The kidney is one of the most prominent organs of a human being. The kidney is responsible for filtering the waste present in the body by creating urine. In this process, the unwanted waste from our body will go out in the form of salts through urine. Sometimes, these salts will be stuck in the urine leading to the formation of kidney stones. Generally, kidney Stones are small in size and are painful.
Dehydration is one of the main causes of formation of kidney stones. They are small stones which are hard and formed by the crystalline material. In general, these stones are formed within the kidney or in the urinary tract. Other than dehydration, kidney stones are formed due to some other causes like overweight, genes, digestive diseases, surgery, having food enriched with much sugar and sodium, urinary tract infections, etc.
- Kidney stones can be detected if you have the following symptoms.
- Nausea
- Vomiting sensation
- Urination in a small amount
- Foul smelling urine
- Pain upon urination
- Persistent feeling to urinate
- Pain across the groin and lower abdomen
- Dreadful pain below the ribs, back, and side
Kidney stones are common in middle-aged people. But due to changing lifestyle, even children are suffering from this problem today. Other than the above symptoms, one can detect kidney stones by undergoing a CT scan and an ultrasound test. These tests will help diagnose kidney stones by their number, size, and status of degree function.
Nowadays, the problem of kidney stones has become common due to changing lifestyle and other food habit disorders. But as the popular adage goes, prevention is better than cure. It is better to prevent their formation rather than going for treatment after the occurrence. Here are some tips to prevent stones formation in kidneys.
- Having food with reduced salt
- Reducing the quantity o meat in regular meals
- Consuming a lot of fruits and vegetables
- Maintaining healthy weight
If you have detected kidney stones at an early stage, they can be treated with prescribed medication and if they are not treatable with simple medication, they can be treated with other treatments and surgeries like flexible ureteroscopy, laser lithotripsy, percutaneous nephrolithotomy, extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, and open surgery.
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