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What are Kidney Stones?
Kidney stones (renal lithiasis) are small, hard deposits that form inside your kidneys. Kidney stones are made of
mineral and acid salts. Kidney stones have many causes. In one common scenario, kidney stones form when the urine
becomes concentrated, allowing minerals to crystallize and stick together.
Passing kidney stones can be painful. The pain of a kidney stone typically starts in your side or back, just below your
ribs, and moves to your lower abdomen and groin. The pain may change as the kidney stone moves through your
urinary tract.
Kidney stones usually cause no permanent damage. Apart from pain medication and drinking lots of water, treatment
is often unnecessary. However, treatment may help prevent recurrent kidney stones in people with increased risk.
Symptoms
A kidney stone may or may not cause signs and symptoms until it has moved into the ureter — the tube connecting the
kidney and bladder. At that point, these signs and symptoms may occur:
• Severe pain in the side and back, below the ribs
• Pain that spreads to the lower abdomen and groin
• Pain on urination
• Pink, red or brown urine
• Nausea and vomiting
• Persistent urge to urinate
• Fever and chills if an infection is present
Seek immediate medical attention if you experience:
• Pain so severe that you can't sit still or find a comfortable position
• Pain accompanied by nausea and vomiting
• Pain accompanied by fever and chills
Causes
Kidney stones often have no definite, single cause. A number of factors, often in combination, create the conditions in
which susceptible people develop kidney stones.
Kidney stones form when the components of urine — fluid and various minerals and acids — are out of balance. When
this happens, your urine contains more crystal-forming substances, such as calcium, oxalate and uric acid, than the
available fluid can dilute. At the same time, your urine may be short of substances that keep crystals from sticking
together and becoming stones. This creates an environment in which kidney stones are more likely to form.
Most kidney stones contain crystals of more than one type. Types of kidney stones include:
• Calcium
• Struvite stones
• Uric acid stones.
• Cystine stones
Western Medicine Treatment
Treatment for small stones with minimal symptoms
Most kidney stones won't require invasive treatment. You may be able to pass a small stone by:
• Drinking water
• Pain relievers
Treatment for larger stones and those that cause symptoms
Kidney stones that can't be treated with conservative measures — either because they're too large to pass on their own
or because they cause bleeding, kidney damage or ongoing urinary tract infections — may require more invasive
treatment. Procedures include:
• Using sound waves to break up stones
• Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
• Surgery to remove very large stones in the kidney
• Using a scope to remove stones
• Parathyroid gland surgery
Alternative Medicine
There is a significant progress using alternative medicine in this area.
If you want a referral of an expert alternative medicine practitioner in your
local area, please use our free referral service by calling our toll-free at
1-888-919-1188, or e-mail us to wei@weilab.com, or click the button
at the right to have us contact you.
Information gathered from the Mayo Clinic
Kidney stones (renal lithiasis) are small, hard deposits that form inside your kidneys. Kidney stones are made of
mineral and acid salts. Kidney stones have many causes. In one common scenario, kidney stones form when the urine
becomes concentrated, allowing minerals to crystallize and stick together.
Passing kidney stones can be painful. The pain of a kidney stone typically starts in your side or back, just below your
ribs, and moves to your lower abdomen and groin. The pain may change as the kidney stone moves through your
urinary tract.
Kidney stones usually cause no permanent damage. Apart from pain medication and drinking lots of water, treatment
is often unnecessary. However, treatment may help prevent recurrent kidney stones in people with increased risk.
Symptoms
A kidney stone may or may not cause signs and symptoms until it has moved into the ureter — the tube connecting the
kidney and bladder. At that point, these signs and symptoms may occur:
• Severe pain in the side and back, below the ribs
• Pain that spreads to the lower abdomen and groin
• Pain on urination
• Pink, red or brown urine
• Nausea and vomiting
• Persistent urge to urinate
• Fever and chills if an infection is present
Seek immediate medical attention if you experience:
• Pain so severe that you can't sit still or find a comfortable position
• Pain accompanied by nausea and vomiting
• Pain accompanied by fever and chills
Causes
Kidney stones often have no definite, single cause. A number of factors, often in combination, create the conditions in
which susceptible people develop kidney stones.
Kidney stones form when the components of urine — fluid and various minerals and acids — are out of balance. When
this happens, your urine contains more crystal-forming substances, such as calcium, oxalate and uric acid, than the
available fluid can dilute. At the same time, your urine may be short of substances that keep crystals from sticking
together and becoming stones. This creates an environment in which kidney stones are more likely to form.
Most kidney stones contain crystals of more than one type. Types of kidney stones include:
• Calcium
• Struvite stones
• Uric acid stones.
• Cystine stones
Western Medicine Treatment
Treatment for small stones with minimal symptoms
Most kidney stones won't require invasive treatment. You may be able to pass a small stone by:
• Drinking water
• Pain relievers
Treatment for larger stones and those that cause symptoms
Kidney stones that can't be treated with conservative measures — either because they're too large to pass on their own
or because they cause bleeding, kidney damage or ongoing urinary tract infections — may require more invasive
treatment. Procedures include:
• Using sound waves to break up stones
• Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
• Surgery to remove very large stones in the kidney
• Using a scope to remove stones
• Parathyroid gland surgery
Alternative Medicine
There is a significant progress using alternative medicine in this area.
If you want a referral of an expert alternative medicine practitioner in your
local area, please use our free referral service by calling our toll-free at
1-888-919-1188, or e-mail us to wei@weilab.com, or click the button
at the right to have us contact you.
Information gathered from the Mayo Clinic
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