Urinary Stones: Frequently Asked Questions

I t is commonly seen in the kidney and ureters. Bladder stones are common in children and in elderly persons. Most of the stones are formed in the minute tubules of the kidney and pass down. It may stay in the kidney and grow bigger or it may stay in the ureter. Majority of the stones can easily slip down to the bladder and pass out in natural way. It may get lodged at various levels and grow larger.

Kidney excretes out large quantity of minerals and end products of metabolism and maintains the internal equilibrium of the body. The minerals are in a super saturated but soluble forms. When the balance is upset either by increase in concentration of the salts (as seen in dehydration due to sweating or diarrhea or poor intake of fluids) or turbulence of urinary stream or presence of materials like bacteria, dead papillae (tissue in kidney) tumor or foreign bodies on which the salts gets deposited ...

Dietary measure is an important adjunct in stone management as it may help to prevent stone formation and recurrence. However for stones that are already formed, no evidence exists that it can be dissolved by dietary means. Some uric acid stones can be dissolved by alkalinizing medications.

Yes, ultrasound is very sensitive at assessing any forms of mineralization, such as urinary bladder, gall bladder and kidney stones

Your primary care physician can refer you to a urologist who can help treat your urinary stones.

Your primary core physician can refer you to a urologist who can help treat your urinary stones. 7)

It is true, incidence of stones in the kidney and ureter has increased in recent times, whereas the bladder stones that were common in children are not to be seen now a day. Possible causes for the increase could be due to changes in life style, contributed by · Increase in salt intake · Increased intake of animal proteins. · Low intake of fibers and alkalis · Inadequate water intake. · Use of food preservatives.

Stones (calculi) are hard masses that form anywhere in the urinary tract and may cause pain, bleeding, obstruction of the flow of urine, or an infection.

i can't feel any in his abdomen and he has no cyst type bumps and no blood in his urine. sincearly, erica