how does someone get kidney stones?

Answer 1

i heard if you drink to much milk you can get them

Answer 2

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Answer 3

i have had a lot, and they are painful, so i will fill you in with what i know: your kidneys filter all the fluids and waste that goes thru your body. When they have an overload (mostly of sugar!!! and protein) they can't do their job, so they slack, and that extra protein gets through to your bladder. That's where the stones are formed. The hurting part comes in when the stones are trying to make it thru the urethra and they sometimes get stuck.Ow!

Answer 4

there are several ways to get kidney stones.. one is form too much calcium build up in the kidneys and one is form not enough fluids (dehydration)
You would have to know what type of kidney stone one had in order to help determine what the underlying casues are..

Answer 5

Kidney stones form when there is a decrease in urine volume or an excess of stone-forming substances in the urine. The most common type of kidney stone contains calcium in combination with either oxalate or phosphate. Other chemical compounds that can form stones in the urinary tract include uric acid and the amino acid cystine.

Dehydration through reduced fluid intake or strenuous exercise without adequate fluid replacement increases the risk of kidney stones. Obstruction to the flow of urine can also lead to stone formation. Kidney stones associated with infection in the urinary tract are known as struvite or infection stones.

Men are especially likely to develop kidney stones, and whites get them more often than African American. The prevalence of kidney stones begins to rise when men reach their 40s and continues to climb into their 70s. People who have already had more than one kidney stone are prone to develop more stones.

A number of different conditions can lead to kidney stones:

Gout results in an increased amount of uric acid in the urine and can lead to the formation of uric acid stones.
Hypercalciuria (high calcium in the urine), another inherited condition, causes stones in more than half of cases. In this condition, too much calcium is absorbed from food and excreted into the urine, where it may form calcium phosphate or calcium oxalate stones.
Other conditions associated with an increased risk of kidney stones include hyperparathyroidism, kidney diseases such as renal tubular acidosis, and some inherited metabolic conditions including cystinuria and hyperoxaluria.
People with inflammatory bowel disease or who have had an intestinal bypass or ostomy surgery are also more likely to develop kidney stones.
Some medications also raise the risk of kidney stones. These medications include some diuretics, calcium-containing antacids, and the protease inhibitor Crixivan (indinavir), a drug used to treat HIV infection.

Answer 6

calcium buildup in the kidneys causing stones...usually the fluid dissolves the calcium during the summer if you don't drink enough fluid it will not break the calcium down and you get kidney stones...It is painful...you get lower back pain...hopefully enough fluid will break it down..I heard it is more painful in a man than a women..I had one once and that was enough

Answer 7

Calcium build-up