s t ones
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peopl ear ees t i mat edt o hav eaki dneys t one t hr oughoutt hei rl i f et i me. Thepr ev al enc eofki dney s t oneshasi ncr eas edby nt hel as t4 5% i 0years.
Fort hemos tpar t ,ki dneys t ones ar es mal lenought opas s nat ur al l yt hr oughur i ne,t hough pai nf ul ,wi t ht hehel pofk eepi ng hy dr at ed,andpai nr el i ev er s . Lar gers t onesmaycaus ef ur t her s ympt oms ,andt hes er equi r e i nv as i v epr oc edur esf orr emov al .
Aki dneys t onei sahar dmas s depos i tofmi ner al sandac i d s al t s t hat ac cumul at e i n c onc ent r at ed ur i ne. Ev en t hough t hey ar e pai nf ult o pas s , t heyus ual l ydon’ tr es ul t i nl ongt er m damage t ot he body . Ther e ar e di f f er ent t y pes : Cal c i um s t ones , s t r uv i t e s t ones , ur i c ac i d s t ones , cy s t i ne s t ones , and ot her t y pes .