what is kidney stone?:
-A kidney stone is the insoluble hard material made of minerals and sodium (salts) inside your kidneys.
-Kidney stone can be affected many part of urinary tract like - from your kidneys to ureter and ureter to your bladder.
-The kidney stone can be painful when the stone get stuck in your urinary tract and it's also have a significantly higher risk of developing chronic kidney disease.
some other name of kidney stone:
- Nephrolithiasis- Renal lithiasis
- Calculus stone
symptoms:
- A kidney stone may not causes symptoms easily until it moves to the ureter.- When the kidney stone pass through ureter and blocks the flow of your urine, it can be very painful.
these are some symptoms include:
= Urinating small amounts
= Blood in urine
= Severe pain in back, pain in below the ribs
= Pain in the lower abdomen
= Pain on urination
= Red, pink or brown urine color
= Fever and chills if there is an infection
= Infection in penis and vagina
= Nausea and vomiting
= Difficulty passing urine
= Urinary urgency
= Penile pain
Types of kidney stone:
- Kidney stone are many different types and color.- Knowledge of kidney stone, helps to determine the cause and condition and reduce the risk of getting more kidney stones.
- There are four main types:
Calcium stones:
- Calcium stones is most common types of kidney stone in current population. there are two types of calcium stone: calcium oxalate and calcium phosphate. Calcium oxalate stone is common more than calcium phosphate stone.- Takes high amount of vitamin D, several metabolic disorders and intestinal bypass surgery can increase the concentration of calcium or oxalate in urine.
- Calcium phosphate stone is more common in metabolic conditions, such as renal tubular acidosis, certain migraine headaches.
Uric acid stones:
- Uric acid stones, those who do not drink enough water and liquids or that lose too much fluid.- Those who have type 2 diabetes are more likely to have uric acid stones.
Struvite/infection stones :
-Struvite stones are rare types of stones but damage the urinary system more than others stones.These stones are often large and they often grow very fast.-Struvite stones are related to chronic urinary tract infections (UTIs).
-These types of stones are made of phosphate, magnesium and ammonium.
Cystine stones:
- Cystine stones are very rare ( less than 1 %), and happen in people who have a genetic disorder.- cystine is an amino acid that your body makes naturally.
- A high amounts of cystine (Cystinuria) it causes cystine stone.
causes:
- Mostly Kidney stones are caused by high amount of calcium, oxalate, phosphorusin, cystine, magnesium and ammonium in the urine. These minerals are naturally found in body.- Dehydration.
- Certain diets.
- Certain medicines.
- Family history stone.
kidney stone Risk factors:
- It's possible to Anyone can get a kidney stone. but man get kidney stone more than women.- Some conditions that increase your kidney stone risk include:
- Not drinking enough water (dehydration) and those who sweat more than others, they can increase your risk of kidney stones.
- Whatever the treatment like diuretic (water tablets) or calcium-based antacids.
- People with medical conditions such as hyperparathyroidism, urinary tract infections, renal tubular acidosis and cystinuria.
- Diet and hereditary factors also a risk factor for stone who take diet high of protein, sugar and sodium (salt).
- Family history also a risk factor, if someone have kidney stone in your family, you're more likely to develop kidney and bladder stone.
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