Dietary Guidelines for Kidney Stone Kidney stones can cause a lot of pain. They are small, hard deposits that form in your kidneys. It can happen when your urine contains too much of certain substances, such as calcium, oxalate, and phosphate. These substances can form crystals in your kidney which can then grow into stones.…
Kidney Stones Treatment Kidney stones are treated based on their size, location and what type they are. Small kidney stones often pass through the urinary tract without any treatment. If a small kidney stone can be passed, it can be caught for a lab test to know it’s type and decide on further preventive treatment. Larger kidney stones or kidney…
Stages of Passing a Kidney Stone A kidney stone can stay inside the kidney for long, before it breaks free and passes down. Stones may pass on their own without any symptoms over a period of few days to few weeks. Red, pink or brown colour to the urine, which is normal may be observed during the…
Pain is the most common symptom of kidney stones and unfortunately, it is not subtle or tolerable pain. The pain that comes with stones migrating from the kidney through the ureters is excruciating. kidney stone pain is often described as flank pain that begins beneath the rib cage and travels down toward the testicles in…
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