Kidney Stone Info

US Created World's First Artificial Kidney

2010-12-08T04:14:00.000-08:00

These days, if you are suffering from very bad kidney problems, you might be able to buy artificial kidneys as opposed to expensive and torturing kidney dialysis.

A US-based Indian researcher Shuvo Roy has created the world’s first artificial kidney which has been successfully tested in animals. The kidney transplant which is able to filter toxins out of the bloodstream, regulate blood pressure and produce vitamin D, however has not been tested on humans as yet.

Oranges Help Reduce Kidney Stones

2010-08-13T15:57:00.000-07:00

There are many ways on how to reduce the risks and treatment of kidney stones naturally. One way is to practice eating 2 to 4 oranges per day which would help to dissolve kidney stones as well as preventing the formation of kidney stones. On top of that, the oranges will also help you to keep away from colds, lowering cholesterol and reduce the risk of colon cancer.

Kidney Stones Leading to Pyelonephritis

2010-07-22T04:26:00.000-07:00

Kidney stones which can be caused by various factors may eventually leading to severe conditions and other complications if not well treated when they are at early stage.

One of the complication is pyelonephritis which is really a bacterial infection of the kidney due to kidney stones appearance in the urinary tract. People who suffer from pyelonephritis likely to have symptoms such as frequent passing of urine with overwhelming pain when passing urine. Other symptoms include aches in the back, groin, and sometimes fever and occasional blood in the urine. The fever caused by the bacterial infection will likely to cause nausea and vomiting.

It is important to get an early check for kidney stones when one has the symptoms such as explained here.

Philippines Kidney Smuggling & Trafficking

2010-06-26T21:14:00.000-07:00

Philippines, where most of its citizens are still combating poverty, is trying to reduce its kidney smuggling and trafficking out of the country.

The Philippines government is setting up a nationwide organ donor register in a bid to stop the practice of its poor selling their kidneys through illegal traffic of organs. The current practice has victimised many of the poor Philippines making it to gain a popularity as an international hub for the illegal traffic in human organs from living donors.

It is reported that as low as 3,000 dollars was offered for a kidney.

How to Check for Early Signs of Kidney Stone

2009-09-21T02:19:00.000-07:00

If you family has a medical history of kidney stones it is a good idea to actually do a regular blood test to look for early signs of kidney stones. You can do a once a year or biannually blood test to look for content of uric acid in your bloodstream.

A high content of uric acid in the blood stream may indicate either high consumption of uric acid produces by the body or failure to excrete them out of the body system. Excess uric acid can then form crystals or kidney stones that can damage the kidneys. If you are not careful it can also lead to gout which will be very painful at joints such as ones on the legs and may prevent you from walking.

Normal Uric acid levels in humans body that is considered safe and healthy are 2.4-6.0 mg/dL (female) and 3.4-7.0 mg/dL (male). Above these figures, uric acid formation may occur especially when the blood uric acid level rises above 7 mg/dL.

For some people, this is when they start to experience problems such as kidney stones and gout. Early indication of uric acid can help you to prevent these from occuring.

Does Too Much Calcium Pills Contribute to Kidney Stone?

2009-07-11T05:43:00.000-07:00

In today's world where there are so many food supplement and substitute for vitamins and minerals; it is always easily lost with the benefits of certain health-claimed foods especially with agressive advertising promoting health underneath the marketing label.

That being said, most health foods are healthy if taken moderately but you need to be aware of the consequences if you are having health difficulties. Calcium for example is always marketed as health product for longer life by increasing bone density and avoiding osteoporosis. However, if you have kidney stones complication, consuming too high daily intake of calcium is not advisable. The calcium will just causing the excess to collect and pass through the kidneys.

If you have kidney stones complication, men should limit their calcium intake to 800 mg per day whilst women should limit their daily intake to 1000mg per day on normal days. However, prior to menopause it is advisable for women to limit their calcium intake to 1000 mg per day. As usual the best medicine for kidney stone is ensuring your daily consumption of water is at least 8-10 oz of water during the day.

Kidney Stones and Spicy Food

2009-06-27T21:20:00.000-07:00

Whilst it may not be not as obvious; spicy food to tend to increase the risk of kidney stones. Diets not only containing processed food, excessive salt, oily, fried may lead to kidney failure but spicy food can contribute largely to kidney stones formation as well as upsetting the digestion system.

