Kidney Stones

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Kidney Stones
Kidney Stones

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Got Kidney Stones? You're in Good Company

Kidney stones are one of the most common maladies to befall men, but lately women have been catching up. Over the past two decades, the incidence of kidney stones has doubled in both men and women -- more than 10 percent of men and 7 percent of women in the U.S. have had a kidney stone.

Your Diet is Likely the Culprit

In that time, we have learned much about the cause of kidney stones, and diet is the most important factor. What we eat will dictate what will ultimately pass into the urine and the concentration of these various chemicals becomes important in stone formation. A simple way to think about this is to imagine a glass of iced tea. We can add sugar…

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 Got Kidney Stones? You're in Good Company

Kidney stones are one of the most common maladies to befall men, but lately women have been catching up. Over the past two decades, the incidence of kidney stones has doubled in both men and women...

12 Facts About Kidney Stones

What kind of kidney stone you get depends on your diet, fluid intake, genetics, hereditary disorders, and even whether you take certain medications, but the vast majority of people get calcium oxalate stones.

KidneyStoners.org

KidneyStoners.org is a non-commercial website that was started to help patients better understand their condition and the options available for treatment and prevention. The information contained in this website is based on available medical research and is accurate to the best of our knowledge.

Rare Kidney Stone Consortium

The Consortium facilitates cooperative exchange of information and resources among investigators, clinicians, and patients, and researchers in order to improve care and outcomes for patients with rare stone diseases. The consortium promotes ready availability of diagnostic testing, pooling of clinical experiences, and availability of tissue banks in order to advance the science.

National Kidney Foundation

You want to try to get to a normal weight if you are overweight. But, high-protein weight loss diets that include high amounts of animal-based protein, as well as crash diets can add to the risk of stone formation.

National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse

•Kidney stones are caused by high levels of calcium, oxalate, and phosphorus in the urine. •You may have a kidney stone if you ◦have pain while urinating ◦see blood in your urine ◦feel a sharp pain in your back or lower abdomen

Urology Care Foundation

Kidney stone disease is one of the most common problems of the urinary system. Race, gender and ethnicity play a part in who may get kidney stones. Whites are more likely to get kidney stones than African-Americans or other races. Men get kidney stones more often than women, but recent studies show the number of women getting kidney stones is rising.

MayoClinic

Kidney stones have many causes and can affect any part of your urinary tract — from your kidneys to your bladder. Often, stones form when the urine becomes concentrated, allowing minerals to crystallize and stick together

MedicineNet

Most kidney stones eventually pass from the kidney through the ureter and bladder and finally through the urethra on their own. However, treatment is often required for pain control from kidney stones as they pass. The consumption of ample fluids helps facilitate the passage of kidney stones, but even with plentiful fluid intake, most people require some type of medications for pain control.

MedlinePlus

Calcium stones are most common. They are most likely to occur in men between ages 20 - 30. Calcium can combine with other substances to form the stone. Oxalate is the most common of these. Oxalate is present in certain foods such as spinach. It's also found in vitamin C supplements. Diseases of the small intestine increase your risk of these stones.

NHS

Most kidney stones are small enough to be passed in your urine, and it may be possible to treat the symptoms at home with medication. Larger stones may need to be broken up with X-rays or ultrasound in hospital, or you may need to have them surgically removed.

Parathyroid.com

Kidney stones occur in about 5% of the population and are usually made of calcium. Hyperparathyroidism is the number one cause of kidney stones and thus every person with a kidney stone must be tested for a problem with their parathyroid glands. Nearly half of all people with kidney stones have a parathyroid tumor in their neck that must be removed or the kidney stones will return... and many other bad things can happen. Learn what kidney stones are and what you should do to prevent them from coming back. Most doctors do not do the correct tests.

Patient

Renal calculi are formed when the urine is supersaturated with salt and minerals such as calcium oxalate, struvite (ammonium magnesium phosphate), uric acid and cystine. 60-80% of stones contain calcium. They vary considerably in size from small 'gravel-like' stones, to large staghorn calculi.

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