What is kidney stone?
Kidney stones are abnormal concretions, usually composed of mineral salts, that become lodged in the renal pelvis, causing pain.
How do members experience kidney stone?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with kidney stone*
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Low glomerular filtration rate (GFR)
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Pain in lower back
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Fatigue
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Pain
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Back pain
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Buoy Health’s symptom checker.
Top treatments taken by people for kidney stone*
Treatment
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
89
Tried for
kidney stone
(1)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
78
Tried for
kidney stone
(1)
*Data from patients with kidney stone, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Compare treatments taken by people with kidney stone*
Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
kidney stone
(1)
Perceived effectiveness
for kidney stone (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
kidney stone
(1)
*Data from patients with kidney stone, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Who has kidney stone on PatientsLikeMe?
Age
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 1 | |
| 20s | 42 | |
| 30s | 158 | |
| 40s | 300 | |
| 50s | 378 | |
| 60s | 336 | |
| 70+ | 180 |
Distribution of sex
Sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 380 | |
| Female | 983 |
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