Summer regular customer "Urinary stones"

Urinary stones are one of the diseases that are more likely to occur during the hot summer.

Because of the high temperature, excessive sweating occurs, and as the body's water content decreases, an environment conducive to stone formation is created.

Therefore, patients with urinary stones are most common from June to August during the summer.

It is known to be the most common among them.

 

Urolithiasis is a condition in which a type of stone forms along the pathway through which urine is expelled from the body after being produced in the kidneys, causing various abnormalities in the body.

This stone is formed by the combination of minerals such as calcium, magnesium, and phosphate that could not be excreted from the kidneys and bladder.

It is a generated substance.

The main symptom is flank pain.

There are also symptoms such as hematuria, which is blood in the urine, frequent urination (pollakiuria), and a sudden urgent need to urinate (urgency).

 

Fortunately, if the size of the stone is small, natural expulsion

While it can be expected, most cases require surgical treatment such as extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy for large urinary stones, ureteroscopic procedures, or nephroscopic removal of stones.

 

Urinary stones tend to recur frequently, so even after treatment, adequate fluid intake and salt intake restriction are necessary.

Having a diet that includes adequate protein intake and foods high in fiber is helpful.

 

In particular, in foods high in fiber, it helps prevent stone formation by hindering calcium absorption and increasing excretion through stool by binding with calcium.

 

In particular, foods high in fiber hinder calcium absorption and bind with calcium to increase excretion through stool, helping to prevent stone formation.