{"id":18124,"date":"2022-12-22T10:55:08","date_gmt":"2022-12-22T05:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.odoc.life\/?p=18124"},"modified":"2022-12-22T10:55:11","modified_gmt":"2022-12-22T05:25:11","slug":"kidney-stones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.odoc.life\/ta\/blog\/kidney-stones\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding Kidney Stones: Its Symptoms, Causes and Treatment."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Understanding Kidney Stones: Its Symptoms, Causes and Treatment.<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Let\u2019s recap what we hear about kidney stones. We often hear people say it\u2019s an extremely <\/span>painful peeing experience<\/b> that happens when you don\u2019t drink water. Well that isn\u2019t entirely wrong but there\u2019s so much to it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

One in every 10 people get affected <\/b>by this and in Sri Lanka, kidney stones are much more common due to the weather over here. In a minute, you\u2019d know why as you learn the causes of kidney stones.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Let\u2019s start with the basics.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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What are Kidney Stones? <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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On a normal day, your kidneys remove waste from your blood by creating urine.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

When there is a lot of waste in your blood and <\/span>your body is unable to produce enough urine, crystals (made of hard deposits of minerals, salts and other waste) begin to form in your kidneys.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>

Kidney stones (also known as urinary stones) can be as small as a grain of sand or as large as a golf ball. And the more they are left untreated, they can get bigger and even cause the failure of your kidneys. Oops.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Dr Nishantha Liyanapathirana, Consultant Urological Surgeon, has mentioned that most of the urinary stones are made of minerals or calcium along with a smaller percentage of toxic materials like uric acid and cysteine.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

On that note, let\u2019s explore what it\u2019s like to have these stones in our urinary tract.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Usually, if it\u2019s a small stone, you won\u2019t feel anything as it passes with your urine. This is given you drink enough water for it to pass and not grow bigger.<\/span><\/p>

If it\u2019s a relatively big one, you\u2019re going to experience the below signs of discomfort:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>