Avoiding spicy foods, found many in Italian, Greek and Asian foods can help you to reduce the risk. This is especially beneficial if you are on a strict diet following recovery from kidney stones treatment. Both genetics and diet play a major role is the risk of you getting a kidney stone. This is why the percentage of kidney stones and kidney failures in Indians are high; primarily due to genetics but the consumption of spicy food diet also contribute to the risks.
As a guideline, kidney stone patients should avoid any types of fried foods, sugar and refined food and to compensate with sufficient and alot of fluids consumption with high fiber food.

Beware: Of Kidney Stealer

2009-05-27T05:04:00.000-07:00

BE EXTRA CAREFUL ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE TRAVELLING

CASE 1

This is a true story, this guy went out on a Saturday night a few weeks ago to a party. He was having a good time and had a couple of beers and some girl seemed to like him & invited him to go to another party. He quickly agreed & decided to go along with her.. She took him to a party in some apartment and had sex. They continued to drink & even got involved with some drug (unknown). The next thing he knew, he woke up completely naked in a bathtub filled with ice.

He looked down at his chest, which had 'CALL 999 or YOU'LL DIE' written on it with lipstick. He saw a phone was on a stand next to the tub so he picked it up & dialled. He explained to the operator what the situation was & that he didn't know where he was, what he took, or why he was really calling. She advised him to get out of the tub. He did, and he appeared normal, so she told him to check his back. He did, and found two 9 inch slits on his lower back.

She told him to get back into the tub immediately, and they sent a rescue team over. Apparently, after being examined, he found out more - His kidneys were stolen. They were worth a fortune on the black market. He is currently in the hospital on a life support, awaiting a spare kidney.

I wish to warn you about a new crime ring that is targeting business travellers. This ring is well organized and well funded, has very skilled personnel & is currently operating in most major cities around the world and recently very active in ASIA .

The crime begins when a business traveller goes to a lounge for a drink at the end of the work day. A person in the bar walks up as they sit alone and offers to buy them a drink. The last thing the traveller remembers until they wake up in a hotel room bathtub, their body submerged to their neck in ice. There is a note taped to the wall instructing them not to move and to call 999. A phone is on the small table next to the bathtub for them to call.

The business traveller is instructed by the operator to very slowly and carefully reach behind them and feel there is a tube protruding from the back. The business traveller finds the tube and answers 'YES'. The operator tells them to remain still, having already sent paramedics to help. The Operator knows that both of the traveller's kidneys had been harvested. This is not a scam or out of science fiction novel. It is real. It is documented and confirmable. If you travel or someone close to you travels, please be careful. Sadly, this is very true. I REALLY WANT AS MANY PEOPLE TO SEE THIS AS POSSIBLE SO PLEASE BOUNCE THIS TO WHOEVER YOU CAN.

Treat Kidney Stones by Being Fat

2009-05-13T06:20:00.000-07:00

Health foods can be confusing sometimes; especially when the easiest long-term treatment for kidney stones to be drinking soda. That is right, your normally promoted as unhealthy drink is perhaps one of the things you want to consider in your diet to heal kidney stones.

The high alkali content in drinking soda can help to inhibit formation of kidney stones. It is well known that kidney stones are formation of acids be it uric acid and such. The formation can be slowed down by consumption of drinking soda.

It is recommended to take diet sodas instead of the usual soda to reduce the sugar intake. In addition, the normal consumption of plain water should be maintained and not compromised by the diet soda.

Plain water helps better flow of fluids and dissolve the acids in the body and properly flush through the kidneys.

Does Race Increase Your Chance of Getting Kidney Stone?

2009-03-28T20:45:00.000-07:00

There is no concrete evidence that shows links between race and kidney stones although sample population has indicated that caucasians are more likely to develop kidney stones than African-American or other races.

Scientifically speaking, race does not dictate your chances of getting kidney stones. Genetically, kidney stones are not caused by race; which however does not explain scientific research of Caucasians sample population suffering from kidney stones.

The link is believed to be dietary in nature; since kidney stones are more likely developed through imbalanced diet especially ones that are high in minerals.

Caucasians which by numbers majority are in middle-class and can afford meats as their main course are more likely to be getting kidney stones due to dietary nature where high protein diet could lead to kidney stones.

