Nephrolithiasis or Kidney stone is formed when the different substances found in one’s urine starts to increase and becomes concentrated. During this time, crystal like stones will start forming and eventually it will grow and harden until it becomes a kidney stone. Having a kidney stone is very painful as it may block the urine from coming out and may cause some lesions within the kidney. It may also lead to long term kidney failure.

Are kidney stones in children possible? Unfortunately, it is. There had been no exact figures as to how many children are affected with such illness but medical people have observed that the cases of having kidney stones in children are rampantly increasing.

What are the possible causes of kidney stones in children? As was said earlier, kidney stones are developed when the substances in the urine piles up and becomes saturated. Some other causes could be:

• There may be some defects in the renal tract that causes the blockage leading to abnormality of urine flow. Substances that cause the stone formation might pile up inside the urinary bladder that might eventually end up in kidney stone formation.
  
• Kidney stones in children might be due to genetics which means that such abnormalities may run in the blood.
• If a child is not used in eating healthy foods and are fond of munching on junk foods and other snacks that are high in sodium content, then these children are most likely to develop kidney stones especially when they are not used to drinking plenty of water.
•  A child that is overweight of obese may also be more susceptible to develop kidney stones.

All these things may contribute a lot in the developing of kidney stones among children. This is the reason why it is very important that we teach our kids how to live life healthy at an early age. More on Kidney Stones on Children