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Beware of Kidney Stones
Hermina's friends, kidney stones are a disease characterized by the appearance of hard material such as stones originating from minerals and salts from within the body that are formed in the kidneys. With various shapes and sizes, generally the shape and size are the size of a corn kernel or like a grain of salt or sand, the shape is large enough to be able to cover the flow of urine from the kidneys to the bladder.This disease can disrupt the function of the kidneys and make it difficult for a person to urinate and the person can feel pain when doing so.
Most kidney stones occur in people aged between 30-50 years. Other risk factors include dehydration, not drinking enough, age, consuming too much salt, digestive disease and surgery, age, obesity, certain drug supplements, and other medical conditions. This disease causes pain which can interfere with activities and if left for too long the stones will get bigger in the kidney tract.
Symptoms of kidney stones can be felt by symptoms such as painful or hot urine, back and stomach pain, frequent urination, cloudy or smelly urine, blood in the urine, passing urine or a little urination, nausea and vomiting, fever and cheerful.
take this disease lightly arising from a lack of a healthy lifestyle can give rise to risk factors as mentioned above. Going through this disease can be very painful, but this disease usually does not cause permanent damage if recognized on time and with proper treatment. Depending on your condition you may only need to take painkillers and drink lots of water to pass the kidney stones.
Treatment for kidney stones with minimal symptoms also exists because most small kidney stones do not require invasive treatment. There are various ways that small stones can pass by:
- Medical therapy
- Myeri reliever
- Drinking water
- Uses sound waves to break up kidney stones
- Surgery or surgery
you see a doctor?
If Hermina Friends have problems or experience several symptoms as mentioned above, immediately consult a Urology Specialist at Hermina Periuk Hospital, Tangerang. The sooner this problem is detected and treated, the risk of complications will also be reduced.