General information, not an individual diagnosis. Ask a healthcare professional if you are unsure about your situation.
Stones form in the kidneys and can obstruct urine flow. After diagnosed renal colic, analysing a recovered stone helps tailor prevention to its composition.
Your team may ask you to strain urine to recover the passed stone. Clarify the container and where to deliver it; keep the instructions provided.
Depending on the assessment, blood tests and a twenty-four-hour urine collection may complement stone analysis. The tests prescribed depend on your circumstances.
After the attack, advice about food and drinks is adapted to the stone type. Confirm how much to drink, particularly if a medical contraindication applies.
During an attack, call 15 or 112 in France for fever, chills, faintness, vomiting, blood in urine, persistent or returning pain, or no urine for twenty-four hours. Pregnancy, a single kidney or kidney disease also warrant this call.
At follow-up, ask how to submit the stone and who will explain its analysis. Ask how the result informs your personal prevention advice before changing your habits.
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