Kidney Stones

            A kidney stone is a lump that can vary from the size of as small as a.
             grain of sand to as large as a golf ball. Recently kidney stones have become.
             more popular. 7 to 21 people out of every 10,000 have a kidney stone.
             attack each year. 80% of kidney stones are amongst males the other 20%.
             of course is females. .
             Causes of kidney stones varies. You can get it from genetics, too.
             much calcium or other mineral in your diet, intake of excess uric acid.
             through vitamins, diet of fruits and vegetables, long term dehydration,.
             urinary infection, climates where excessive sweating causes loss of fluids,.
             or just living a non-active lifestyle. The most common way is the urine.
             getting out of it's tracts and forming crystals.
             Symptoms of kidney stones are in your kidney. They consist of pain in.
             your groin, frequent urge to urinate, pain during urination (burning), severe.
             pain in your body, fevers, nausea, vomiting, blood in your urine, and.
             difficulty while urinating. If these symptoms occur person should consult a.
             doctor immediately because a kidney stone may be present. .
             Commonly people's calcium intake has allot to do with getting a.
             kidney stone. High calcium in someone's urine can be from to much salt.
             Salt causes excretion of large amounts of calcium and this increases.
             calcium in urine. If a person drinks more water it will reduce the relative.
             concentration of calcium in urine. This will make it harder for crystals to.
             form which makes it more difficult for kidney stones to form.
             Since calcium is the big problem with kidney stones what you eat has.
             much affect on whether you get a kidney stone. People who are prone to.
             get kidney stones should cut back food with oxalate. Here is a list of foods.
             that have allot of calcium oxalate; apples, asparagus, beer, beets, berries,.
             black pepper, broccoli and cheese, chocolate, coffee, cola drinks, collards,.
             figs and grapes, ice cream, milk, oranges, parsley, peanut butter,.
             pineapples and spinach, Swiss chard, rhubarb, tea, turnips, vitamin c, and.