Archive for July, 2009

Kidney stones symptoms

Sometimes the disease is hidden and discovered by chance during an x-ray study on other issues or the first kidney stones symptoms appear when the stone is large, but the patient notes only aching vague pain in the lumbar area.
In most cases with a small stone the disease is manifested with renal colic attacks, and [...]

What is a kidney stone?

Kidney stones are a solid transparent mineral material, produced in kidneys or the urinary tract.
Kidney stones are a common reason of blood in the urine and frequent pangs in the abdomen, side or groin. Kidney stones occur in one of 20 people at any stage of their lives.

What are the causes of kidney stones?

Kidney stones are generated when the amount of urine reduces or the number of calculus forming substances increases in urine. The common type of kidney stones contains calcium oxalate or phosphate.
Other chemicals that can form stones in the urinary tract include amino acids and uric acid. Dehydration due to reduced consumption of liquid or [...]

How are the kidney stones diagnosed?

A doctor may suspect the appearance of kidney stones on the basis of typical kidney stones symptoms, when other possible causes of abdomen or side pains are excluded.
Typically, there is an examination to confirm the diagnosis: X-raying to detect stones or urinary tract barrier and the ultrasonic diagnostics. Pregnant women or patients with X-ray [...]

How are the kidney stones treated?

Most kidney stones will eventually pass through the urinary path within 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 kidneys.
These include human growth and weight, the way the stones discharged earlier, the prostate increase, pregnancy and the size of [...]

How to prevent the formation of kidney stones?

Rather than treat kidney stones, it is better to prevent their formation. The best way to do this is to drink more fluids. The water helps to wash away substances that form kidney stones.
Depending on the reasons of kidney stone formation and medical history, it’s possible to reduce the probability of stone formation, changing diet [...]

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 a 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 started trying all [...]