Kidney Stone Causes, Symptoms, Treatments, & Prevention
Usually, your kidneys remove waste from your blood to make urine (pee). However, when there is too much waste in your blood and your body is not producing enough urine, crystals form in your kidneys. These crystals attract other wastes and chemicals to create a solid object (a kidney stone) that will get larger unless passed out of your body in your urine. What are the causes and risk factors of kidney stones? Anyone can get a kidney stone, but some people are more likely than others to have them. For example, men get kidney stones more often than women do. Kidney stones are also more common in non-Hispanic white people than other ethnicities. You may also be more likely to have kidney stones if: You have had kidney stones before. Someone in your family has had kidney stones. You don’t drink enough water. You follow a diet high in protein, sodium, or sugar. You are overweight or obese. You have had gastric bypass surgery or another intestinal surgery. You have polycyst