Diseases

Bladder Stones

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Bladder stones are hard masses of minerals in your bladder. Bladder stones develop when urine in your bladder becomes concentrated, causing minerals in your urine to crystallize. Concentrated, stagnant urine is often the result of not being able to completely empty your bladder.

SYMPTOMS

Lower abdominal pain.
In men, pain or discomfort in the penis.
Painful urination.Frequent Urination.
Difficulty urinating or interruption of urine flow.
Blood in your urine.
Cloudy or abnormally dark-colored urine.

CAUSES

The most common conditions that cause bladder stones include: prostate gland enlargement. An enlarged prostate, or benign prostatic hyperplasia (bph), can cause bladder stones in men. As the prostate enlarges, it can compress the urethra and interrupt urine flow, causing urine to remain in your bladder.