Also known as renal calculi, kidney stones may be associated with dehydration; a high-protein, low-fiber diet; certain medications; or various disorders, such as gout, hyperparathyroidism (overactivity of the parathyroid glands), kidney disease, or a urinary tract infection.
Small stones may pass out of the body unnoticed in the urine. Larger stones or stone fragments that pass into the ureter (the tube from the kidney to the bladder) may cause severe back pain; nausea; vomiting; and frequent, painful urination, sometimes with blood in the urine. Small stones may be treated with medication to relieve symptoms, and plenty of fluids to flush out the stones.
A larger stone may be treated with shock waves to break it up so that it can pass out in the urine. Alternatively, surgery may be used to remove or break up the stone

Othere related diseases

ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION
Also known as impotence, erectile dysfunction is the inability to get or keep an erection. Psychological causes include stress, fatigue, depression, and relatio...

FAT NECROSIS
Fat necrosis is a noncancerous lump that forms in an area of fatty breast tissue. The lump forms in response to damage to the tissue—for example, following an...

FIBROADENOMA
Fibroadenomas are noncancerous growths in the breast tissue. They occur most often in women under 30 and may develop in one or both breasts. Their cause is not ...

FIBROCYSTIC BREAST DISEASE
Fibrocystic breast disease is the term used to describe the general lumpiness that is a normal feature of some women’s breasts. It is also called fibroadenosi...

FIBROIDS
Fibroids are slow-growing, noncancerous growths in the uterus that consist of muscle and fibrous tissue. Their cause is unknown, although they are thought to be...

GENITAL HERPES
Genital herpes is caused by infection with the herpes simplex virus. The virus is spread by close contact with the skin or moist membranes.
A mother may a...

GENITAL WARTS
Genital warts are small, fleshy growths on or around the genitals or anal area caused by infection with certain strains of human papillomavirus (HPV). The virus...

GONORRHEA
Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae. It can also be transmitted from a mother to her baby during birth. Go...