So, if you are born caucasian do not worry so much about getting kidney stones as the only thing that you should be worry is how to look after your diet.

Cystine Stones: Causes & Formation

2009-03-15T08:31:00.000-07:00

Cystine comes from dibasic amino acid which is insoluble and normally found in small quantities in the urine. The small amounts of cystine is usually insufficient to cause supersaturation, crystalluria, or stone formation.

However, a hereditary disorder in which a defect in intestinal and renal tubule transport of cystine and other amino acids can increase urine cystine excretion.

The type of this kidney stone formed in the upper urinary tract which can start to become obvious and giving pain as early as during the teenage life. The cystine kidney stones are recognizably large, staghorn, and bilateral. For parents who have had kidney stones experience, it is advisable that the kids to follow the kidney stones diet.

It is extremely beneficial to get your kids to be used to drinking more than the usual recommended of water. Reverse-osmosis water is highly recommended over tap water or mineral water.

Kidney Stone in Babies: Prevention

2009-03-12T05:50:00.000-07:00

Many of us thought that kidney stones can only happen in teenagers and adults due to dietary problem. However, the recent incident from China's milk served as a wake-up call to the whole world that kidney stones can also happen in babies.

It is very important to ensure that your dairy products especially ones that being fed to babies are not contaminated with melamine. Melamine is the protein disguise that can give higher protein count. This benefit the milk companies due to lower production cost.

The Chinese milk product, the Sanlu brand reportedly used melamine in their infant formula milk powder products. The effects on health can be development of kidney stones, hydronephrosis and high blood pressure.

Kidney Stones & Climate Change

2009-03-10T07:44:00.000-07:00

It has been a question that whether a climate change could lead to more kidney stones cases? A research at the University of Texas has signaled a warning that there are evidence of increaseing kidney stones cases from the climate change.

Scientifically, kidney stones can be caused from insufficient of water intake into the body. The climate change usually associated with warmer climate can further aggravate this. While there is not much that normal average guy can do to stop climate change, the much simpler solution is to ensure to drink enough water.

As mitigation and prevention steps; you can read more here. Click here for kidney stones cure & treatment.

The Cheapest Way to Cure Your Kidney Stone

2009-03-06T21:00:00.000-08:00

It is true when people are starting to referring to kidney stones as not a disease; but more of an alarm to our body health. With today's mix of junk foods and process foods; the body has to process foods that are different compared to centuries ago; where people take more of fresh foods.

The key to kidney stones root cause is improper dieting, hence the cheapest cure which is readily available at your home, and you can do it everyday is of course taking the food on proper diet and at the same time to avoid foods that can cause kidney stones until your stones are all dissolved and cured. The diet however should be maintained throughout.

Here are somet tips on your diet that can cure kidney stones; alternative of the modern medicine.

Water Consumption.

Whilst many would suggest 8 glasses of water is enough, you should really opt for more; and as much as you can drink filtered water that can filter germs and bacteria.

Drink sour drinks i.e lemonade or orange juice.

This is your wonder drink. Sour drinks like orange juice or lemonade has citrate which can avert or even cure kidney stones.

Avoid oxalate-rich food.

You don't have to stop eating at all, but you can reduce your consumption of spinach, soybean, rhubarb, chocolate, sweet potatoes, tea, peanuts, wheat germ and beets. If you are especially in love with this foods; reduce your intake from daily to three times a week to once a month. If not, avoid these foods.

Decrease salt intake.

Excess salt in the body can lead to calcium build-ups which will then grow to be kidney stones in the form of renal calculi. Reduce your salt intake to as low as your body can tolerate. (You dont want to throw up after dinner because of the taste).

Decrease your red meat intake.

Red meat contains proteins that will form uric acid during digestion. Uric acid is the most common root cause for uric acid stone growth and gout which can then lead to kidney stones. Three meals per week containing red meat is considered healthy.

Kidney Stones & Sex: Can Kidney Stones be Transmitted Through Sex?

2009-03-02T06:06:00.000-08:00

As much as the subject is vulgar, there are many confusions out there residing around the topic, of whether kidney stone is a disease and whether it can be transmitted through sex. Sexual intercourse do not make it possible to be the route to transfer kidney stones. In fact, kidney stones are not contagious and mostly are due to diet.

