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 ...

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 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 ...

Kidney stones are notorious for being painful. The feeling has been described as being worse than childbirth labor pains. More than a million kidney stones are diagnosed in the United States each year ...

The symptoms of kidney stones can vary depending on the size of the stone. For most, the telltale sign is the sudden onset of excruciating pain radiating from the side (flank) to the groin or inner ...

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.

Half of people who have had a kidney stone will develop another one. A key way to reduce the risk of forming stones is to drink extra water. This dilutes the substances in urine that lead to stones.

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 ...

If your child has chronic kidney disease, you're likely to have many questions about what to expect and how you can help. Changing what kids eat and drink is a big part of treating chronic kidney ...