I have a kidney stone that is stuck in the ureter. It’s not causing pain now, but I worry the pain will come back. How can I help it pass and prevent it from happening again? Answer: Kidney stones can take several weeks or longer to pass. Make sure you are drinking enough fluids throughout…
NASA-Funded Kidney Stone Treatment Shows Promise
Ultrasound can be used to move, reposition, or break up kidney stones, all while the patient is awake, a new study finds. The new technique, which combines the use of two ultrasound technologies, may offer an option to move kidney stones out of the ureter with minimal pain and no anesthesia, the researchers reported. In…
How to Prevent and Treat Kidney Stones
An estimated one in ten people will develop kidney stones during their lifetime, and half a million individuals will visit an emergency department each year because of these painful formations. People of just about any age, including children, are increasingly falling victim to kidney stones. Nineteen percent of men and nine percent of women can expect to…
When Removing a Big Kidney Stone, Get the Little Ones, Too
Anyone who has suffered through a large, painful kidney stone wants to avoid a repeat episode. Now a new trial confirms one preventive strategy: removing small “silent” stones before they cause trouble. When people develop a kidney stone that is painful enough to require removal, imaging tests often reveal that they harbor smaller, asymptomatic stones,…
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