An Overview on Kidney Stones
Frederic Baker
Initially, a person who suffers from kidney stones will not experience any severe symptoms of the ailment. Kidney stone symptoms become more severe as time passes and can turn fatal if neglected for a longer duration. These stones are hard concretions which may include foreign substances, as well as dead tissues produced from the body itself.
As kidney stones grow in size and the urinary tract remains the same, you can well imagine that the larger stones start blocking the passage of urine. Depending on the volume of the stones, they also affect the operation of the kidneys by stopping them from performing their primary function.
One of the initial indications that stones are present in the kidneys is an intermittent twinge in the abdominal region. This indicates that there are some stones there and that they are growing to a point where they are starting to block the kidney from eliminating waste. The increase in pain is usually proportional to the enlargement of the stones themselves in the kidneys.
While the normal reaction of people having severe stomach ache is to blame the food they ate or the drink they had, kidney stones are usually present when the ache I accompanied with the urge to urinate more frequently. The urine also produces stronger stench, seems murky and may contain blood.
When, all of a sudden, you start to experience an increase in urinary infections, your body temperature rising and falling more often, this may indicate a common indicator that you are suffering from kidney stones. When kidney stones are as small as a grain of sand, they usually get eliminated within two days. But the large ones can remain in the kidneys and create assaults to your body for over a month.
Home cures for kidney stones may include several natural ways to tackle this ailment: you should drink lots of fluids every day. This will hydrate your kidney and you will notice that your urine will alter itself to a clearer shade of yellow. If you suffer from kidney stones, avoid foods that have high calcium content such as milk and other dairy products, green vegetables with leaves. Also avoid chocolate and tea. Consult your doctor before radically changing your diet.
There has been a lot of positive publicity on the taking of minerals on a daily basis to supplement their lack in the food we eat. However, for people who suffer from kidney stones, taking calcium and/or oxalates, before having anything else to eat can help in the growth of kidney stones and deteriorate an already precarious kidney condition. These supplements should be taken during or after meals and in dosages much less than two grams. Studies have indicated that women are more at risk of suffering from kidney stones by twenty percent over men and should be extra careful when ingesting calcium.
The removal of kidney stones depends on their size. Small stones can be eliminated by drinking lots of fluids, taking medicine and having them flow naturally out of the body through urination. Medical technology has developed different mechanical and surgical procedures to directly remove or powder down the stones.
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