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Kidney Stones
The first Band-Aid Brand
Adhesive Bandages were
three inches wide and
eighteen inches long. You
made your own bandage
by cutting off as much as
you needed.
three inches wide and
eighteen inches long. You
made your own bandage
by cutting off as much as
you needed.
Management Of Kidney Stones
The medical information’s
on this site is provided for
general guidance only!
Please consult your doctor
or a professional in regards
to advice and, or medical
treatments etc.
on this site is provided for
general guidance only!
Please consult your doctor
or a professional in regards
to advice and, or medical
treatments etc.
Kidney stones are hard objects formed by crystals –
usually of mineral salts, particularly calcium, but including
others such as potassium found in the kidney. Depending
upon where they are in the kidney, they will cause more,
or less, discomfort. If the stone is in the solid part of the
kidney, and it isn’t particularly large, it is unlikely to give
any symptoms at all and its presence might be quite
unsuspected. If, however a stone gets stuck at the
entrance of the tube joining the kidney to the bladder (the
ureter) there can be agonising pain – renal colic. This truly
dreadful pain is felt in the side part of the back, the loin, on the affected side and
the pain may be transmitted into the abdomen & down into the groin and, in the male
into the testicle. The pain is sometimes associated with vomiting and obvious
blood in the urine. This constitutes a medical emergency & can result in severe
damage to the kidney from back pressure, the "blown kidney" or hydronephrosis.
This is particularly true of the large jagged stones known as "stag horn stones".
Similar symptoms can be caused if the stone gets stuck in the ureter – ureteric
colic. Renal and ureteric stones Associated with a fever constitute a highly
dangerous situation and can lead to septicaemia. Kidney stones can be caused
by illness where the blood levels of calcium are high and by infections in the kidney.
Chronic gout (see Gout) can cause kidney stones which are largely composed of
urates, the same substances that make gouty joints swollen and painful. All stones
can be made worse when the patient is dehydrated and the blood salts, and the
urine, become concentrated. This may be due to a debilitating illness or, simply,
inadequate fluid intake.
usually of mineral salts, particularly calcium, but including
others such as potassium found in the kidney. Depending
upon where they are in the kidney, they will cause more,
or less, discomfort. If the stone is in the solid part of the
kidney, and it isn’t particularly large, it is unlikely to give
any symptoms at all and its presence might be quite
unsuspected. If, however a stone gets stuck at the
entrance of the tube joining the kidney to the bladder (the
ureter) there can be agonising pain – renal colic. This truly
dreadful pain is felt in the side part of the back, the loin, on the affected side and
the pain may be transmitted into the abdomen & down into the groin and, in the male
into the testicle. The pain is sometimes associated with vomiting and obvious
blood in the urine. This constitutes a medical emergency & can result in severe
damage to the kidney from back pressure, the "blown kidney" or hydronephrosis.
This is particularly true of the large jagged stones known as "stag horn stones".
Similar symptoms can be caused if the stone gets stuck in the ureter – ureteric
colic. Renal and ureteric stones Associated with a fever constitute a highly
dangerous situation and can lead to septicaemia. Kidney stones can be caused
by illness where the blood levels of calcium are high and by infections in the kidney.
Chronic gout (see Gout) can cause kidney stones which are largely composed of
urates, the same substances that make gouty joints swollen and painful. All stones
can be made worse when the patient is dehydrated and the blood salts, and the
urine, become concentrated. This may be due to a debilitating illness or, simply,
inadequate fluid intake.
Renal colic from a kidney stone is a medical emergency and a
doctor must be consulted. The appropriate analgesic, usually
by injection, will be given. Follow up will involve investigation
of the kidney, which usually entails blood tests, ultra sound
and, sometimes, special X-rays. A cause for the stone
formation will be sought. Most usefully, if the stone is passed
and retrieved, it can be analysed in the pathology lab. 70% of
stones are found to be composed of calcium oxalate. Oxalate
rich foods should therefore be avoided. These include
chocolate, nuts, tea, spinach, strawberries – and the one
everybody knows – rhubarb. Reducing calcium intake might help. This may be
achieved by cutting down dairy products and red meat and increasing the amount of
ingested bran. If potassium salts are implicated a reduction of fruit, particularly
bananas, and some vegetables may be advised. If the stone is found to be made of
urate, then, almost certainly, gout is involved and the patient should take medication
to help remove excess urate from the body.
doctor must be consulted. The appropriate analgesic, usually
by injection, will be given. Follow up will involve investigation
of the kidney, which usually entails blood tests, ultra sound
and, sometimes, special X-
and retrieved, it can be analysed in the pathology lab. 70% of
stones are found to be composed of calcium oxalate. Oxalate
rich foods should therefore be avoided. These include
chocolate, nuts, tea, spinach, strawberries – and the one
everybody knows – rhubarb. Reducing calcium intake might help. This may be
achieved by cutting down dairy products and red meat and increasing the amount of
ingested bran. If potassium salts are implicated a reduction of fruit, particularly
bananas, and some vegetables may be advised. If the stone is found to be made of
urate, then, almost certainly, gout is involved and the patient should take medication
to help remove excess urate from the body.