Thanks Ian, that sounds horrendous!!!! My husband had kidney stones once (and was very lucky that it didn't cause much trouble) and I am certain it was caused by the fact he wasn't drinking enough water. Luckily it's not recurred. The main reason I was asking about this is that there seems to be an assumption that the water, here in Turkey, causes kidney stones and leads to the need for dialysis and I am just wondering if the stones are more likely to be caused by people not drinking enough and the dialysis is connected to diabetes causing kidney damage.
If we can learn something that will help with our health, then great. I know I can be naughty with not drinking enough. But I do try.