However, if you are suffering from kidney stones, it is not advisable to have sex after the your pee especially a heavy one that resulted in small disperse of the stones. This is due to; even though sometimes unfelt, there are traces of blood and kidney stones during your pee. Upon sexual intercouse if not properly cleaned, can transmit other diseases to your partner; if not safe sex is not practiced.

Beware of Online Kidney Stones Home Remedy

2009-02-22T06:26:00.000-08:00

There is now a lot of products offered online on home remedies for kidney stones. Whilst there are some proven to be given benefits for kidney stones; most of them are not tested scientifically, even so, some are also detrimental for your health.

It is advisable to try home remedies for kidney stones based on diets. This includes taking doctor's advice on the ingredients of the home remedies before consuming anything that is sold off the shelf. It is however; recommended to try the home remedies if the mix of the ingredients are within the usual consumables but in the mixtures of general consumables.

For examples, it is known that starfruit can help reducing kidney stones and combining starfruits with other fruits and vegetables with addition of spices as recommended in one of the home remedy for kidney stones is considered acceptable.

The benefit is so that you will not be missing on the potential cure for your kidney stones as different bodies react differently to certain mixtures of food.

Kidney Stone Prevention: Calcium Intake

2009-02-02T02:32:00.000-08:00

We are what we eat, and by that we can change our current state by dieting. In the recent research done, it has been shown that increasing your daily consumption of calcium may prevent the risk of kidney stones especially in younger women.

The calcium can be found in the form of phytate which can prevent calcium oxalate to form in tiny crystals inside our bodies. This natural form of calcium can be found in plants and cereal grains which makes it difficult for kidney stones formation in the form of calcium oxalate.

However, there is also a second school of thought that too much calcium intake may also introduce a risk of kidney stones especially ones that are taken from processed foods including powdered milk.

Kidney Stone Treatment Tip - Naturally using Basil Juice

2009-01-17T19:34:00.000-08:00

One of known alternative treatments, which you can do it yourself at home is through basil leaves and honey. This home remedy is simple to prepare and can also be part of your diet.

Basil leaves are commonly available in Indian stores which they sometimes refer to as Tulsi. The fresh leaves should be washed and soaked in water for about 15 minutes. Put them in your normal juice maker and blend the leaves with minimal water. The mixture will then become like a paste which you can store in your refrigerator for 1 week pe

riod. It is not advisable to store it longer as this will reduce the freshness and subsequently its power to heal kidney stones.

Every morning mix a tablespoon of basil paste and a tablespoon of honey in a glass and pour in cold filtered water, the best is to use reverse-osmosis water and drink it.

If you are very concern with the freshness of basil, and have the time to go to the local market everyday, it is much better to blend the basil leaves everyday. This way you can blend it with reverse osmosis water and turn it into juice, together with honey.

If you really do not have time, you can head to your local stores and find packed basil juices for your consumption.

If you do not like the taste that much, mix and match with other juices like watermelon or honeydew. This home remedy is also good if you like to prevent similar kidney stone attack after your treatment.

Rise in Kidney Stones Patient in Children

2008-12-04T05:58:00.000-08:00

Worlwide, we are seeing a dramatic increase in kidney stone related patients especially in children. In the United States alone, there is a a high increase of children in their early age finding treatment for kidney stone. It is due to several factors but dietary is seen as the main problem with diet high in salt.

Excess salt has to be excreted through the kidneys, but salt binds to calcium on its way out, creating a greater concentration of calcium in the urine and the kidney

In China, the Melamine concentration in milk has increased the kidney stones problem tremendously with most of the new patients are children. Melamine is a toxic chemical illegally added to milk to inflate the protein count which can developed kidney stones.

Obesity is also thought to be contributing to kidney stones development.

Traditional Alternative Treatment for Kidney Stone

2008-12-02T04:39:00.000-08:00

Nowadays, there are alot of alternative treatment for kidney stones. Whilst the methods are usually not proven scientifically, they are believed to be having less complications and allergy and cheaper treatment costs. Some overseas hospitals like in China offer alternative medical treatment that resembles a holiday.

1) Qi-Stagnation

The ancient Chinese belives in Qi (an internal energy of an individual). It is believed that a stagnation in the Qi can cause kidney stones and to heal this you simply re-circulate the Qi, promoting the flow through usage of Chinese herbs.

