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Kidney Stone SymptomsKidney stones develop when there is failure to disintegrate the waste materials which are passed on to the urine.
When you develop a stone, this will go to your ureter and may prohibit the urine from passing through. When this happens, you will feel great discomfort and pain.
The development of a kidney stone disease is more prevalent in people who are:
- Residing close to huge water formations like; gulfs, oceans and great lakes.
- Living in areas which are near soft waters.
- A parent or a sibling also has kidney stone disease.
According to medical experts, 1 out of 10 individuals develop the disease.
On the other hand, kidney stones make up 7 to 10 admissions to the hospital out from 1000 admissions. The development of the disease is most common to people who belong to the age bracket of 30 to 45. When a person reaches the age of 50, he’s likely not to develop kidney stones.
When the kidney stones are smooth and small, they are more likely to stay within the kidney. Or, when they do pass, they do not cause so much abdominal pain. These types of stones are referred to as silent stones.
On the other hand, when the stones get stuck within the ureter where the urine passes through, the urinary system may experience spasms. When this happens, a person will feel great discomfort, spreading to the lower part of the back, to the side and to the groin. The pain which the patient experiences is not related to the stone's size.
A small kidney stone, which usually measures four millimeters or less, is more likely to pass spontaneously. When the stones measure eight millimeters or bigger, need to be treated or removed.
When a person develops stones, he or she may experience the following kidney stone symptoms:
- the frequency of urination is increased
- the urine has blood
- lower abdominal pain
- extreme discomfort, like a burning sensation, when urinating
- vomiting and nausea
- the kidney and the abdomen are tender
- when the disease results to infection to the urinary tract, a person may experience chills, fever and loses his or her appetite
When the kidney stone of an individual is not that large, he or she is less likely to detect the signs of the disease. When the ureter is blocked with the stone or when the stone developed due to infection, there is a greater likely that the symptoms will appear.
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