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Medullary sponge kidney

Medullary sponge kidney

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Is a type of:

Kidney cystic diseases

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Rare

Body locations

Upper abdomen, Lower abdomen

Symptoms

Genital pain
Urinary urgency
Burning with urination
Pain on urination
Painful urination
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Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Medullary sponge kidney
Diuretic

Other treatments

Dietary changes
Hydration

Tests

Stone analysis
Basic metabolic panel
Urine culture
Urinalysis

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A 35-year old asked:

Can you tell me the main symptoms of medullary sponge kidney?

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A 31-year old asked:

What are follow up tests &/or treatments after medullary sponge kidney diagnosis?

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A 25-year old asked:

What is recommended to eat if you have medullary sponge kidney disease?

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A 37-year old asked:

Can medullary sponge kidneys cause low bone marrow count?

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A 34-year old female asked:

Would medullary sponge kidney disease cause blood to taste metallic? Also is alcohol okay to drink with this disease

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A 55-year old female asked:

I have medullary sponge kidney and previous kidney stones/infection/surgery on left side. Currently I have at least two 8 mm stones, is it safe ignore?

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A 62-year old female asked:

I am 62 yr old woman who has medullary sponge kidney. Visited er. Found kidney stones on both sides. Please advise on diet, supplements, & treatments.

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A 51-year old female asked:

I hv bad pain lt side flank i hv IBS hd norm bm but pain is stil there more then 2 hrs, tk dicyclomine no help also hv medulary sponge kidneys, advice?

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A 37-year old asked:

What happens when henle is shortened, to the extent that they could not reach the medullary region of the kidney?

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A 32-year old female asked:

What does the phrase-slight increased density cortical medullary junctions bilateral kidneys; right slightly greater than left mean? Cause for worry?

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A 58-year old female asked:

My kidney sonography result reads " both kidneys medullary pyramids appears hypo echoic and mildly irregular" what does this mean. Ow to rectify this?

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A 27-year old female asked:

My 10 day old had a kidney ultrasound that showed density in medullary pyramid what does that mean?

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A 28-year old male asked:

Kidney enlarged with a bipolar lenth of 13.9cm normal 10 -12cm The parenchyma is echopeanic and heterogeneous. There is loss of cortico-medullary dif?

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A 21-year old male asked:

Both kidneys show slightly thick renal sinuses. 13x15mm Cyst with irregular wall and internal echoes at the lower pole in peri-medullary location. Urinary bladder is thick walled (7mm) only mild back pain and nothing else. what report say?

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A 33-year old asked:

What causes sponge kidney?

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A 24-year old female asked:

Is sjgren's syndrome and lupus and sponge kidneys and intersistal cystitis something i was born with or can something else cause these illnesses ?

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A 48-year old female asked:

I have a colic kidney once again no pain meds can't afford ER visit is there anything i can do naturally to stop this i have 4 stones and it is sponge?

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A 23-year old female asked:

I have sponge kidney and I have a fever and my baxk & stomach are killing me its hard to breathe what should I do?

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A 24-year old female asked:

Sometimes i feel what feels like heart burn in my lower back and sometimes it's so painful i sweat .What can it be?I was told I have sponge kidneys.

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A 24-year old female asked:

Urologist says sponge kidneys and stones in each kidney .Why does it feel very uncomfortable when I have to urinate ? Just a sick feeling in my body?

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A female asked:

Sponge kidney ultrasound left kidney is fine right kidney has 2.8x2.6 x2.4 standard hyperechoic structure could this be cancer thanks.

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A 24-year old female asked:

Urologist says I have sponge kidneys and possibly interstitial cystitis.What do I expect for my interstitial cystitis check up ? Will it hurt?

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A 24-year old female asked:

Will i be able to have another baby with lupus, sjgren's syndrom, intestrnial cystitis , sponge kidneys and irregular heart beat?Will it make it worse?

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A 36-year old female asked:

I have been diag. W/ sponge kidney disease. I have flank pain but CT scan showed no stones, why would there be pain and frequent urination w/out stone?

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A 38-year old asked:

What dose enlarge kidney means?

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A 26-year old male asked:

Tips to increase kidney health?

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A 54-year old female asked:

What does fullness in kidney mean?

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A 48-year old asked:

Is mild kidney dysfunction reversible?

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A 70-year old female asked:

What can be done for degenerative kidney?

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A 39-year old female asked:

Is bike riding a bad exercise for kidney ?

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