Question

What causes a kidney stone to form?

How can NaCl increase your kidney stone risk?

Why are kidney stones bad?

Answer 1

What causes kidney stones to form?

Kidney stones form when your urine contains high concentration of crystal-forming substances like calcium oxalate and uric acid and comparatively less fluid and hence urine becomes concentrated and cannot dilute this crystal forming substances .At the same time, your urine may lack substances that prevent crystals from sticking together, creating an ideal environment for kidney stones to form.

How can NaCl increase your kidney stone risk?

Our body requires a balance of sodium and potassium to pull the water across the wall from the bloodstream into a collecting channel in the kidney. A high salt diet will alter this sodium balance, causing the kidneys to have reduced function and remove less water and also too much salt in the urine prevents calcium from being reabsorbed from the urine to the blood. This causes high urine calcium, which may lead to kidney stones.

Why are kidney stones bad?

Kidney stones can cause the kidney to swell and when this kidney stones moves into urinary tract, causes the ureter to spasm, which can cause a lot of pain, they can also damage kidneys by blocking the flow of urine and causing bleeding and infection. Smaller stones can block the flow of urine through the ureters and urethra, causing urinary tract infection and other damage.