To prevent kidney stones, it’s important to drink more water (your urine should be clear or clear), maintain a healthy weight, and avoid eating too much red meat. Danila Pyrikov, nephrologist at the Fomin Clinic network in Moscow, tells socialbites.ca.
“About 5 percent of people suffer from urolithiasis. Prevention methods depend on the composition of the stone, but there are general rules. First of all, you need an adequate drinking regime: lack of fluid leads to an increase in the concentration of salt in the urine. It is easier for them to turn into large crystals, precipitate, become fixed and continue to grow Therefore, it is important to drink two to three liters of water a day, the doctor said.
It is important not to overuse salt and meat, especially red meat, and not to consume more than 1.0-1.3 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight per day. You should also increase your intake of vegetables and fruits and maintain a normal weight: obesity increases your chances of developing kidney stones. Other risk factors include heredity, pathologies of the parathyroid glands, gout and recurrent urinary infections.
“If there is already a stone, you need to learn the composition of the stone for treatment. We can dissolve urate stones only with tablets; the rest is too dense and needs to be physically removed. The safest way is to capture the loose stone and take it to the laboratory to study its composition. You can perform a CT scan of the kidneys and evaluate the density of stones. From this we can guess its composition. Daily urine testing for lithogenic substances is less informative. The doctor may also recommend a test for uric acid, calcium, phosphorus, parathyroid hormone and vitamin D, Pyrikov said.
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