Causes of kidney stones and how to prevent

What causes them?
Although no definite known cause of kidney stones, chances are when the urine becomes too concentrated and substances in urine form crystals in the rock. Other causes are infection, obstruction, excess secretion of parathyroid hormone, in renal tubular acidosis, elevated levels of uric acid (usually in conjunction with inflammation of the joints), damage to the metabolism of several types of materials in the body, too much use of vitamin D or consuming too much calcium .
symptom
Although stone size and location vary, the pain caused by obsruksi is the main symptom. Large stone with a rough surface that comes into the ureter will increase the frequency and force of contraction ureter automatically. The pain starts from the waist down to the hips, then to the external genitalia. The intensity of the pain and the pain fluctuated extraordinary is the peak of pain. If kidney stones are in tubs and in the cal ix, the pain settled and less intensity. Back pain occurs when the rock entered obstruction in the kidney. Meanwhile, severe pain in the abdomen occurs when the stone had been moved into the ureter. Nausea and vomiting are always following the severe pain. Kidney stone patients sometimes also experience fever, chills, blood in the urine of stone if injure the ureter, abdominal distention, pus in the urine.
Preventing and treating
How is the treatment? Because 90% of kidney stones less than 5 mm in diameter, is usually sufficient given the cooking water from the plant Desmodium stryracifulium and made ​​to drink 6-8 glasses of water per day, given antibiotics to prevent infection, and pain-reducing medication. In general, the stone will come out within 5-10 days. If the stone is too large to be removed naturally, surgery can be done.
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