“Kidney stone” is one of the common and most painful disorder affected to kidney. Kidney stone or urinary stone are small, hard deposit of minerals and acid salt on the inner surface of the kidneys. Kidney stones are a common cause of blood in the urine and often severe pain in the abdomen, flank, groin.
The common causes of kidney stone is not drinking enough water.
What causes Kidney stone?
When the changes happened in the stable balance of salt, minerals and water and other related substances in urine will be the main causes of kidney stone. The alternatives names for the kidney stones include:
- Renal Lithiasis
- Renal Calculi
- Nephrolithiasis(Kidney stone (Disease)
Dehydration ( loss water content from the body) is one of the main cause of kidney stone and also high impact exercise without water intake may also increases the chances to get Urinary stones.
In some cases kidney stones may be passed through family. There are some diatry causes that will cause this condition is :
- Low fluid intake
- High dietary intake of animal protein and sodium
- Refined sugars, fructose
- Apple juice
- Grapefruit juice
Signs and Symptoms:
The following are the main signs and symptoms of urinary stone
- Severe back pain
- Abdominal pain
- Nausea and Vomiting
- Fatigue
- Elevated Temperature, Bp and respirations
Test and Diagnosis:
- Blood analysis
- Urine Analysis
- Ct Scan
- Abdominal x’ray
- Ultrasound
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