What Are Common Causes?
There are three common causes for kidney stones. 1) The most common cause of kidney stones occurs when the kidneys produce urine that has too much calcium, a condition known as hypercalciuria. 2) The kidneys may actually allow too much oxalate in the urine, which contributes to the formation of a stone. 3) The kidneys may allow too much uric acid into the urine, causing a uric acid stone. What Are Signs and Symptoms of Kidney Stones? Symptomatic kidney stones have a variety of presenting symptoms, which can easily be confused with other diseases. These symptoms may include muscular back pain, acute appendicitis, cholecystitis (inflamed gallbladder), peptic ulcer disease, pancreatitis, pyelonephritis (inflammation of the kidney) and diverticulitis (inflamed pouches in large intestine). A classic kidney stone symptom is sporadic back pain that occurs suddenly. In men, this pain can radiate to the groin area. Other symptoms include nausea, vomiting, urinary frequency and burning and blood
