Richard Osman has revealed he was rushed to hospital for emergency surgery after experiencing what he described as “the single most painful thing” that has ever happened to him.
The 54-year-old TV presenter was taken to Charing Cross Hospital in London after waking up in severe pain.
Speaking on his podcast The Rest Is Entertainment, the former Pointless star revealed even liquid morphine failed to ease his suffering with what doctors quickly determined was kidney stones.
The condition, which affects one in 10 people, required surgical intervention to remove the stones, with Osman praising the hospital staff for their care during his ordeal.
“I’ve had quite the week of it. I woke up the other night in pain and I had a kidney stone,” Osman said on the podcast.
“It is the single most painful thing that has ever happened to me. The doctors kept saying it’s more painful than childbirth but I’m not sure I can buy that,” he continued.
Osman revealed he had gone under the knife on his The Rest is Entertainment podcast
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Osman also revealed the lifestyle changes he would need to make
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“That I can do, no major lifestyle changes, just drink more water,” the presenter said when discussing the medical advice he received.
The recommendation to increase fluid intake is a key preventive measure, as kidney stones are more likely to occur in people who don’t drink enough fluids.
The NHS explains that kidney stones form when waste products in the blood create crystals that collect inside the kidneys, eventually building up to form hard lumps.
According to the NHS, while smaller kidney stones may not present any symptoms, larger ones can cause significant discomfort.
Common symptoms include abdominal pain, feeling or being sick, and intermittent pain.
Sufferers may also experience sweating, high temperature, and blood in their urine. Some patients develop urinary infections.
The condition most commonly affects those aged between 30 and 60.
While many kidney stones pass naturally, some cases, like Osman and McIntyre’s, require surgical intervention.
