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Uric acid stones are smooth, brown and soft. Eating a lot of meat can cause excess amounts of uric acid. Conditions like gout and treatments and chemotherapy can also increase the risk of getting uric acid stones. Struvite stones are usually large and have a horn-like shape. They develop when there is too much ammonia in the urine. This can happen if someone has a urinary tract infection because the bacteria that cause these infections can generate ammonia. This kind of kidney stone is most often found in women. Cystine stones are yellow and crystalline. They develop the high levels of cystine in the urine, which happens if someone has a hereditary disorder called cystinuria. Only one in a hundred kidney stones are caused by this condition. How it happens:
Uric acid is excreted in the body due to the breakup of cells based by the food eaten. This uric acid is a waste product and is usually removed from the body via urine and stool. Though, if the kidneys fail to perform their function optimally, this uric acid remains in the blood to result in kidney stones. The level of uric acid in the urine can be determined by a laboratory urine test. Uric acid kidney stones are created as a result of too much uric acid in the urine or a normal amount of uric acid in too little urine or uric acid present in its insoluble form. There are several other factors that instigate uric acid stones formation, like uric acid is produced at the breaking up of purines which are found in the human body tissue and in certain food products like beans, peas, liver and certain alcoholic drinks. Calcium is another reason for stone:
Depending on where they are located, kidney stones are also known as renal calculi, urinary calculi, urinary tract stone disease, nephrolithiasis, urolithiasis and ureterolithiasis. In most people the underlying cause is not known. Some people with kidney stones have lower levels of citrate in their urine that usually stops the stones forming. Calcium stones are more general in people who have excess levels of vitamin D or who have an overactive parathyroid gland. People who have medical conditions like cancer, some kidney diseases or a disease called sarcoidosis are also more likely to develop calcium stones.
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