Kidney stones are known as one of the most painful diseases. Basically, symptoms of kidney stones in women are similar to symptoms that occur in men. Come on, recognize the symptoms of kidney stones in women and men early so that they can be treated early.
Kidney stones are formed by waste products in crystallized blood and eventually clot like hard stones. However, not all kidney stones are made of the same crystal. There are at least four types of kidney stones based on their ingredients:
- The most common kidney stones made from calcium, can be from calcium oxalate, phosphate, or maleate. Eating less oxalate-rich foods like spinach, beets, peanuts, and potato chips is thought to reduce the risk of developing this type of kidney stone.
- Uric acid. This type of kidney stone is more common in men than in women. In addition, it can also be formed in the body of patients with gout. Gout occurs when our urine is too acidic due to eating foods that contain lots of purines, such as innards, meat, beer, shellfish, mackerel, sardines, and anchovies.
- Struvit, this type of kidney stone is mostly found in women with urinary tract infections. Stones caused by infection with this kidney can enlarge to cause blockages in the urinary tract.
- These rare kidney stones can form in the bodies of men and women who have genetic cystinuria disorders. This kidney stone is formed when cystine, a natural acid in the body, leaks from the kidney into the urine.
Very small kidney stones can cause no symptoms. The stone is even very likely not detected and can pass or come out without causing pain when we urinate. Symptoms of kidney stones in women and men usually begin to appear when kidney stones are trapped in the kidney, cause infection, and try to pass through a narrow ureter.
If so, the various symptoms of kidney stones in the following women and men appear:
- Pain or pain when urinating.
- Pain that arises suddenly and gets worse over time in the back, side of the body, under the ribs, abdomen, groin, or genitals.
- Feeling abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting.
- There is blood in the urine (the color of urine looks pink, red, or brown), maybe caused by kidney stones that swipe the kidney or ureter.
- Feeling restless and unable to lie still.
- The frequency of urination is more frequent than usual.
- Urine looks cloudy or foul-smelling.
- Urine comes out a little.
- Accompanied by fever and chills, if there is an infection.
Well, if various symptoms have arisen, do not hesitate to immediately go to the doctor. Especially if you have difficulty urinating, feeling very sick, so you can't sit still or look for a comfortable position, and blood pressure. The faster the symptoms of kidney stones in women and men are dealt with, the faster the healing will be.