Previous history of kidney stones: Although many people with kidney stones develop a stone as an isolated occurrence,[1] the chance of getting more stones tends to increase with each successive occurrence. One study tracking stone recurrence in people with kidney stones found that the first, second, third, and fourth or higher cases of kidney stones had a 5-year recurrence rate of 17%, 32%, 47%, and 60%, respectively.[2][3]
Additional risk factors for kidney stones include: