Kidney Stone Causes, Symptoms, Treatment and How to Prevent them
If you’ve ever passed a kidney stone, you probably would not wish it on your worst enemy, and you’ll do anything to avoid it again.
“Kidney stones are more common in men than in women, and in about half of people who have had one, kidney stones strike again within 10 to 15 years without preventive measures,” says Dr. Brian Eisner, co-director of the Kidney Stone Program at Harvard-affiliated Massachusetts General Hospital.
Kidney stones are exceptionally common, affecting nearly one in every ten Americans. Those who have suffered from stones in the past, or who know someone else who has, understand that stones can be incredibly painful when they start to pass.
In this Kidney Stone Symptoms and Treatment app, you will find information about stone disease, causes, symptoms, treatment, how to prevent them and many facts and statistics about kidney stone.
Kidney Stone Symptoms and Treatment app includes:
- What are Kidney Stones?
- Kidney Stone Symptoms
- Kidney Stone Causes
- Kidney Stone Diagnosis
- Kidney Stone Treatment
- Kidney Stone Prevention
- Kidney Stone Statistics & Facts
This application will calculate your individual
This application will calculate your individual risk of kidney stone recurrence based on the scientifically proven formula which you can find in the "TEST" section, moreover it will optimize your diet according to the type of kidney stones you have and calculate the calories in the food you eat - in the "FOOD» section.
Normalization of your drinking regimen is very important for kidney stone prophylaxis. Tool which is going to help you with this located in the "WATER BALANCE" section.
Those who are dissolving stones (urate or struvite) will get a special section "pH DIARY", which allows you to enter the pH of urine directly into the smartphone, with graphic representation if needed.
Given the high percentage of forgotten kidney stents, which get encrusted with time, removal of which requires additional surgery, we created a section called "STENT RADAR" where you can set the date of the stent installation and the date of its planned removal, and your phone does the rest - it will remind you of the need to visit the doctor.
Your feedback with request of adding some new foods in the application can be found in the "CONTACT US" section.
Downloading this application on your phone you also get the opportunity to receive the most current medical news from the world of kidney stones as a push notifications from us of course if you want them!