| One of the popular ailment that is found | | | | and 2,500 mg per day of calcium is considered |
| common these days is the kidney stone which | | | | safe. |
| can appear to any one in any environment. | | | | |
| Kidney stones spread in summers or in hot | | | | One of the most popular ailments that need |
| climate or when the persons do not consume | | | | attention and action as early as possible are |
| enough water and other fluids. Kidney stones | | | | kidney stones. There are many persons who |
| are found in the kidneys or in the urinary | | | | have dreadful ailment. A sudden, intense pain |
| tract. The sizes of the stones are different: | | | | is the main symptom of kidney stones. The |
| from as small as sand particles or as large | | | | pain is felt in abdomen and sides of waist |
| as golf ball. | | | | and this may go down to the groin. Usually |
| | | | yhe pain is concentrated on one side of the |
| One of the most highly painful and | | | | back but may also move into the stomach or |
| problematic ailments are kidney stones. | | | | down to the groin. |
| Painful attacks in which the patient | | | | |
| complains about severe pain in his abdomen | | | | The sizes and color of kidney stones are |
| and sides of waist that may go down towards | | | | different, from a large golf ball to small |
| groin are symptoms of kidney stones. These | | | | sand granules. In some cases the patient |
| symptoms may also include urge of urination, | | | | doesn't feel pain initially and these stones |
| burning sensation while urination, blood in | | | | are referred as silent kidney stones. In most |
| urine. | | | | cases the pain is referred like a throbbing |
| | | | one by the patient. The intensity of the pain |
| The risk of kidney stones in a person is | | | | due to kidney stones has been compared to |
| increased by different factors. One of these | | | | the labor pains that a woman tends to |
| factors that can increase the risk of kidney | | | | experience while delivering a child. |
| stones is growing age. Health problems like | | | | |
| osteoporosis, flu are increased by growing | | | | There are many chances of getting wrong |
| age. Most of the kidney stones are made up of | | | | dialysis of the disease. The majority of |
| calcium oxalate. Decreasing absorption of | | | | people get pain as a key symptom in kidney |
| oxalates from diet through the formation of | | | | stones. The pain felt in kidney stone may be |
| insoluble salts and calcium intake is | | | | confused with another urinary problems. A |
| negatively correlated with incidence of | | | | haemorrhage or infection in the urinary |
| kidney stones are shown by an epidemiologic | | | | system causes the same type of pain. |
| evidence. Hypercalciuria is a risk factor for | | | | |
| calcium oxalate stones that is due to the | | | | The cystitis is often confused with kidney |
| negative relation between dietary calcium and | | | | stones and is also known as |
| kidney stones. | | | | frequency-urgency-dysuria syndrome. In this |
| | | | case he bladder wall can become inflamed and |
| According to sex, age, race, and cultural | | | | irritated. The inflammation can lead to |
| environment calcium requirements are modified | | | | scarring and stiffening of the bladder. A |
| by physical activity. Requirement for the | | | | non-infectious inflammatory lower urinary |
| calcium in the body in women after the age of | | | | tract disease is Idiopathic cystitis (IC). |
| 50 decreases, but if the calcium is kept same | | | | Symptoms of kidney stones like nausea, severe |
| or is increased then an excess calcium may | | | | pain, and overall sense of discomfort, |
| appear and kidney stones may result. | | | | heaviness or pressure, feeling as if glass |
| | | | has been crushed in the bladder of an |
| 1,000 mg of calcium daily and 1,200 mg for | | | | individual are similar with the Idiopathic |
| men and women age 50 and older are | | | | cystitis. |
| recommended. Vitamin D for men and women | | | | |
| under 50 is 200 IU, 400 IU for men and women | | | | Whatever may be the reason of pain for a |
| between age 50 and 70, and 600 IU for men and | | | | proper diagnosis and adequate treatment the |
| women over 70. 2,000 IU daily of Vitamin D | | | | patient must consult a doctor. |