The southwest region has always been a high incidence area for patients with urinary stones. The conditions of these patients vary, but when talking about the causes of the disease, these patients all believe that it is directly related to the poor local water quality.
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Patient Mr. Han from Gongshan Town, Xundian County came to the hospital because of right kidney stones, right ureteral stones , right hydronephrosis, and right ureteral stenosis . Through minimally invasive fibrous nephrolithotomy, the ureter was dilated, and the stones in the patient's right kidney and ureter were successfully removed, eliminating the hydrops.
After the operation, the patient said that many relatives and friends in his hometown suffered from kidney stones. "This is because there are too many minerals and the water is too hard, so drinking water will cause stones."
However, is the reality really what these patients said?
Through investigation, we found that although Xundian area is rich in minerals, the local water hardness is relatively low according to national standards, so there is no problem of high incidence of kidney stones caused by long-term drinking of hard water.
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In fact, there is no direct relationship between water hardness and the incidence of kidney stones. There are many reasons for the formation of kidney stones, the most important of which are related to the patient's diet, nutrition, living habits, and metabolism .
According to Mr. Zhang, he usually doesn’t like to drink water, and he often drinks a little only when he is extremely thirsty. In this regard, everyone should know that insufficient daily drinking water can easily lead to concentrated urine. The calcium salts in the urine may become supersaturated and precipitate and condense, leading to stones in the urinary system. In addition, excessive intake of oxalic acid, purine, and other substances in the daily diet, severe calcium deficiency in the body, and urinary infections can also lead to a high incidence of urinary stones.
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As for daily drinking water, as long as tap water meets national standards, it is good water suitable for drinking. Compared with the common purified water and mineral water currently on the market, tap water contains a variety of minerals and trace elements that are beneficial to the human body. Long-term drinking will not cause excessive or insufficient intake of certain minerals and trace elements in the human body, causing adverse effects on the body.
To prevent kidney stones, it is important to do the following:
1. Drink more water: Drinking more than 2000 ml of water every day can reduce the chance of suffering from urinary stones by 80%!
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2. Pay attention to your diet: Control your salt intake and eat less spinach, strawberry, tomato and other foods with high oxalic acid content.
3. Exercise more: enhances physical fitness, improves metabolism, and also has a good effect on the prevention of kidney stones.
Correct treatment is very important if you have kidney stones.
Currently there are many methods to treat kidney stones, mainly including drug treatment, extracorporeal lithotripsy, surgical treatment, etc. So what kind of treatment should patients with kidney stones choose?
After a patient is diagnosed with kidney stones, he must go to a regular hospital for treatment in time. He must not be careless just because the stones have not occurred but obvious symptoms have appeared. After arriving at the hospital, you must strictly follow the treatment plan prescribed by the doctor, and avoid blindly taking medication or undergoing extracorporeal lithotripsy to avoid improper treatment, not only failing to expel stones, but also causing unnecessary damage to the patient's kidneys.
