Various causes of kidney stones:

Eating habits or diet can cause ureterolithiasis (High animal protein, sodium and sugar intake)

High calcium levels in urine or blood

Lack of fluid intake (Not drinking enough water)

Genetic disposition or family history of ureterolithiasis

Cystic kidney disease can cause ureterolithiasis

Metabolic disorders

Persisting urinary tract infections

High intake and saturation of vitamin C and D can cause kidney stones
Men are more likely than women to develop kidney stones (3 times more than women), and the age most
likely for them to develop is between 20 and 30 years old.
Genetics also play a role. The likelihood of dealing with kidney stones in a persons life rises dramatically if
other people in the family have dealt with ureterolithiasis.

During the kidney stone diagnosis they will also do a physical examination of the patient and run
urinalysis and radiographic studies.
A doctor can make a diagnosis by looking at the intensity and location of the pain in a patient.
It is sometimes difficult figuring out how to diagnose kidney stones because the pain is not usually
constant. It sometimes comes and goes in waves and spasms hampering efforts to diagnose
ureterolithiasis.
Back pain may be present when they begin to create an obstruction. There may be tenderness on the
side where the kidney stones are located.
Symptoms of a kidney stone or multiple stones include vomiting
Signs may include vitamin A or vitamin C deficiency in the body
A stone, or multiple stones can cause decreased urine production
Excruciating pain radiating from side, back to groin or abdomen
Fever, night chills and sweats are symptoms
Frequent urination and pain during urination
A stone can cause pain that changes and fluxuates with intensity
Stones can cause redish, brownish urine that may have an odor
Drinking a lot of water to treat kidney stones may also help prevent future ureterolithiasis from happening
and stop them from forming altogether.
Water flushes out your body of excess vitamins and minerals which can build up over time, causing
ureterolithiasis.
Lithrotripsy treatment may be used to treat a person with ureterolithiasis who has larger kidney stones
that refuse to pass through the urine.