| Kidney stones are hard stone-like substance | | | | also known as infection stones, are formed |
| that forms in the kidneys. They may not | | | | when there is excessive ammonia in the |
| trouble you as long as they are settled in | | | | urine.Uric Acid Stones: People who eat meat |
| one or both the kidneys. It is only when a | | | | products in excess run the risk of forming |
| kidney stone moves out of the kidney and | | | | uric acid stones, as meat ingestion leads to |
| enters the ureter (the tube that carries | | | | production of uric acid, a by-product of |
| urine) on its way to the bladder that the | | | | protein metabolism.Cystine Stones: These are |
| pain begins. The pain can be from mild to | | | | the least common of all stones and are made |
| severe depending on the size and shape of the | | | | from cystine, an amino acid. Cystinuria, a |
| kidney stone. The stone can block the flow of | | | | hereditary disorder, is responsible for the |
| urine, and may cause bleeding too.Kidney | | | | formation of cystine stones.Preventing the |
| stone formation is a common occurrence and | | | | Formation of Kidney Stones- If you are prone |
| the stones are so tiny that they pass out | | | | to kidney stones, or would like to avoid |
| with the urine without any hindrance. The | | | | kidney stones in future, the most effective |
| larger ones may cause pain and make things | | | | preventive measure is drinking a lot of |
| miserable before making their way out of the | | | | fluids, especially water. Two to three liters |
| body. A large stone may get stuck in the | | | | of water a day is enough to flush your |
| ureter causing pressure and pain. Chances of | | | | kidneys thoroughly of contaminants.- It would |
| infection rise if the stone remains stuck in | | | | help to learn the type of stones that are |
| the ureter for long. This may also lead to | | | | formed in the kidneys, and the cause of |
| damage of the kidneys.Types of Kidney | | | | formation too. You could change your eating |
| StonesThe crystals in the urine are | | | | habits accordingly and adjust the intake of |
| responsible for kidney stones. When there is | | | | certain types of salts and minerals that help |
| an imbalance in the minerals and salts found | | | | in the formation of kidney stones.- If you |
| in the urine, it may lead to their formation. | | | | are prone to calcium stones, you could |
| Different types of stones are formed | | | | discuss the matter with your doctor, who may |
| depending on the salts present in the | | | | suggest you to lower your calcium intake. |
| urine.Calcium Stones: These are the most | | | | Foods that are rich in calcium are milk and |
| commonly occurring kidney stones. 75% to 85% | | | | milk products, and leafy vegetables.- If your |
| of all kidney stone cases are calcium stone | | | | kidneys have uric acid stones, then reducing |
| based. These stones comprise of calcium and | | | | your meat, poultry and fish intake will |
| oxalate, which are introduced to the body | | | | surely help. Your doctor may also prescribe |
| through the food we eat. Excessive intake of | | | | medication to manage the uric acid level in |
| calcium and oxalate can help form calcium | | | | the urine.- People, who get struvite stones, |
| stones. Besides, excessive vitamin D intake, | | | | could be given antibiotics to help remove |
| and hyperactive parathyroid glands can also | | | | bacterial infection.If you have had a kidney |
| cause kidney stones.Struvite Stones: These | | | | stone once, there is always a likelihood of |
| stones are not very common and are found | | | | its recurrence. Thus, it would be in your |
| mostly in women. The bacteria that cause | | | | best interest to follow the advice on |
| urinary tract infection are responsible for | | | | prevention.Ashely Farrar writes on all types |
| the production of ammonia. Struvite stones, | | | | of kidney stones. |