What are bladder infections and kidney stones caused from? What is a good treatment, and how often can one expect to suffer from them?
Kidney stones symptoms occur 12% men and 5% women by age 70, and is increasing. If travels down the ureter to the bladder is very painful: renal colic means writhing around from the pain flank to the inguinal region. Blood is usually seen in the urine. Some other symptoms can include abdominal pain, nausea, testicle or penis pain, trouble peeing, or urgency to urinate. Pain 20-60 minutes as the stone moves, so waxes and wanes. Can take a month before urinating out the stone. 80% stones are calcium based: calcium oxalate mostly and some are calcium phosphate. Other types of stones include uric acid, struvite (Mg ammonium phosphate), and cystine. Peeing out gravel like material usually uric acid. Risk factors: dehydration (including marathon runners), high blood calcium, high oxalate usually from low calcium diet or eating high oxalate, low citrate, high urine ph, high animal protein, high sodium, high sucrose, high vitamin C. Gout, diabetes, obesity, hyperparathyroidism. Male, White. Family history. Previous ureter stone. Frequent kidney infections. Hypertension.
My 7 year-old cat weighs 16.4lbs. He is on a diet of Urinary-Tract formula only, he had to have an operation because of kidney stones. He has to eat urinary-tract formula so he does not get kidney infections. He is also a strictly inside cat. I have tried hiding the treats from my parents (they feed him way to many), but I think he has just started eating more food to compensate for this. Any ideas on how to make him loose weight.
Picture of him: http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb149/Grimmjow1993/DSCF7397.jpg
Thanks for the info, One problem he will almost never eat wet food, so how can I get him to like it.
I have reoccurring kidney stones and infections. Every time i have to go to the dr or the er they are worse and worse. I had a kidney stent, and after it was removed i got worse again. I am now having lithotripsy today to break up the stones, and a possible biopsy. Are there any diseases or serious conditions that can cause this?
37 weeks pregnant and having mild contractions but i am also having pain in my kidney area. I drink plenty of water and know about kidney infections and i don’t think i i have an infection. It is just pain every time i have a contraction.
if it is back labor should i be worried right now. Contracting pretty often but not real strong, uncomfortable but not horrible. is labor starting soon?