2) Locked Heat

Heat locked in the body can also cause kidney stone which creates continuous pain in the waist or the lower abdomen accompanied with fever and bloody urine. Alternative treatment includes removal of the heat source through herbs and roots.

3) Kidney-deficiency

Sometimes what perceived as kidney stones are actually kidney deficiency of which the kidneys are losing its muscle strength to do its work. Both of treatments above can regain the kidney strength and improve its efficiency.

4) Electrotherapy

Electrotherapy through selected accupuncture points is also an alternative treatment for kidney stones. Therepautic electrodes are connected to the patients body. This treatment is a bit painful as the idea is to increase the electro-source as high as the patient can bear.

Kidney Stone Treatment

2008-11-21T20:45:00.000-08:00

Depending on the condition of your kidney stones, treatment can be of various ways. Here are four treatment types for kidney stones that are currently widely used.

Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL).

ESWL uses shock waves to break up a kidney stone. This treatment is the most commonly used medical treatment for kidney stones both for less complications and cheaper treatment.

Nephrolithotripsy or Percutaneous nephrolithotomy.

This method requires minor surgery to out a narrow telescope into the kidney through a cut in your back. The surgeion either removes the stone (lithotomy) or breaks it up and removes it (lithotripsy). This procedure is more complicated and expensive but is required if the stone has grown to a sizeable size.

Ureteroscopy.

Ureteroscopy method is often used for stones that have moved from the kidney to the ureter which requires the surgeon to use a very thin telescope tube (ureteroscope) up the urinary tract to the stone's location. This procedure can be very discomforting and a small hollow tube called ureteral stent may be placed in the ureter for a short time to keep it open to drain urine and any stone pieces.

Open surgery.

Open surgery requires the surgeon to physically remove the kidney stones through a larger cut on the belly to reach the kidney.

Kidney Stone in Pets (Dogs and Cats)

2008-06-18T04:30:00.000-07:00

Kidney stone may not be a problem just to human beings but also to your best friends, or for some we call them as pets.

Cats and dogs are very susceptible to kidney stones, in the same way as humans are. The types of kidney stones that can affect pets are also identical to human beings, such as calcium stone, uric acid stone, struvite stone and cystine stones.

The hardest thing however is to diagnose your cats and dogs on whether they have kidney stones or not. The initial diagnosis is critical so that further treatment can be carried out by the vets. Pay extra attention if your pet is struggling or making strange noise during urination. Further examination by you on your cats and dogs can be done at home for initial screening. If the urine contains grains of solid material, then it is highly probable that your pets are suffering from kidney stones. If you cannot see this however, it still does not rule out the probability.

Sometimes kidney stones can also cause bleeding during urination in pets. At certain stage, where it is becoming critical, you can feel solids at their abdomen. If this is the case, take your pets to the veterinarian as soon as possible.

The vets can always do an ultrasound or an X-ray to further confirm the problem.

For causes of kidney stones, you can refer here.

Star Fruits Dangerous For Kidney Stone Patient

2008-05-13T04:33:00.000-07:00

Star fruit can be poisonous for kidney patients and all it takes is one fruit or 100ml of its juice and the ordinarily harmless star fruit becomes poison in a matter of hours for kidney patients.

A Malaysian lady, of 66-year-old has been suffering from a kidney ailment, and fell into a coma after eating star fruits due to the fruit's high content of neurotoxin which is not present in other fruits.

Neurotoxin affects the brain and nerves but with healthy the kidneys, the toxin is filtered out. Some unlucky patients suffering from kidney stone have been reported died due to star fruits.

Public awareness of starfruits affect is relatively low and the discovery should be made known to the public. Initial symptoms include hiccups, numbness and weakness, and neurological symptoms including confusion, agitation and epileptic fits which may eventually lead to death.

Uric Acid Kidney Stone: Complications and Effects

2008-05-10T23:27:00.000-07:00

Any kidney stone can cause major pains to the victim and it can be physical as well as mental.

1. Uric acid kidney stone may result in physical complications of renal stone diseases such as renal failure, infection, pain, urinary tract obstruction, renal colic, gross hematuria, pallor, vomiting and sweating.

