UAB Offers Tips For Preventing Kidney Stones

By Savannah Koplon

It has been said that experiencing a kidney stone is the closest a man will get to experiencing childbirth, though the pain of a stone is alarming for both sexes. One in 10 people will form a kidney stone in their lifetime.

Understanding the causes and effects of kidney stones can help one understand markers for overall kidney health. Kidney stones can lead to acute kidney injury, and multiple episodes can result in long-term renal issues.

Kidneys filter 200 liters of blood a day, help regulate blood pressure and direct red blood cell production. But they are also prone to disease; 1 in 3 Americans is at risk for kidney disease due to diabetes, high blood pressure or a family history of kidney failure. There are more than 30 million Americans who already have kidney disease, and most don’t know it because there are often no symptoms until the disease has progressed.Awareness can help people of all ages stay healthy, according to Kyle Wood, M.D., assistant professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Urology.

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