How long it takes to pass a kidney stone depends largely on its size. Those under 6 millimeters (mm) generally pass within ...

One moment you're fine, but the next you're doubled over with a sharp, stabbing pain radiating from your back to your abdomen. It goes away, but then it returns just as searing. Is it what you ate, ...

Kidney stones are caused when there is an excess of salts and minerals in the urine. They turn into little hard stones and ...

If you're a man, you'll never experience the excruciating, exhilarating pain of labor and childbirth. But if you ever pass a kidney stone, you'll come pretty darn close. About 12 percent of Americans ...

Have you had your water today? Well, you should, because your kidneys need it. About 10% of people will get kidney stones at some point in their lives. More than half a million people every year are ...

Rachel works as a CRNA where she provides anesthesia care across the lifespan, including pediatric anesthesia, with a primary focus on orthopedic anesthesia. She is also an Assistant Professor at the ...

There are surgical interventions to treat kidney stones, but when it comes to prevention, diet may be key. One new study finds that a diet rich in plant-based foods and low-fat dairy may help decrease ...

FLOURTOWN, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- Summer is known as "kidney stone season," when more people get this painful problem. "I felt pain in my kidneys. Didn't know what it was," says Peter Shaifer of ...

Minerals inside the kidneys crystallise to produce kidney stones. They then get larger and transform into kidney stones. Urinary tract stones can travel from kidney stones. There, they may result in ...

Doctors may start prescribing amusement park passes to patients suffering with kidney stones, based on a new medical study. A urologist at Michigan State University found that riding a "rough" roller ...