How to collect kidney stones

You had a terrible back pain and have seen your doctor and examination yielded kidney stones. Now you were given pain killers until you have seen your urologist, also you were advised to drink  lots of fluids or lemon drink hoping that the kidney stones would pass naturally. This happens when the kidney stones are not big enough and can pass through your urethra. There are cases that patients are asked by their doctors to collect the stone so they can be analyzed.

So, how do we collect our kidney stones from the comfort of our own toilets or bathrooms at home? Here is how:

1. Get a kidney stone strainer. Your Doctor can provide this; you can also buy this at a local pharmacy or even buy this from Amazon. Here is the link to amazon:Kendall Calculi strainer for kidney stone analysis test, non-sterile - 1 ea
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2. Urinate into the kidney stone strainer – check any brown or yellow residue or stones on the strainer - this can vary in sizes from small grain to larger ones big enough to pass through the urethra.

3. If you have found any, set them to dry and place them in a plastic or small bottle and bring it to your Doctor. Now your Doctor can determine if you have a calcium stones, or uric acid stones, or struvite or cystine. You can then pattern your diet according to the type of stone you got to avoid development of future kidney stones.