2. It can also cause mental depression, nausea, and insomnia.

3. In some circumstances, surgery will be required. Before signing up for a surgery, make sure you understand all the complications and prepare for the after-surgery treatment for physical and mental complications. Careful assessment before and after surgery is mandatory.

4. Uric acid stone alone will not cause mortality and morbidity unlike other other kidney stones. However, it is very common for the patient to suffer from malignancy or Lesch-Nyhan syndromswhich may eventually cause death.

Uric Acid Kidney Stone: Target Group

2008-05-07T03:45:00.000-07:00

Uric Acid kidney stone can affect just about everybody but some target groups are more susceptible to uric acid stone than other.

AGE:
Uric acid stones in children are rare and evaluation for the child can be done for one of the following diagnosed symptoms:

1. Children with deficiencies and/or enzymes defects in hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (HGPRT), adenine phosphoribosyltransferase, or xanthine dehydrogenase, xanthine oxidase and phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate [PRPP] synthetase. History of deficiency from family members such as enzymes mutations or any family history of gout at a young age should be assessed.

2. Children with tissue breakdown accumulating in nephron due to large production of uric acid from the tissue breakdown. Target group can be narrowed to people suffering from primary leukemia, lymphoma, lung cancer, breast cancer, and pancreatic cancer.

3. Children with genetic defects in renal tubular urate reabsorption causing high urinary urate concentration.

GEOGRAPHIC:
Urbanites are more susceptible to uric acid stone rather than rural societies.

DIETARY:
Persons with higher dietary protein intake are more likely to develop uric acid stones. High purines intake may also contribute to uric acid kidney stone.

RACE:
Caucasian children has higher percentage of probability to have uric acid.

SEX:
Uric acid stones are more frequent in boys than girls.

Uric Acid kidney Stone: Causes

2008-05-02T18:54:00.000-07:00

Master Cause:

Uric acid stones starts to become a problem when the urinary uric acid concentration is increased to a level of overproduction, or an increased in renal tubular urinary uric acid secretion, a decreased of renal tubular urinary uric acid absorption, a decreased urinary water content, or increased hydrogen ion concentration.

Specific Causes
The master cause can be due to several specific causes which may include one of the following:

1. Purine enzyme defects leading to overproduction of urinary uric acid concentration such as of:-

PRPP synthetase overactivity
Glucose-6-phosphatase deficiency
HGPRT deficiency

2. Increased in nucleotide turnover or cell death.

3. Influence from Myeloproliferative and lymphoproliferative disorders such as Hemolytic anemia and from Cytotoxic drugs

4. Dehydration which will cause high urine solute concentration and ultimately urinary uric acid concentration which can also be due from excessive dietary purine intake

5. High Uric Acid concentration from decreased glomerular filtration function and/or renal tubular uric acid reabsorption

What is Uric Acid Stone?

2008-04-15T10:00:00.000-07:00

Uric acid urolithiasis or commonly known as uric acid kidney stones are one of the most common cause of radiolucent kidney stones in children. The development of uric acid kidney stone is due to significant amounts of urate in the renal pelvis, ureter, or bladder that can be caused from insoluble products of purine metabolism which can precipitate when urinary pH is low such as 2- or 8-dihydroxyadenine, adenine, xanthine, and uric acid.

Developed Uric Acid Kidney Stone

Uric acid can also occur in the renal tubules causing gouty nephropathy, urate nephropathy, and uric acid nephropathy due to the renal insufficiency because of excessive uric acid precipitation within the renal tubules.

Types of Illness Associated with Urination: Urgent Urination

2008-01-16T07:19:00.000-08:00

While kidney stone patients would have difficulties in urinating, some people are experiencing too frequent urination or urgent urination. This is also a type of abnormalities where the patients need to urinate more often than usual. Urgent urination is a sudden, compelling urge to urinate, along with discomfort in your bladder. There is also nocturia condition where the sufferer finds a need to have frequent urinations at nights. Young and healthy adults should be able to sleep for 6 to 8 hours without having to urinate. The older you become and in your middle age and older, you tend to urinate once in the early morning hours.

So what are the common causes associated with the frequent urination?

There is a risk of urinary tract infection that could lead to this condition. The inflammation would reduce the bladder's capacity to hold urine making even small amounts of urine to cause discomfort and pain.

