Kidney stone: A stone in the kidney (or lower down in the urinary tract). A common cause of blood in the urine and pain in the abdomen, flank, or groin

Answered by jagjeet , an ibibo Advisor, at 7:58 PM on February 08, 2008

patharing in kidney. chota or mota any in gurda is kidney stone

Answered by yogesh , an ibibo Citizen, at 9:47 AM on February 08, 2008

Your kidneys are bean-shaped organs, each about the size of your fist. They are located near the middle of your back, just below the rib cage, one on each side of the spine. The kidneys are sophisticated trash collectors. Every day, your kidneys process about 200 quarts of blood to sift out about 2 quarts of waste products and extra water. The wastes and extra water become urine, which flows to your bladder through tubes called ureters. Your bladder stores urine until you go to the bathroom.


Wastes removed from the blood go to the bladder.
The wastes in your blood come from the normal breakdown of active muscle and from the food you eat. Your body uses the food for energy and self-repair. After your body has taken what it needs from the food, wastes are sent to the blood. If your kidneys did not remove these wastes, they would build up in the blood and damage your body.

In addition to removing wastes, your kidneys help control blood pressure. They also help make red blood cells and keep your bones strong.


A kidney stone is a solid piece of material that forms in a kidney out of substances in the urine.

A stone may stay in the kidney or break loose and travel down the urinary tract. A small stone may pass all the way out of the body without causing too much pain.

A larger stone may get stuck in a ureter, the bladder, or the urethra. A problem stone can block the flow of urine and cause great pain.


No. Doctors have found four major types of kidney stones.

The most common type of stone contains calcium. Calcium is a normal part of a healthy diet.

Calcium that is not used by the bones and muscles goes to the kidneys. In most people, the kidneys flush out the extra calcium with the rest of the urine. People who have calcium stones keep the calcium in their kidneys.

The calcium that stays behind joins with other waste products to form a stone. The most common combination is called calcium oxalate.

A struvite stone may form after an infection in the urinary system. These stones contain the mineral magnesium and the waste product ammonia.

A uric acid stone may form when the urine contains too much acid. If you tend to form uric acid stones, you may need to cut back on the amount of meat you eat.

Cystine stones are rare. Cystine is one of the building blocks that make up muscles, nerves, and other parts of the body. Cystine can build up in the urine to form a stone. The disease that causes cystine stones runs in families.

Answered by Sunny Rockz! , an ibibo Advisor, at 5:38 PM on February 06, 2008

Kidney stone is a painful solid mass in the kidney or urinary system, caused by the solidification or precipitation of a dissolved substance in the urine.
Kidney stones often occur because of a metabolic disorder or from too much calcium in the blood.
An accumulation of mineral salts and other substances that form a solid mass of various sizes within the kidney.
A crystalline structure or calculus, that forms in the kidney. Examples are calcium oxalate, calcium phosphate, uric acid.

Answered by anitaraizada , an ibibo Specialist, at 5:56 PM on February 05, 2008

Kidney stones are solid crystals of dissolved minerals in urine found inside the kidneys or ureters. They may vary in size from as small a grain to as big as golf ball. If they grow relatively large they may obstruct the ureter and will lead to distension of urine which will cause severe pain in the lower abdomen and groin.

The development of the stones is related to decreased urine volume or increased excretion of stone-forming components such as calcium, oxalate, urate, cystine, xanthine, and phosphate. The stones form in the urine collecting area (the pelvis) of the kidney.

Answered by pooja gupte , an ibibo Specialist, at 4:10 PM on February 05, 2008

Kidney stones or calculi are hardened mineral deposits that formed in the kidney.

Answered by Meera , an ibibo Master, at 2:26 PM on February 05, 2008

It is a stone in the kidney (or lower down in the urinary tract).

Kidney stones are a common cause of blood in the urine and pain in the abdomen, flank, or groin. Kidney stones occur in 1 in 20 people at some time in their life.

The development of the stones is related to decreased urine volume or increased excretion of stone-forming components such as calcium, oxalate, urate, cystine, xanthine, and phosphate. The stones form in the urine collecting area (the pelvis) of the kidney and may range in size from tiny to staghorn stones the size of the renal pelvis itself.

The pain with kidney stones is usually of sudden onset, very severe and colicky (intermittent), not improved by changes in position, radiating from the back, down the flank, and into the groin. Nausea and vomiting are common.

Factors predisposing to kidney stones include recent reduction in fluid intake, increased exercise with dehydration, medications that cause hyperuricemia (high uric acid) and a history of gout.

Treatment includes relief of pain, hydration and, if there is concurrent urinary infection, antibiotics.

Answered by tavleen , an ibibo Advisor, at 10:00 AM on February 05, 2008

A kidney stone is a hard mass developed from crystals that separate from the urine within the urinary tract. Normally, urine contains chemicals that prevent or inhibit the crystals from forming. These inhibitors do not seem to work for everyone, however, so some people form stones. If the crystals remain tiny enough, they will travel through the urinary tract and pass out of the body in the urine without being noticed.
Kidney stones may contain various combinations of chemicals. The most common type of stone contains calcium in combination with either oxalate or phosphate. These chemicals are part of a person’s normal diet and make up important parts of the body, such as bones and muscles.A less common type of stone is caused by infection in the urinary tract. This type of stone is called a struvite or infection stone. Another type of stone, uric acid stones, are a bit less common, and cystine stones are rare.

Answered by geet , an ibibo Advisor, at 4:58 AM on February 05, 2008

Kidney stones are stones formed in the kidney due to deposition of calcium. They are also called as renal calculi. These are formed because of various regions like low intake of water, intake of sulphar drugs, excess intake of calcium, etc.
Drink plenty of clean water to prevent yourself from renal calculi and avoid sulphar drugs.

Answered by MRIDUL BORA , an ibibo Master, at 1:04 AM on February 05, 2008