The Best Kidney Stone Treatment Options
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Kidney stones, also known as stones of the urinary tract, reportedly affect 10% of all persons who reach the age of 70. There are several types of kidney stones, and the most common ones are made of calcium oxalate, cysteine or uric acid. Kidney stones typically develop in the part of the kidney that actually collects urine. Small kidney stones most often pass from the kidney through the ureters and on to the bladder and out with urine (without the victim even being aware, or sometimes with just a brief sensation or feeling of urinating gravel).
A larger kidney stone (e.g. 10 mm or a 1/3 of an inch) can however cause pain as it passes down the ureter to the bladder. In most instances, this pain is quite severe, hence the bad reputation that kidney stones has among many persons, as being one of the most painful experiences of their lives.
So - what to do for kidney stones?
The pain caused by kidney stones can be treated with prescription pain medication, bed rest, and drinking lots of fluids to help move the stones. To get rid of the kidney stones, doctors typically recommend one of the following surgical measures.
- extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy - high intensity ultrasound used to break the stone into smaller pieces which can then be more comfortably passed out when urinating.
- cystoscopy - crushing device inserted to break up the kidney stone; this method is typically used if the kidney stone is in the bladder or the higher part of the ureter
- percutaneous lithotripsy - a viewing tube is inserted through an incision in the side of the body, the stone is thenbroken up with ultrasound or electric energy.
- surgery - a doctor's last resort, if the options above fail.
Naturally, the surgical and non-surgical procedures detailed above are usually quite expensive. If you don't have health insurance and choose to do a surgical or non-surgical procedure, 'what to do for kidney stones' will likely be a big 'to do' for your pocket!
For those who find themselves afflicted by kidney stones of the calcium oxalate variety (i.e. 80% of kidney stone victims), effective relief is available in the form of a magnesium dietary supplement called KIDNEY STONES FLUSH. Numerous studies have demonstrated that calcium oxalate kidney stone victims are quite often deficient in magnesium, and that dietary supplementation with magnesium helps reduce the occurrence of the calcium oxalate crystals that cause this type of kidney stone.
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Research has shown
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that dietary supplementation with modest doses of magnesium and vitamin B6 can greatly reduce the recurrence rate of calcium oxalate kidney stones