People who are experiencing diabetes, pregnancy, or who have prostate problems are are likely to suffer from frequent urination as well.

Other causes for urgent urination may include any of the followings: interstitial cystitis, consumption of medicines such as diuretics, overactive bladder syndrome, stroke and other neurological diseases, bladder cancer or dysfunction and even radiation therapy.

Nocturia or nightime urination could be due to high caffeine intake or alcohol consumption.

What does a Consultant Urological Surgeon do?

2008-01-05T13:18:00.000-08:00

He/she can do many things in the field and of them is to treat kidney stones patients.

First you need to have a medical qualification in at least from a medical institute. Masters degree in Surgery at the prestigious colleges would help.

Working experience of lets say ten years of post graduate training in General Surgery and Urological Surgery could bring you a step closer to become a Consultant in Urological Surgeon.

The general urological practice includes treatment of urinary stones, urinary infections, BPH prostatitis, female urology and erectile dysfunction. To become a consultant, one has to have the credit of introducing Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy and other laparoscopic urological operations and be experienced in laparoscopic and open cancer surgeon in the region.

And then you are qualified to become a consultant for urological surgeon.

And we wonder why they get paid so much.

Kidney Stone Treatment: Liphotripsy Causes Diabetes?

2007-12-22T22:05:00.000-08:00

One of kidney stone treatment is lithotripsy. There has been research that found a relationship between lithotripsy and diabetes for kidney stone patients under the treatment. This has created a concern for the patients under treatment.

Urologists in the US have found that not only lithotripsy treatment for kidney stones has links with diabetes, but as well as to hypertension (high blood pressure). Liphotripsy is a shock wave therapy and even though the research shows the indication of links to diabetes and hypertension, the result is not strong and at certain reports, are quite "misleading".

Kidney Stone Treatment: Lemonade Drink

2007-12-22T05:07:00.000-08:00

Kidney Stone can be prevented, and cured by the simplest way - by drinking lemonade as suggested by researches.

Patients in kidney stone centers have been advised for "lemonade therapy". Whilst drinking lemonade is nothing new to be known that it can help to reduce the risk of kidney stone, it is only recently that such claim is proven.

Kidney stones are formed when urine in the kidney becomes supersaturated with stone-forming salts and there is simply not enough stone preventing substance, citrate which can be found in lemonade. Citrate concentration is not as high as potassium citrate, which is usually prescribed to people suffering from kidney stone but the citrate in your lemon juice is full of natural citrate, great for prevention.

A medical student at Duke University Comprehensive Kidney Stone Center, David Kang has found that 12 kidney-stone patients who had been on lemonade therapy for four years, have much slower rate of kidney stone development, which confirms the findings and previous claims of our much loved lemonade drink - the answer to kidney stone prevention.

Medicine Journal by Writers

2007-12-21T05:14:00.000-08:00

If you are particularly concerned about health, you can get latest info from collective writers at dissectmedicine.com for fresh news and stories including ones for kidney stone.

Kidney Stone Experience: Early Detection

2007-12-21T04:38:00.000-08:00

Today a friend of mine who had previously suffered from Kidney Stone was sharing his story over coffee. For many kidney stone patient, it came undetected until when they felt uneasiness when urinating. Some patients however, diagnosed this accidentally with X-ray.

Usually, you know something is wrong after urinating a bright red stream of blood, and the urologist would suggest an X-ray which involves a cocktail of chemicals for detection. Now this chemicals for detection do pose minor health effect, but it is necessary so the x-ray can properly see into the urinary tract.

You would be advised to drink plenty of liquids and strain your pee with a paint strainer to catch a stone to determine which variety of kidney stone you are suffering from.Usually a kidney stone breeder would feel occasional intense groin pain, usually in the middle of the night. You could slow down the process of kidney stone formation by cutting down on dairy products.

Treatment is usually not expensive and some are even can be done homemade via traditional recipes and mixes of ingredients easily available in the supermarket. If the kidney stone is not bad, you can also use kidney stone dilutor which dilutes your stone. If things get critical then you might need to consider surgery.

Kidney Stone: Uric Acid Causes

2007-12-19T22:04:00.000-08:00

Uric Acid Stone is a kidney disease that is caused by acid formation in the body which recently has seen an uptrend which most likely due to diet, body habitus, and social reasons.

