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What is Hydroneprosis?
Hydronephrosis is a condition where one or both kidneys become stretched and swollen as the result of a build-up of urine inside them. It can affect people of any age and is sometimes spotted in unborn babies during routine pregnancy ultrasound scans.
What is the scientific name for kidney stones?
The scientific name for a kidney stone is renal calculus or nephrolith. You may hear health care professionals call this condition nephrolithiasis, urolithiasis, or urinary stones.
Why do my kidneys hurt in the morning when I wake up?
Pain due to kidney stones usually starts early in the morning. This happens mostly because people urinate less frequently at night through early morning, and so the ureter remains constricted in the morning.
Can you poop out kidney stones?
The stones that don’t get stuck move into the small bowel and are passed in your stool. However, the stones that get stuck are the ones that cause problems.
Why is my pee orange red?
The most concerning cause of orange urine is liver disease. In that case, the orange-color is caused by an increase in bilirubin. Red/Pink Urine. Certain foods like beets and berries can cause a red-colored urine.
Why my urine smells in the morning?
Urine concentration: It’s normal for urine to have a stronger odor first thing in the morning. After a night’s sleep, urine is more concentrated and odorous as well as brighter yellow in color. Dehydration also increases urine concentration, causing stronger smelling urine.
How does Nephroptosis affect urinary system?
Some people with symptomatic nephroptosis may experience a syndrome called Dietl crisis. In Dietl crisis, the floating kidney obstructs the ureter, the narrow tube leading from the kidney to the bladder. This can result in: violent flank pain.
Is it good for your kidneys to drink a lot of water?
H2O helps prevent kidney stones and UTIs. Water helps dissolve the antibiotics used to treat urinary tract infections, making them more effective. Drinking enough water also helps produce more urine, which helps to flush out infection-causing bacteria.
Is Pyonephrosis serious?
It causes the kidneys to swell and may permanently damage them. Pyelonephritis can be life-threatening. When repeated or persistent attacks occur, the condition is called chronic pyelonephritis. The chronic form is rare, but it happens more often in children or people with urinary obstructions.
What is the difference between Pyonephrosis and pyelonephritis?
Pyonephrosis—pus in the renal pelvis—results from urinary tract obstruction in the presence of pyelonephritis. Purulent exudate (inflammatory cells, infectious organisms, and necrotic, sloughed urothelium) collects in the hydronephrotic collecting system (“pus under pressure”) and forms an abscess.