{"id":1382,"date":"2020-11-18T12:19:56","date_gmt":"2020-11-18T12:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blog.kayawell.com\/?p=1382"},"modified":"2026-03-19T07:17:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T07:17:19","slug":"kidney-stones-causes-symptoms-risk-factors-and-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kayawell.com\/blog\/kidney-stones-causes-symptoms-risk-factors-and-treatment","title":{"rendered":"Kidney Stone: Causes, Symptoms, Risk Factors and Treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Your kidneys take fluid and waste out of your blood to produce urine. Often these wastes can build up and stay together in your kidneys when you have too much of certain wastes and not enough fluid in your blood. Those waste clumps called kidney stones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\r\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\r\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\r\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\r\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kayawell.com\/blog\/kidney-stones-causes-symptoms-risk-factors-and-treatment\/#Types_of_kidney_stones\" title=\"Types of kidney stones:\">Types of kidney stones:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kayawell.com\/blog\/kidney-stones-causes-symptoms-risk-factors-and-treatment\/#What_are_the_causes_and_risk_factor\" title=\"What are the causes and risk factor?\">What are the causes and risk factor?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kayawell.com\/blog\/kidney-stones-causes-symptoms-risk-factors-and-treatment\/#What_are_the_symptoms\" title=\"What are the symptoms?\">What are the symptoms?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kayawell.com\/blog\/kidney-stones-causes-symptoms-risk-factors-and-treatment\/#What_are_the_treatments\" title=\"What are the treatments?\">What are the treatments?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kayawell.com\/blog\/kidney-stones-causes-symptoms-risk-factors-and-treatment\/#How_can_prevent_it\" title=\"How can prevent it?\">How can prevent it?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Types_of_kidney_stones\"><\/span><strong>Types of kidney stones:<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>1. <strong>Calcium stones<br>2. Uric acid stones<br>3. Struvite stones<br>4. Cysteine stones<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_causes_and_risk_factor\"><\/span><strong>What are the causes and risk factor?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Everyone may get a kidney stone, but some are more likely to get one than others. Men get <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kayawell.com\/Heal\/kidney-transplant\" title=\"kidney stones\">kidney stones<\/a> more often than women do. Kidney stones are also more common in non-Hispanic white people than in people of other ethnicities. You may also be more likely to have kidney stones if:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You have had kidney stones before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Someone in your family has had kidney stones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You don&#8217;t drink enough water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your diet is rice in protein, sodium and\/or sugar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You are having obesity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You have had gastric bypass surgery with or another intestinal surgery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You suffer from polycystic kidney disease or another cystic kidney disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You have a certain condition which causes your urine to contain high levels of cysteine, oxalate, uric acid or calcium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You have a condition that causes joint swelling or irritation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kidney Stones: Symptoms, Causes &amp; Treatment | Mass General Brigham\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JP9qXU3nEP4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_symptoms\"><\/span><strong>What are the symptoms?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have\na very small kidney stone that easily passes through your urine, you may not\nhave any symptoms, and you may never realize that you have got a kidney stone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have\na larger stone in your kidney, you can experience any of the following signs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Discomfort when urinating, blood in your urine, backache or pain in the lower abdomen, nausea, and vomiting. If you have any of these symptoms, please contact your health care provider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_treatments\"><\/span><strong>What are the treatments?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The\ntreatment for kidney stone depends on the size of the stone, what it is made\nof, whether it is causes discomfort or pain and whether your urinary tract is\nbeing blocked. Your doctor may ask you to have a urine test, blood test, x-ray\nor CT scan to answer these questions and to figure out the right treatment for\nyou. Often a CT scan uses contrast dye. If you have ever had a contrast dye\nproblem, make sure to tell your doctor about it before your CT scan complete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When your\ntest results indicate that your kidney stone is small, your doctor may advise\nyou to take pain medicine and drink a lot of water to help push the stone\nthrough your urinary tract. If your kidney stone is big, or if it is blocked\nyou may need more treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One choice\nfor treatment is lithotripsy to the shock wave. This procedure uses shock waves\nto break up the kidney stones into small pieces. After the procedure, the small\npieces of the kidney stone will pass through your urinary tract and out of your\nbody with your urine. Typically this procedure takes 40 minutes to one hour and\nmay be done under general anesthesia, which means you will be asleep and unable\nto feel pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another\noption for treatment is ureteroscopy. This procedure is also conducted under\ngeneral anesthesia. The doctor uses a long tool shaped like a tube to find and\nremove the stone or to find and break the stone into small pieces. If the stone\nis tiny, it can be removed by the doctor. If it is big, it may need to be\nbroken into pieces. In this case, a laser will be used to break the stone into\npieces that are small enough to pass through your urinary tract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In rare\ncases, surgery is required to remove a kidney stone called percutaneous\nnephrolithotomy. A tube will be inserted directly into the kidney for removal\nof the stone during the surgery. You will need to have two to three days in the\nhospital to recover from this treatment<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_can_prevent_it\"><\/span><strong>How can prevent it?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Having enough fluids every day is the best way to avoid most kidney stones. Most people should drink 9 to 13 glasses of fluid a day. Ask your doctor how much fluid you should have every day if you have<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kayawell.com\/health-conditions-diseases\/chronic-kidney-disease\" title=\" kidney disease\"> kidney disease<\/a> and need to limit fluids. Limiting our diet to sodium and animal protein (meat, eggs) can also help to prevent kidney stones. If your doctor can figure out what your kidney stone is made of, he or she will be able to give you detailed dietary guidelines to help avoid future kidney stones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have\na health condition that makes you more likely to have kidney stones, your\ndoctor can advise you to take medicine to treat this condition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your kidneys take fluid and waste out of your blood to produce urine. Often these wastes can build up and stay together in your kidneys when you have too much of certain wastes and not enough fluid in your blood. Those waste clumps called kidney stones. Types of kidney stones: 1. Calcium stones2. 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