Kidney stones and urinary track infections?

What are bladder infections and kidney stones caused from? What is a good treatment, and how often can one expect to suffer from them?

The urinary tract is the body's filtering system for removal of liquid wastes. Women are especially susceptible to bacteria which may invade the urinary tract and multiply resulting in infection.

Although most urinary tract infections or UTIs are not serious, they are painful. Approximately fity percent of all women will have at least one UTI in her lifetime with many women having several infections throughout their lifetime. Fortunately, these infections are easily treated with antibiotics that cause the symptoms to quickly disappear. Some women seem are more prone to repeated infections than others and for them it can be a frustrating battle. The most common cause of UTI are bacteria from the bowel that live on the skin near the rectum or in the vagina which can spread and enter the urinary tract through the urethra.Once these bacteria enter the urethra they travel upwards causing infection in the bladder and sometimes other parts of the urinary tract.

Sexual intercourse is a common cause of urinary tract infections because the female anatomy can make women more prone to urinary tract infections. During sexual intercourse bacteria in the vaginal area is sometimes massaged into the urethra by the motion of the penis.

Women who change sexual partners or begin having sexual intercourse more frequently may experience bladder or urinary tract infections more often than women in monogomus relationships. Although it is rare, some women get a urinary tract infection every time they have sex.

Another cause of bladder infections or UTI is waiting too long to urinate. The bladder is a muscle that stretches to hold urine and contracts when the urine is released. Waiting very long past the time you first feel the need to urinate causes the bladder to stretch beyond its capacity which over time can weaken the bladder muscle. When the bladder is weakened it may not empty completely and some urine is left in the bladder which may increase the risk of urinary tract infection or bladder infection.

Other factors may also increase a woman's risk of developing UTI including pregnancy, having urinary tract infections or bladder infections as a child, having past menopause, and diabetes. Symptoms of UTI or bladder infection are not easy to miss and include a strong urge to urinate that cannot be delayed which is followed by a sharp pain or burning sensation in the urethra when the urine is released. Most often very little urine is released and the urine that is released may be tinged with blood. The urge to urinate recurs quickly and soreness may occur in the lower abdomen, back, or sides.

This cycle may repeat itself frequently during the day or night--most people urinate about six times a day, when the need to urinate occurs more often a bladder infection should be suspected.

When bacteria enters the ureters and spread to the kidneys, symptoms such as back pain, chills, fever, nausea, and vomiting may occur, as well as the previous symptoms of lower urinary tract infection.

Proper diagnosis is vital since these symptoms can also be caused by other problems such as infections of the vagina or vulva. Only your physician can make the distinction and make a correct diagnosis. The number of bacteria and white blood cells in a urine sample is the basis for diagnosing urinary tract infections. Urine is examined under a microscope and cultured in a substance that promotes the growth of bacteria. A pelvic exam may also be necessary.

What causes kidney stones?

In most people the underlying cause isn't known. Some people with kidney stones have lower levels of citrate in their urine, which usually stops the stones forming.

Different kinds of kidney stones form from different salts in the urine. and you can suffer from them everyday my mother has them they were cause by her throid.

As far as kidney stones go, some people just get them. It sucks, but it happens. As far as UTI's go, you can avoid them by wiping from front to back, urinating after intercourse and overall cleanliness.

Drinking lots of water to help flush out toxins in the body. I had both once each and do not want to go through it again. Kidney stones are calcified deposits in kidneys. Both mines were due to not enough water in me and not urinating enough

Oh Lord Karen if you have kidney stones you wouldn't be on here that's for sure....stones are made of diffrent material processed through your blood as waste. Some stones look like burrs they have little thorns all over them. If possible the doctors try to let the patient pass the stone. They do a test called an IVP, where they use dye to look at the stone and see if its moving down the urinary tract. If it can move into the bladder allot of times the doctor will do what is called a basketing and go in with a tube and collect the stone. Some stones can be broken up with ultra sound, or other methods. Kidney stones can knock you on your behind for weeks!!! And the pain is awful. Bladder infections can be relived with antibiotic treatment, cranberry juice and lots of fluids. Usually people start feeling better within a couple of days.

There I blabbered long enough for 2 points. hahaha

kidney stones are caused by caffeine from my under standing and bladder infections are actually cause from holding to long.
of not completely emptying your bladder. during urination. the best thing to treat an infection is to take your antibiotics and drink plenty of water and cranberry juice you can also eat yogurt to replace the good antibodies that will also be destroyed by the antibiotic.

Kidney stones can last a while some times they have to be broken up by lasers it is very painful to pass them It really depends on the size of them and how many you have to determine how long it will take.

good luck drink a lot and do what the doctor has told you to do stay away from caffeine!!!!!!!!

I have done some research on kidney stones. Diets that are high in protien are more susceptable to cause kidney stones, as are people that are dehydrated on a regular basis.

Kidney stones are crystalized deposits that form and get stuck in the kidneys. Drinking plenty of water helps flush these deposits out. Another good way to prevent kidney stones is to drink plenty of Orange Juice. The citric acid in OJ helps break down the deposits that will turn into kidney stones if they aren't broken down and flushed out of your system.

basically if you want to avoid them stay hydrated and drink a glass of oj a day. Sounds like a recipe for good health to me.

I hear that kidney stones are no joke and are more painful than child birth. Ouch!

kidney stones is a solid mass that consists of tiny crystals. they form when your urine becomes to concentrated with certain substances, this substances may create small crystals that become stones, they don't cause any pain until they go down to the ureter, treatment varies depends on the kind of stone, they usually pass on their own. when that happens the urine should be strained and tested to determine the type, if pain is severe hospitalization may be required. KS are painful but usually are excreted without causing permanent damage, they tend to return specially if the underlying cause is not found and treated. bladder infections are called uti (urinary tract infection) it could happen anywhere in the urinary tract----kidneys--the ureters (tubes that take urine from the kidneys to the bladder---and then out. it is cause by a bacterium from the anus entering the urethra and then the bladder, not drinking enough water also may cause BI, having multiple sex partners, pregnancy,menopause,narrowed urethra. antibiotics are usually prescribed, as long as 6 months to 2 yrs, if any abnormality is present surgery may be recommended. you could get it a BI at list 2 in 6 months or at least 3 in one year.

UT's can be avoided by taking certain precautions. Kidney Stones??They are both very painfull...