But, you must know about the major lifestyle factors that can trigger the formation of kidney stones. The most common advice that every doctor gives to deal with kidney stones is to stay hydrated- drink lots of water.
Though we have heard it numerous times, do we actually drink enough water with kidney stones? The human body is made up of percent water. The kidneys perform the function of filtering fluid out of the blood and the urinary system then flushes out the concentrated filtrate in the form of urine.
In a day, the kidneys filter the entire 3-liter plasma volume for about 60 times. This means that about liters of fluid are filtered each day.
Out of these liters, an average healthy human produces about liters of urine daily. Therefore, the normal daily water intake recommendation for a normal human is about 2 liters, in order to compensate for the fluid removed in the form of urine and sweat. The problem of kidney stones arises when the per day output of urine is less than 1 liter.
Thus, for a person with kidney stones, drinking enough water becomes even more important. Staying hydrated is the key to stop the existing kidney stones from growing. If you live, work, or exercise in hot weather, you may need more liquid to replace the fluid you lose through sweat. If you have kidney stones, you may need to follow a special diet.
First, your doctor will run tests to find out what type of stones you form. From these, the doctor can determine which diet changes may be right for you. Check out our new Kidney Stones Cookbook. Have a story to share? The Urology Care Foundation invites you to share your experience with a urologic condition and how it has affected you or your family.
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A unique kidney disease patient registry that will advance patient education and kidney disease treatment. Join Now. Urine will eventually push it out of the kidney. Depending on its size, the stone will either be move slowly through the urinary tract, or it will get stuck because it's too big. Either way, it hurts enough that someone with a stone will know that they need medical attention. Symptoms include severe pain in the belly, back or groin, blood in the urine, frequent or painful urination, and sometimes nausea.
Similar symptoms can be caused by appendicitis — which requires immediate medical attention —infection or gall bladder problems, so it's important to go to the hospital right away to find out what is wrong. Imaging studies such as X-rays, ultrasound or CT scans help determine if the problem is a stone, as well as the stone's size and location in the body. Some large ones may require a procedure. But most kidney stones are small enough to pass in a few days, anywhere from 48 hours to two weeks, and the waiting is miserable.
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