Question 1

advice for kidney  stone?

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Nephrolithiasis : Drink plenty of water. Catch the stone when you can and get it analyzed.  Let us know if its calcium oxalate or some other forms of stone.  Depending on the stone type, lemonade maybe beneficial. A blood test is advised.

Question 2

how to fight kidney stone?

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Water: There are many foods to avoid or cut back. I would suggest googling those. Really the most important thing is hydration with plenty of water. Rarely, you may need medications, but this shoule be under the guidance of a urologist.

Question 3

kidney stone of 12mm size?

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See Urology: If symptomatic need to se urology ; may need intervention depending upon the location. If recurrent to see a nephrologist for special testing and treatment. Meanwhile increase water intake if ok to do based on other medical or health problems and low sodium diet.

Question 4

how to get a kidney stone?

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What do you mean?: Do you mean how to remove kidney stone or how kidney stone is formed? Kidney stone is formed and resulted from genetic factors and lifestyle leading to "high" concentration of stone ingredients in the urine of low-dissolving ability to form crystal/stone, usually starting at the tips of papillae of kidneys where urine sipping out into the hollow part of kidneys. ...

Question 5

what makes a kidney stone grow?

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Depends: Depends on the type and the reason for the stones.  Generally hydration (6-8 glasses of water per day), and citrus juice (lemonade/orange) are helpful.  See a urologist if you have recurrent stones (all of the time), for a metabolic stone workup which will examine your urine.

Question 6

how to remove 9 mm kidney stone?

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ESWL,fluids,etc.: Whatever can dissolve or break down the stone is used to remove it.  For example, eawl or extracorporial shock wave lithotripsy use shock waves to break up the stone from outside the body.  Meanwhile patients are encouraged to drink plenty of fluids to hopefully pass the stone on the urine.  If these and other things fail then surgery might be done, as a last option.

Question 7

how to get a kidney stone passed?

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Give it a 70: Drink more water than you think you can if your kidneys are workignok, if not go to a urologist.

Question 8

what causes a black kidney stone?

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Black kidney stone: The only sure way to tell what a kidney stone is made of is to send it off to a lab for analysis. Once it is complete, you will have a non-speculative answer to your question.

Question 9

what are the tests for kidney stone?

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Urinalysis & CT scan: Urine may show blood in the urine. Kidney ultrasound will demonstrate larger kidney stones or obstruction if present. Spiral x-ray ct scan is the most reliable for demonstrating kidney stones. Good luck.

Question 10

can a 7.5 mm kidney stone be passed?

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No: This is too large to pass. In general, stones less than 5 mm in size should be given an opportunity to pass. Patients can be advised that stones less than 4 mm in size generally pass within one to two weeks. A 7.5 mm stone should be referred to a urologist for treatment options.

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