Ankit Verma Ankit Verma Asked 5 months ago

What do kidney stones look like in strainer?

My doctor told me to try and strain my urine if I think I'm passing a kidney stone, to catch it for analysis. I'm not sure what I'm looking for. What do kidney stones look like in a strainer? Are they always visible?

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Amit Sharma Amit Sharma Joined Jun 2026 4 months ago
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Haan, strainer me wo chote chote peele ya brown rang ke pathar jaise dikhte hain na. Bilkul mitti ya kankar ke daane lagte hain. Unhe fenkna mat, doctor ko dikhane ke liye sambhal kar rakhna.

Pooja Sen Pooja Sen Joined Apr 2026 5 months ago

They basically look like small, hard, irregular crystals or dark sand grains caught in the filter. Take a photo of them and put them in a sterile container. You need to get them analyzed at a diagnostic lab to know exactly what is causing them.

Rajesh Kulkarni Rajesh Kulkarni Joined Feb 2026 5 months ago

They look like tiny, sharp-edged yellow or brown pebbles. I once ignored these tiny grains in my urine thinking they were nothing, and ended up with a blocked kidney that required urgent surgery. Please take these findings seriously and see your urologist immediately.

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Savitri Devi Savitri Devi Joined Apr 2026 5 months ago

Beta, they look like small, rough pieces of sand or tiny light-brown gravel that get caught in the mesh. Keep them safely in a small paper or box so you can show your doctor at the hospital.

Karan Malhotra Karan Malhotra Joined Jun 2026 4 months ago

In the strainer, they usually look like tiny, jagged yellow or tan crystals, almost like coarse brown sugar or gravel. I tracked my symptoms on my app and captured the stone in a clean jar so the lab could analyze its composition. This helps in planning the right diet to prevent them.

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