Beware of Kidney Stones in Children

Taken from kompas.com - Health experts in the United States was troubled. Gather data from 42 children's hospitals in the superpower shows the increase in cases of kidney stones in children.

Of the 125 cases in 1999 to 1389 in the year 2008. Study results published in medical journal The Journal of Urology shows that the data did not differ significantly. An increase in 57 cases per 100 000 child being treated in hospitals in 2008 than before only 18 of 100 000 in 1999.

Kidney stones in general suffered by adults over the age of 40 years. But in fact this disease could happen to anyone, even children. Although kidney stones do not cause harm, but can cause extreme pain.

Kidney stones usually occur because of crystal formation caused by the urine is too concentrated. Salts of calcium, uric acid, Sistin and other materials in the urine can crystallize and form a mineral deposit to even-sized pebbles.

Pain usually occurs when the stones apart, left kidney and down through the ureter. The pain can be felt to start from the back or side of the body below the ribs down. When the stone moves to the bladder, the pain spread to the groin area. However, there are many stones in the kidney that does not give new symptoms and are detected during X-ray done for other problems.
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