Kidney Stone Forming Compound. In most people having enough liquid washes them out or other chemicals in urine stop a stone from forming. Oxalate is the most common stone forming compound.
The wedges on my pie chart show the relative abundances of stone types in our large population of stone forming patients. Crystals make stones and their names signify the kidney stone types. If a stone grows to more than 5 millimeters 0 2 in it can cause blockage of the ureter resulting in severe pain.
In most people having enough liquid washes them out or other chemicals in urine stop a stone from forming.
Kidney stones typically form in the kidney and leave the body in the urine stream. After it is formed the stone may stay in the kidney or travel down the urinary tract into the ureter. Too much oxalate in the urine is responsible for up to 60 of calcium stones and is a more common cause of stones than excess calcium in the urine. Here are the names of the crystals that make the stones.