-23721118830481606522016-02-21T10:49:07.103-06:002016-02-21T10:49:07.103-06:00Kidney stones... that stabbing stiletto like pain ...Kidney stones... that stabbing stiletto like pain from a 340000v plasma torch.<br />The cure is beer according to my Dad. He always consumed a quart a day and never had the damn things.<br />I have found that hydration with rooibos iced tea is the way to go.RobChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07495024548913451231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-6040398567530502562016-02-20T12:17:35.330-06:002016-02-20T12:17:35.330-06:00I hope the best for you at the retnia doctor.
I ha...I hope the best for you at the retnia doctor.<br />I have had kidney stones that passed. OUCH!<br />I also had to have eight removedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-91514617834930697382016-02-20T01:16:02.721-06:002016-02-20T01:16:02.721-06:00See what happens when you leave off blogging regul...See what happens when you leave off blogging regularly? <br />You go blind and start peeing blood.<br /><br />Re: kidney stones<br />Per the trade news, about 1/3rd are caused by too much calcium in your diet (milk, cheese, ice cream, etc.).<br />About 2/3rds are caused by GOK (God Only Knows), and for the discoverer of their reason of origin, a Nobel Prize in Medicine and a nice stipend awaits in Oslo.<br /><br />Best advice purely anecdotally after suffering three of the damned things, is to hydrate, hydrate, hydrate. No recurrence since learning that lesson.<br /><br />Yes, that will necessitate more frequent trips to the urinal, but given the news about Scalia and the resultant oratory and mock outrage, take the newspaper with you into the restroom, the better to provide you with handy photographic targets for all that extra output.<br /><br />Best wishes for speedy recoveries on all fronts.Aesophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834464741531503378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-34793197564865438382016-02-19T17:21:20.741-06:002016-02-19T17:21:20.741-06:00Just discovered you're back! Hooray! Sorry ab...Just discovered you're back! Hooray! Sorry about the health probs; hope you're feeling better. Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11613890024247909200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-70133057432804286642016-02-18T19:08:21.014-06:002016-02-18T19:08:21.014-06:00It sounds like your body may be a touched miffed w...It sounds like your body may be a touched miffed with you for some reason (in some cases, the reason is along the the lines of "you exist"). Hopefully it will settle down and be nice, though with things like this I wouldn't advise holding your breath.<br />Scalia, R.I.P. The current fertilizer storm is yet another reason I am careful about how much news I take in, particularly in election years; it has a tendency to necessitate Blood pressure meds for me. Wombatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-90387725418579602802016-02-18T18:58:58.817-06:002016-02-18T18:58:58.817-06:00My dad had his first kidney stone attack about age...My dad had his first kidney stone attack about age 40. Second, and last, about age 48. Lived to 81. No one else in any part of the family has had them. Think positive!Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722792638246578812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-38831253905934355862016-02-18T16:14:30.243-06:002016-02-18T16:14:30.243-06:00'Dog, I had my first kidney stone last August....'Dog, I had my first kidney stone last August. It was...memorable. As I told a friend, it got my attention.Crucishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15441911110953212619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-42128994132804113812016-02-18T09:15:31.575-06:002016-02-18T09:15:31.575-06:00The Democrats haven't been much concarned with...The Democrats haven't been much concarned with consistency for some time. Say, since deciding that "States Rights" made a good talking point AFTER they pushed through the Fugitive Slave Act that forced the North to respect slave laws.<br /><br />My answer to the "living document" babble is always "Yes, it is a livng document. That is because it includes a carefully spelled out process for amendment. If you aren't prepared to USE that process to make the changes you want, kindly f*ck off, you anarchistic scofflaw."C. S. P. Schofieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18307088118631856756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-57531755304763737762016-02-17T21:00:52.025-06:002016-02-17T21:00:52.025-06:00Dude. Get with the postmodernist times. We deny ...Dude. Get with the postmodernist times. We deny objective truth so we can adapt the truth to support the exercise of power du jour.<br /><br />If there's no such thing as objective truth, why would anyone expect consistency?Parallelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09277269762949880020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-4893225454014189882016-02-17T18:52:15.422-06:002016-02-17T18:52:15.422-06:00You wanna borrow a few BP pills? You may need them...You wanna borrow a few BP pills? You may need them before this is over... And the hypocrisy and conspiracy nuts are in full song on this mess too... SighOld NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-14469401934157387092016-02-17T18:21:23.484-06:002016-02-17T18:21:23.484-06:00That, plus the monkeys flinging poo in the "d...That, plus the monkeys flinging poo in the "debate" Saturday. Still hangin' with Cruz, dispite some excrement managing to stick here and there.The others seem more heavily encrusted,IMO.<br />JohninMd.(HELP?!??)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-47834396521462188222016-02-17T17:22:10.683-06:002016-02-17T17:22:10.683-06:00Sorry to learn you have met Mr Kidney Stone. Just...Sorry to learn you have met Mr Kidney Stone. Just wait, the gallbladder's next! (Hope not, but it is pretty common.)Monkeywranglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732066232389894763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-3386350214050902052016-02-17T14:31:52.826-06:002016-02-17T14:31:52.826-06:00Always annoys me to hear the Constitution referred...Always annoys me to hear the Constitution referred to as Sacred. Its a secular document, it is very much meant for dealing with the world. It is not making any promise about the next world, and has a clause against religious requirements for office.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-85493515888604799072016-02-17T10:05:35.466-06:002016-02-17T10:05:35.466-06:00To be fair, both sides are strict constructionists...To be fair, both sides are strict constructionists until being so goes against what they want.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-66617040165517428232016-02-17T09:58:24.845-06:002016-02-17T09:58:24.845-06:00The bit that leaves me snarling is that the Repub ...The bit that leaves me snarling is that the Repub side indicating an intent to block anything - while obnoxious until we see who the nom actually IS - is still constitutional. Checks and balances are kinda the point. Yes, the President has authority to nominate judges. Yes, the Senate has the authority to confirm or deny. Yes, the people elected Obama with the 'mandate of the people' that goes with that. But that does not mean that the Senate has to do whatever he says, because guess what! They were elected by the people too!<br /><br />The whole thing just makes me sad.The Scribblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13759199694035145628noreply@blogger.com