Dr. Vandana's Blogs

What are Kidney Stones? Kidney stones are one of the most painful disorders that affect humans. Kidney stones are solid masses of mineral salt deposits that are normally filtered through the kidney and emptied via urine. Urine has a natural substance, which dissolves these minerals, thereby preventing them into becoming solids or calculi. Sometimes due to dehydration, these salts don’t get dissolved and crystallization takes place. It grows large enough to obstruct the renal ducts or get stuck in the ureter, causing sharp and severe pain in the urinary tract. Untreated, kidney stones can cause renal failure. HOME REMEDIES FOR KIDNEY STONES Kidneys clear impurities from blood and remove the waste in form of urine There are two types of kidney stones: Uric acid stones Calcium stones (90% of the stones) CAUSES Crystallisation of chemicals and minerals present in urine leads to kidney stones SYMPTOMS Kidney stones cause problems when they move from the kidney ...