are kidney stone the result of lack of calcium
The formation of crystal aggregates in the urinary tract results in kidney stones, the clinical condition referred to as nephrolithiasis. BONE PAIN IN PATIENTS WITH HYPERPARATHYROIDISM. Patients with persistently elevated calcium levels due to overproduction of parathyroid hormone can also have complaints of bone pain. Bone pain is due to the activity of the parathyroid hormone on the bones, causing the calcium to be pulled OUT of the bones. Sometimes it makes people miserable within the first year or two of having high blood calcium. Other times it can go 6-8 years without causing too many problems other than fatigue, bad memory, kidney stones, and osteoporosis. Men with hyperparathyroidism have twice the risk of developing kidney stones as women. People with hyperparathyroidism under the age of 40 have twice the risk of having kidney stones than people over the age of 40. If you have kidney stones you must check your blood calcium AND your PTH levels. 1 Calcium stones are the type found in 70% of patients with stones. 2  Risk factors include hypercalciuria, low urine output, hyperuricosuria, low urine citrate level, and hyperoxaluria (usually secondary to high dietary intake).  Most patients (60%-70%) have hypercalciuria. A minority have associated hypercalcemia. Three had already had a stroke. One stroke patient had calcium levels around 12.8. The other two never had a calcium level above 11.7, but they had calcium levels over 10.1 for 12 years. Similarly, 36 of the 195 parathyroid patients that month already had kidney stones. Half of them never had a single calcium level above 11.3. Last updated: Fri 17 July 2015 Last updated: Fri 17 Jul 2015. email. Kidney stones usually comprised of a compound called calcium oxalate, are the result of an accumulation of dissolved minerals on the inner lining of the kidneys. Kidney Stones: Causes, Symptoms and Treatments. Written by Peter Crosta M.A. Kidney stones usually comprised of a compound called calcium oxalate, are the result of an accumulation of dissolved minerals on the inner lining of the kidneys. These deposits can grow to the size of a golf ball while maintaining a sharp, crystalline structure. Compared with the patients on a low-calcium diet, the patients on the normal calcium, low-sodium, low-protein diet had a 50% reduction in stone risk at 5 years. In some calcium stone patients, the mechanism for the increased rate of calcium oxalate stones is the presence of hyperoxaluria. The hyperoxaluria is usually secondary to high dietary oxalate intake caused by ingestion of foods or liquids containing large quantities of oxalate. The Role of Vitamin C in Preventing and Dissolving Kidney Stones. The calcium phosphate kidney stone can only exist in a urinary tract that is not acidic. Ascorbic acid (vitamin C's most common form) acidifies the urine, thereby dissolving phosphate stones and preventing their formation.
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