Why Kidney Stones Are Hitting Kids Harder and Younger

Why Kidney Stones Are Hitting Kids Harder and Younger

Once a disease more prevalent in adults, factors such as the modern diet and sedentary lifestyle have increased the incidence in children. Kiera Parker was just 14 when she began experiencing sharp, sudden pain in her abdomen. Initially dismissed as menstrual cramps, the pain intensified with blood in her urine and recurring urinary tract infections. An emergency room visit revealed a large kidney stone requiring immediate surgery. “The pain was unbearable,” Parker told The Epoch Times. “I couldn’t sleep, eat, or even speak with my parents.” Since her first episode in January 2019, Parker—a healthy athlete—has endured three kidney stone surgeries, each followed by stent placement, which she describes as “more painful than the stones themselves.” Once, doctors warned that her ureter—the tube carrying urine from the kidney to the bladder—might burst. “I’ve had about 50 ultrasounds,” Parker said. “I’ve never had a clean scan. No matter

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