Causes of kidney stones.

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Kidney stones are most likely to occur in people between the ages of 20 and 50. Different factors can increase your risk of developing a stone disease. In the United States, white people are more likely to have kidney stones than Black people.

Sex also plays a role.สมัคร ufabet  More men than women develop kidney stones, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK).

A history can increase your risk. So does a family history of kidney stones.

Other risk factors include:

  • dehydration
  • obesity
  • A diet with high levels of protein, salt, or glucose
  • hyperparathyroid condition
  • gastric bypass surgery
  • inflammatory bowel diseases that increase calcium absorption
  • taking medications such as triamterene diuretics, antiseizure drugs, and calcium-based antacids

Symptoms and signs of a kidney stone.

Can cause severe pain. Symptoms of kidney stones may not occur until the stone begins to move down the ureters. This severe pain is called renal colic. You may have pain on one side of your back or abdomen.

In men, pain may radiate to the groin area. The pain of renal colic comes and goes but can be intense. People with renal colic tend to be restless.

Other symptoms can include:

  • blood in the urine (red, pink, or brown urine)
  • vomiting
  • nausea
  • discolored or foul-smelling urine
  • chills
  • fever
  • frequent need to urinate
  • urinating small amounts of urine

In the case of a small kidney stone, you may not have any pain or symptoms as the stone passes through your urinary tract.