KIDNEY STONE DISEASE

While at work, when you are given two different tasks, sometimes you do get confused. The same happens with our kidneys when there is a small mismatch between the tasks assigned to them, i.e., to conserve water, but at the same time filter out smaller substances.

Kidney stones are formed when our kidneys start to conserve more water than necessary. These stones are solid masses of crystals and can develop anywhere in your urinary tract. The major components of these stones are calcium salts, uric acid, cystine, and struvite.

Kidney Stones causes

• Dehydration
• Consumption of lesser quantity of water than recommended
• Tumours and urinary tract infections
• Other medical conditions like Hyperparathyroidism or Hyperuricosuria
• High oxalate diet or low calcium diet
• Obesity
• A diet with high levels of protein, salt, or glucose
• Gastric bypass surgery
• Inflammatory bowel diseases
• Medications such as triamterene diuretics, antiseizure drugs, and calcium-based antacids
• High dose of Vitamin c supplementation
• Hereditary

Are you at risk for kidney stones?

Anybody can be affected with kidney stones disease, with the rampantly changing unhealthy lifestyle. But some are at more risk than others. Kidney stone risk factors include obesity, someone in your family having had a history of renal stones or consumption medications as mentioned above.

Kidney stone Symptoms

Sometimes, these stones pass away unnoticed and you might not experience any grave symptoms, But you do require immediate attention if and when you start having pain in the groins, blood in the urine (red, pink, or brown urine), experience vomiting, nausea, notice discoloured or foul-smelling urine, have chills, fever, feel the need to urinate frequently, or urinate small amounts of urine.

Treatment

Urology Speciality Clinic offers a wide range of treatment options of  kidney stone medicine that corrects the altered mechanism and surgery in extreme conditions, as advised and deemed necessary by Dr. Pari, the best kidney stone specialist doctor & Urologist in Chennai.   Also, to treat the causative factor is an option. Urology Speciality Clinic is a well-know center as a top kidney stone clinic in Chennai.

How to prevent kidney stones?

• Stay adequately hydrated at all times of the year.
• Kidney stones diet: Reduce salt and fat foods intake.
• Start consuming calcium-rich food but at the same time avoid taking calcium supplements in high doses to compensate for your unhealthy eating habits.
• Cut down on high oxalate-rich foods like peanuts, coffee, chocolates etc. and animal protein foods.