Recently, many people who have seen physical examinations have kidney stones , or they may indicate that the kidneys have small crystals. Some people often suffer from renal colic . Today I will talk to you why some people always have kidney stones? How to adjust the diet of kidney stones? What are the methods for treating kidney stones?
Kidney stones are common diseases in the urinary system. Some people may have "stone constitution" and will always develop stones. In fact, this is related to unhealthy diet and living habits. People who often like to eat foods high in oxalic acid, high in phosphate , drink less water, and don’t like to exercise, have a higher probability of kidney stones.
Kidney stones are mainly divided into five major categories, namely calcium oxalate stones, accounting for about 86.7%, with brown appearance and shaped like mulberry , with a very hard texture, or a white and crunchy stone. The second type is calcium phosphate stones, accounting for about 5%, which are gray stones. Other ammonium phosphate, uric acid or cystine stones.
Kidney stones are closely related to diet. People with kidney stones should be better for laboratory analysis of the excreted stones to see the properties of the stones.
How to adjust your dietary structure with kidney stones?
For people with calcium oxalate stones, eat less foods that are high in oxalic acid. These foods include celery, spinach, grapes, tea, tomatoes, potatoes, bamboo shoots, plums, oranges, cocoa, etc. Especially for those who love to drink tea, they should control their drinking tea, especially not strong tea.
For people with uric acid stones, they should actively control the level of uric acid. The diuretics of hypertension and have a certain impact on uric acid. They need to adjust the use of medicines. The diet should reduce the intake of foods with high purine, mainly animal offal, seafood, beer, beans, peanuts, celery, green peppers, coriander, etc., and try to eat less hot pot and broth.
People with calcium phosphate stones should eat less foods high in calcium, including milk soy milk, animal bones, walnuts, etc.
Of course, patients with stones should eat less mutton, dried figs, , alcohol, etc. They must ensure sufficient water consumption in daily life and drink at least 2,000 ml of boiled water every day. Avoid sitting still often, performing more exercise, and performing a certain amount of , skipping rope, every day, which is very helpful for the discharge of stones.
With kidney stones, how can we promote the discharge of stones?
Generally speaking, stones with single-shot less than 6 mm have a smooth surface, so that the stones are easily discharged. Stones in the ureter are easily excreted, and the upper pole of the kidney is easier to excrete than stones in the lower pole. If the stone has exceeded 1 cm or more, there is almost no possibility of self-discharge. It is necessary to discharge stones by drugs, external lithotripsy or minimally invasive surgery.
Renal colic has little to do with the size of stones. Large stones are not easy to move. Many people have no symptoms. Only small stones will stimulate the kidney ureter when they are active, which will cause renal colic. At this time, it can be accompanied by hematuria , which will cause secondary infection over time. If the stones are blocked in the ureter, causing urinary excretion disorders, it will cause ureteral obstruction and water accumulation. If the treatment is not done in time, it will cause damage to renal function. Be sure to remind you to pay attention.
