Chronic stress can lead to the formation of kidney stones, solid clusters of minerals that may block the flow of urine or cause immense discomfort. Stress can occur any time your mind or body feels ...

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If you’ve ever had a kidney stone, you know how painful and debilitating it can be. A sharp, stabbing pain in your lower abdomen. A dull ache spreading from your lower back to your groin. Intense ...

Thirty years ago, kidney stones were considered a disease of the middle-aged white man. Now doctors are increasingly seeing a different kind of patient suffering from the extremely painful condition, ...

Both gallstones and kidney stones can be very painful. Gallstones are deposits of digestive fluid, while kidney stones are crystals formed from chemicals in the urine. Both types of stones may pass.

Severe, sharp, and debilitating, the pain of kidney stones could bring daily life to a sudden halt, and make even simple tasks a struggle. However, the renal stones do not form overnight, as crystals ...

Drinking water, lemon juice, and pomegranate juice can help inhibit the formation of kidney stones. Green tea, hibiscus tea, and vinegar may help pass kidney stones and prevent more from forming.