What causes kidney stones?!


Question: What causes kidney stones!?
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What are kidney stones!?
Kidney stones are made of salts and minerals in the urine that stick together to form small "pebbles!." They can be as small as grains of sand or as large as golf balls!. They may stay in your kidneys or travel out of your body through the urinary tract!. The urinary tract is the system that makes urine and carries it out of your body!. It is made up of the kidneys, the tubes that connect the kidneys to the bladder (the ureters), the bladder, and the tube that leads from the bladder out of the body (the urethra)!.

When a stone travels through a ureter, it may cause no pain!. Or it may cause great pain and other symptoms!.

What causes kidney stones!?
Kidney stones form when a change occurs in the normal balance of water, salts, minerals, and other things found in urine!. The most common cause of kidney stones is not drinking enough water!. Try to drink enough water to keep your urine clear (about 8 to 10 glasses of water a day)!. Some people are more likely to get kidney stones because of a medical condition or family history!.

Kidney stones may also be an inherited disease!. If other people in your family have had them, you may have them too!.

What are the symptoms!?
Kidney stones often cause no pain while they are in the kidneys, but they can cause sudden, severe pain as they travel from the kidneys to the bladder!.

Call a doctor right away if you think you have kidney stones!. Watch for severe pain in your side, belly, or groin or for urine that looks pink or red!. You may also feel sick to your stomach (nausea) and may vomit!.

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alot of things
ive had them and pray i dont get them again
drink alot of water
here is a site to check out
http://health!.yahoo!.com/urinary-overview!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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