Suffering from kidney stones? SEX is the answer to all your problems

If you're suffering from kidney stones this could be the answer to your problems

IF you've ever suffered from kidney stones, you'll understand they're one of the most painful conditions to try and deal with - but there is a new cure.

 

Scientists in Turkey have come up with a new way to banish painful kidney stones in men, and it's going to go down like a treat. 

A kidney stone is, for those not in the know, a hard, crystalline mineral material formed within the kidney or urinary tract.

 

The doctors claim sex is the answer to pain-free passing of the hard lumps, with official advice being to do the horizontal tango at least three times a week. 

A study revealed men who had sex at least three to four times a week were more likely to spontaneously pass the stones. 

 

A kidney stone is, for those not in the know, a hard, crystalline mineral

 

This artist's impression shows how kidney stones sit in the body

Published in the leading journal Urology, the study was conducted at the Ankara Training and Research Hospital, in Ankara.

The researchers said: "Our results have indicated that patients who have distal ureteral stones smaller than 6mm - and a sexual partner - may be advised to have sexual intercourse 3-4 times a week to increase the probability of spontaneous passage of the stones."

Scientists from the Department of Urology in Ankara split 75 willing participants into three groups for the new examination. 

 

Medical Daily reports those in group one were all instructed to have sex at least three times a week, while those in group two were prescribed a drug to help them urinate more easily: tamsulosin.  

Group three received the standard medical treatment for kidney stones.

A fortnight later the results showed the men in group one - who'd been told to have regular sex - were able to pass their kidney stones.

The scientists believe this could be do to with male orgasm relaxing the muscles of the ureter: joyous news for all, you'll agree. 

 

Men who had sex at least three to four times a week were more likely to spontaneously pass the stone