Kidney stones are hard objects made from chemicals in your pee. They may be as tiny as a grain of salt or as big as a corn kernel. The stones can be brown or yellow, smooth or rough. They're a ...

When you think of kidney stones, you may think of middle-aged men. But that’s changed dramatically over the last 20 years. More women are now experiencing them. In fact, 11% of Americans will have a ...

Kidney stones can cause gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms like nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain, along with "classic" urinary tract symptoms like pain with urination, reduced urination, and blood in ...

“What this means for patients is that thiazides remain an important option in the toolkit for preventing kidney stone recurrence,” says Ryan S. Hsi, MD, FACS.

They're common, with about 10% of people in the United States having a kidney stone at some point in their life. How long it takes to pass a kidney stone depends on how big it is. A stone less than 4 ...

It started with a kidney stone of biblical proportion. A millstone hanging not around James Austin Johnson’s neck, but ...

Diet and lifestyle changes for kidney stone prevention: There are many health conditions and diseases that are a result of making poor lifestyle choices. Kidney-related issues are among them.

Ken Reese remembers how selfless his mother, Doris, was. When he was a high school student 49 years ago, his mom gave him a ...

Kidney stones (nephrolithiasis) and gout are both common, recurrent, extremely painful conditions, especially in patients with type 2 diabetes. They also incur substantial health care costs.

Most small kidney stones can pass on their own. However, kidney stones that are too large to pass on their own or cause bleeding, kidney damage or ongoing urinary tract infections may require ...