Kidney stones symptoms

kidney_stonesSometimes the disease is hidden and discovered by chance during an x-ray study on other issues or the first signs appear when the stone is large, but the patient noted only stupid vague pain in the lumbar area.

Most often, when a small stone disease manifested with renal colic attacks, and in between attacks with the blunt instruments pains, changes in urine, release of stones and sand. Dull pain in the lumbar area creases with prolonged walking, during the shaky ride, after lifting weights, but more often without a specific reason. If the urinary tract, along with the stones of has an infection, then may rise the temperature and chills.

The main kidney stones symptoms:

pain in genitals;

admixture of blood in the urine;

frequent urge for urination;

stones discharges.

If the stone completely blocked lumen urethra, the kidney accumulates urine, which causes attacks of renal colic. It appears colicky pain in the waist, which are rapidly disseminated to the appropriate half of the abdomen. The pain can last for several hours or even days, occasionally poetry and resumed. After the stone discharges, you may observe the blood in the urine.

One of the complications of nephrolithiasis is a chronic pyelonephritis. In addition, it may cause a purulent kidney fusion – in this case it’s necessary appeal to surgical intervention. Additionally, stones in bladder can trigger the development of cystitis.

What is kidney stone?

Kidney stones are a solid transparent mineral material, produced in the urinary or kidney tract.

Kidney stone – common reason of blood in the urine and often pang in the abdomen, side or groin. This disease is formed from one of 20 people at any stage of their lives.

What are the causes of kidney stones?

Kidney stone is formed when reduces the amount of urine or increases the number of calculus forming substances in urine. The common type of kidney stones contains calcium oxalate or phosphate.

Other chemicals that can form stone in the urinary tract include amino acids and uric acid. Dehydration due to reduced consumption of liquid or prolonged disruption of water-sharing increases risks of kidney stone.

Appearance of different barriers for removing urine can lead to the formation of stones. Kidney stones can also occur due to infection in the urinary tract. Kidney stones are formed of white men’s race, especially between the ages of 40 to 70 years. If a person has more than one stone in the kidney, a high likelihood that the image of another will increase in time. Genetics also plays an important role in the formation of stones in the kidney.

Kidney stones are formed in various diseases, including:

• Gout causes to increase the amount of uric acid in urine and leads to the formation of stones.

• A high percentage of calcium in urine is greater than 50% of cases leads to the formation of stones. If a person takes too much calcium from food, the calcium excess is allocated with the urine, may show stones of oxalate or phosphate.

• Other diseases associated with increased risk of kidney stones – kidney disease, for example, renal tubular acidosis, and certain inherited metabolic disorders. Chronic diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure (hypertension) is also associated with increased risk of kidney stones.

• People with irritated bowel syndrome or those who have moved some surgeries, the probability of stones in the kidney is above.

• Certain medications also increase the risk of kidney stones. They include: diuretic medications containing calcium, neutralizing acid environment, and protease inhibitors.

How are the kidney stones diagnosed?

A doctor may suspect the appearance of the stones in the kidney on the basis of characteristic symptoms, which excluded other possible causes of abdomen or side pain.

Typically, there are organizing survey in order to confirm the diagnosis: X-rays to detect stones or urinary tract and the barrier ultrasonic diagnosis. Ultrasound examination is appointed for pregnant women or those who is not an x-ray.

How are the kidney stones treated?

Most kidney stones will eventually pass through the urinary path alone for 48 hours, subject to the use of fluids in sufficient quantities. There are several factors that affect the body’s ability to remove stones from the kidney.

These include human growth and weight, how did the stones come out earlier, the increase in the prostate, pregnancy and the size of the stone. The stone size of 4 mm will leave your body independently with a probability of 80%, and stone size of 5 mm – 20%. Stones more than 9-10 mm rarely go alone, and usually require treatment.

There are some methods of treatment that can clear a larger size stones. These medications are appointed by people who have stones slowly pass through the urinary track.

Kidney-Stones-treatment

If the stones from the kidneys do not go alone, there is appointed a procedure that is called fragmentation. Large stones are broken into smaller parts, which can pass through the urinary system.

There is removal of kidney stones by surgery. This can be done through a small incision in the skin or through urethroskope, which passes through the urethra and bladder.

How to prevent the formation of kidney stones?

Rather then treat kidney stones, it is better to prevent their formation. The best way to do this is to drink more fluids. The water helps wash away substances that form kidney stones.

Depending on the reasons for the formation of stones in the kidney and the history of the disease, sometimes it’s possible to reduce the probability of stones in the future, changing diet or with special drugs. This is especially effective after a study of stone in a special lab, which allows to determine its composition and to choose methods of prevention.

Home remedies for kidney stones

With the help of this simple but very effective way my friend got rid of 12 cm kidney stone – it is difficult to imagine such huge stone. But now he is absolutely healthy!

When the stone was found, the doctors refused to surge or crush it. The man returned home and began to try all of the traditional remedies. So this method was the best for him.

Recipe: Take green runner beans – 1 kg, washed, cut, put in a pot, pour 4 cups of water and boil 10-15 minutes (without salt). The resulting broth cool and drink 3 times a day (minimum) for half a cup 15 minutes before meals. This decoction should be done and drink again and again, until the stones disappear. It is possible to drink more than three times a day, but no less. This method does not clear stones, but dissolves them, so the treatment goes smoothly.

There is another recipe, which is also tested. Mix:

200 ml honey

200 ml vodka

200 ml lemon juice

200 ml olive oil

200 ml of juice of parsley

200 ml oatmeal broth boil with 2 cups of water.

Leave the mixture for a week, mixing every day. A week later, begin to drink half a glass on a stomach. After drinking, lie on the back for 30 minutes. Continue until mixture is no end. After 2-3 weeks, you can repeat the course. This mixture can clear and dissolve stones.