Approximately 10% of US adults have had kidney stones. Within a five-year period, 50% of them reoccur. When urine becomes ...

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Experiencing a kidney stone often means enduring sharp, intense pain in the back, side, or lower abdomen, which may radiate towards the groin. This pain is typically caused by a small, hard mineral ...

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When there is an agglomeration of crystals made from minerals and salts along the urinary tract, it forms kidney stones. The colicky pain in the back and flank that accompanies this condition is ...

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