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Kidney Disorders

This forum is the right place to discuss congenital and acquired kidney disorders like congenital hydronephrosis, congenital obstruction of the urinary tract, a duplicated ureter, Polycystic kidney disease, Renal dysplasia, acquired diabetic nephropathy, hydronephrosis, kidney stones, kidney tumors, pyelonephritis kidney infection and renal failure.

General kidney questions

I was born with a single right kidney. Also have a narrowing of my Urethra, and have passed stones.  I have read all the information about living with one kidney.  My question is, I have almost constant recurrent UTI's.  What is my prognosis, and what further treatment to I need to seek on...

by User avatar Sissy Angela Powell Horton208296

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by User avatar tmcknight223827

How does my alcohol intake affect my kidneys?

Hi! I Have PKD (kidney disease). Sometimes I want to drink some glass wine. But, I don’t know how my alcohol intake affects on my kindness. I also know that red wine may help to reduce risk of heart disease. How can alcohol affect my kidneys?

by User avatar sievers1973

normal kidney function

What is normal kidney function? Is 37 considered to be low?

by User avatar Guest

I had a kidney removed mon and can't seem to stem the pain

Hi, I am new here and not sure of the process but here goes, i had my right kidney removed on mon 10th by keyhole, it's left me with 1 big and 4 smaller incisions, i was finally allowed to come home yesterday after having problems passing water, when i went it seemed that the urethra was leaking...

by User avatar nikkij121410

I was told i had a 6mm stone in left kidney

Answered by a doctor

I was told i had a 6mm stone in left kidney again now they can't find it and i know i didn't pass im being told the pain is from something else by my urologist what do i doi had x-rays and a ct scan still no answer what i to do it's my 3rd one in left kidney please help

by User avatar mike

mild pelvocaliectasia left kidney

july 19, 2012I am 53 years old, female. Year 2011 i was diagnose of having enlarge uterus with multiple intramural uterine myoma. Mild pelvocaliectasis, left kidney possibly due to infection or secondary to distal ureteral compression secondary to enlarged uterus. I am very much afraid of any...

by User avatar bebe

The best tactic to pass the kidney stone on my own

Answered by a doctor

I admit that I never thought I would be in such a pain as I am now. When I stand, when I walk, my front right side just hurts a lot. I am not sure if this is the kidney stone, but my husband say it is, because he had that problem a year ago. Is there some tactic to pass it on my own? What would be...

by User avatar germain34621

how to detox for abdominal burninig and weightloss after ste

My doctors said I might have kidney disease but won't test me, I had 3 UTI's in the last 6 months, I bloated up and then the fluid solidified into a gelatness mass all over my body that I cannot lose with diet and exercise, I've tried for over a year. I suffered hairloss with the swelling. I...

by User avatar preciious45173

losing right kidney

Can anyone tell me in case what happens if someone has lost his/her right kidney ?

by User avatar Gift