Kidney Stones
Kidney Stone is as hard as rock crystalline mineral material formed within the urinary track or kidney. Kidney stones are common causes of blood in the urine and often severe pain in the abdomen, flank, or groin. kidney stones symptoms Kidney stones are sometimes called renal calculi. Men are especially likely to develop kidney stones. People who have already had more than one kidney stone are prone to develop more stones. If you have relatives that have kidney stone problems, most likely you will have kidney stone too.
One in every 20 person develops a kidney stone at some point in their life. Kidney stones, one of the most painful urologic disorders, have beset human for centuries. That’s why many scientists and medical experts are conducting an experiment in order to produce a more effective solution on kidney stone problem.
- Colicky pain – “loin to groin”. Often described as “the worst pain ever experienced”. This can also occur in the lower back.
- Nausea/vomiting – embryological link with intestine.
- Hematuria – blood in the urine, due to minor damage to inside wall of kidney, ureter and/or urethra.
- Pyuria – The presence of pus in the urine, usually a sign of urinary tract infection.
- Dysuria – burning on urination when passing stones (rare). More typical of infection.
- Oliguria – reduced urinary volume caused by obstruction of the bladder or urethra by stone, or extremely rarely, simultaneous obstruction of both ureters by a stone.
- Postrenal azotemia – the blockage of urine flow through a ureter.
- Hydronephrosis – the distension and dilation of the renal pelvis and calyces.
Kidney Stone Causes
- consumption of low-calcium diets is actually associated with a higher overall risk for the development of kidney stones.
- dehydration from reduced fluid intake or strenuous exercise without adequate fluid replacement increases the risk of kidney stones
- when you always delay your urinating habit, stone formation will likely occur.
- when there is a decrease in urine volume or an excess of stone-forming substances in the urine like uric acid.
- kidney stones are also more common in patients with Crohn’s disease.