KIDNEY STONES: CAUSES AND TREATMENT
Severe colicky pain in either loin with blood tinged urine signifies the presence of a kidney stone. Most kidney stones contain calcium. They occur when calcium crystallizes out of solution because the concentration of urinary calcium is too high. Urinary calcium can be elevated because people drink too much milk or eat too much cheese. People taking excess amounts of Vitamin D elevate their urinary calcium and precipitate stones. So do people who become immobilized. In the latter case the bones begin to dissolve, hence the rise in urinary calcium. Gout sufferers also develop uric acid stones, which can be difficult to diagnose because unlike calcium stones; uric acid stones do not show up on X-rays.
Treatment has been much simplified by surgical techniques involving the use of small telescopes. Kidney stones can also be demolished by ultrasound through a technique known as Extra Corporeal Shock Wave Lithotrypsy. In China small shaped charges of TNT have been used harmlessly to explode kidney stones; or so we are told. In rare cases «bench» surgery occurs, wherein the patient’s kidney is completely removed, cleaned out and replaced as an auto transplant.
Home Remedies
A high fluid intake consisting of three to four liters of water a day can decrease the formation of kidney stones by a factor of 50 per cent. Where possible avoid prolonged immobilization and for those who form calcium stones avoid Vitamin D supplements, plus foods and medications rich in calcium salts.
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