Typical Uric Acid (Kidney Stone) in humans

As like most of kidney stone types, struvite stone affects the purine metabolic pathway, and its treatment is primarily medical. Uric acid stone nephrolithiasis can also caused by inborn errors of metabolism mutation of key enzymes in the purine metabolic pathways, ultimately leading to formation of Uric Stone.

Uric acid stone can be dissolved without requirement for surgery. Consultation with a urologist is critical to assess the severity of the kidney stone.

Kidney Stone Causes: Dehydration

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There has been a question of whether dehydration can cause kidney stone.

If you are particularly active and have high metabolism, it is expected that you should drink alot of water in a day. As advised water intake should be no less than 6-8 glasses of mineral water per day. For someone with a kidney stone, it is important question of whether dehydration could cause a kidney stone.

There is a clear indication of whether kidney stone can be caused by dehydration and urologists are in clear and advising that in theory the salt/water imbalance could cause high salt content in the body system and later turned into kidney stone.

One of the easiest solution to kidney stone is dilution but this is as a prevention and not the ultimate cure for kidney stone. One has to drink plenty of water daily in order to provide the body with enough liquids to flush out the system effectively especially in a hot or dry climate or summer time.

The risk is even higher if you are an active person and maintain a healthy lifestyle through daily exercise.

Struvite Stone

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What is Struvite Stone?

Struvite stone is a one of various types of kidney stone or often known as infection stones are in the presence of long standing infection with certain bacteria which responsible for transforming urea in the urine to ammonium. Ammonium will form stones from reactions with magnesium and phosphate. They continue growing, like coral often referred to as staghorn calculus until the inside of the kidney is filled with stone.

Struvite stones are different in the way they present and in their treatment.

What Causes Struvite Stone?

Struvite stones are caused by urea-splitting, usually gram-negative, organisms such as Corynebacterium group F1. The bacteria has been known to respond to the appropriate antibiotic treatment.

Struvite Stone Symptopms

Struvite stones do not cause renal colic due to their its size. Whilst the name suggest that struvite stones is a kidney stone due to infection, it does not cause typical symptoms of cystitis such as frequent urination or burning. Some of known symptoms are tiredness, weight loss, loss of appetite and in some cases discoloration of the urine. They could also be responsible for occasions of back pain, high fevers and offensive cloudy urine.

How to Cure Struvite Stone?

Treatment - As bacteria form a part of the stone it is essential that all stone is removed. If even a small amount remains it can start rebuilding itself. The choices for treatment depend upon how much kidney damage has been done. If the kidney is almost destroyed, then removing it with a nephrectomy may be the best option. If the kidney is worth preserving then PCNL or ESWL can be used to clear the stone. A combination of the two is often applied.

What is Calcium Stone?

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What is Calcium Stone?
Causes

What is Calcium Stone?

Calcium Stone is a kidney stone made primarily of calcium, either in the form of calcium oxalate, calcium phosphate, or a combination of the two. The most common type is composed of calcium oxylate crystals, and factors that promote the precipitation of crystals in the urine are associated with the development of these stones.

Causes

Conventional wisdom and common sense has long held that consumption of too much calcium can promote the development of kidney stones. However, current evidence suggests that the consumption of low-calcium diets is actually associated with a higher overall risk for the development of kidney stones. This is perhaps related to the role of calcium in binding ingested oxalate in the gastrointestinal tract. As the amount of calcium intake decreases, the amount of oxalate available for absorption into the bloodstream increases; this oxalate is then excreted in greater amounts into the urine by the kidneys. In the urine, oxalate is a very strong promoter of calcium oxalate precipitation, about 15 times stronger than calcium. (reference from wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcium_stone)

What is Kidney Stone?

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Kidney stone is an accumulation of substances (eg, drug crystals, minerals) in the kidney, which may lead to blockage and pain. The painful solid mass is in the kidney or urinary system, caused by the solidification or precipitation of a dissolved substance in the urine. Kidney stones are also known as nephrolithiasis, urolithiasis or renal calculi, derived from solid accretions (crystals) of dissolved minerals in urine found inside the kidneys or ureters.

There are four different types of Kidney Stones namely:

Calcium Stone
Uric Acid Stone
Struvite Stone
Drug Stone
Cystine Stone