Renal Calculus
Health Encyclopedia: Kidney Stones Medications
Complications
Between 70 - 90% of crystals remain tiny enough so that they can travel through the urinary tract and pass out of the body in the urine without being noticed. When they cause symptoms, however, kidney stones have been described as one of the most painful disorders to afflict humans. The pain that they cause is sometimes referred to as renal colic. ("Renal" means "kidney.")
Effects on the Urinary Tract and Kidneys
Obstruction and Infection. Although kidney stones often lead to obstruct...
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Expert & Community Posts
Flomax for Kidney Stones: Can it be Used by Women?
By Jay Motola , Health Expert...Can Flomax be prescribed to a female to help pass kidney stones? I am a female patient who has... Read more »
When Your Incontinence Is a Symptom of Something Else
By Jennifer Sobol, D.O. , Health Expert...have overactive bladder and some incontinence is kidney stones. Whenever I tell people this,... Read more »
Health Guide
Topamax (topiramate) and Higher Risk for Kidney Stones
...Southwestern) have completed a study showing that Topamax can increase the propensity for calcium phosphate kidney stones. Although there has been anecdotal evidence of this potential side effect... Read more »Kidney Stones: Introduction
Kidney stones are hard, solidrocks that form in the urinary tract. They areone of the most painful ailments. In many cases, the stones are very small and can pass out of the body without... Read more »Kidney Stones: References
ReferencesCurhan GC, Willett WC, Knight EL, Stampfer MJ. Dietary factors and the risk of incident kidney stones in younger women: Nurses' Health Study II. Arch Intern Med. 2004;164(8):885-891.Straub... Read more »Kidney Stones: Highlights
Diabetes and Kidney StonesNew research has linked diabetes to the risk of kidney stones. Scientists reporting in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology found that people with... Read more »Kidney Stones: Other Treatments
PreventionAll individuals who have experienced kidney stones should take some specific preventive measures to prevent recurrence. The following are some general observations:The most important... Read more »Images
Medications
...while taking this medication to prevent unlikely kidney stones from forming, unless otherwise... Read more »
...bowel control problems, cramping pain caused by kidney stones and gallstones, and ... Read more »
...directed by your doctor. This will help prevent kidney stones. Take this medication... Read more »
...available from your pharmacist. To prevent kidney stones from forming, drink plenty of ... Read more »
...available from your pharmacist. To prevent kidney stones from forming, drink plenty of ... Read more »
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