Mr. Wang is 30 years old and is an programmer in an IT company. He always needs to work overtime when he is busy with work. In order to work more efficiently, He always drinks strong tea to refresh himself. Sometimes he has to drink on an empty stomach just as soon as he gets up.
But it is precisely because of this habit that Mr. Wang was targeted by kidney stones . He had two or three kidney stone surgeries in two years.
Can you actually drink kidney stones when drinking tea?
is not just drinking tea, but Xiaojiu also saw something happening online, "The reason why we have more and more kidney disease patients is because we drink too much tap water, because tap water contains a lot of scale." Is this really the case?
1. Will drinking tap water damage the kidneys? In fact, drinking water nourishes the kidneys
Drinking tap water can also damage the kidneys? This statement shocked many people. Is this really the case? Isn’t drinking water obviously beneficial to your health?
First, let’s first understand why there are “long stones” in the kidneys.
In fact, kidney stones are related to various factors such as genetics, body metabolic function, dietary structure, urinary tract infection, etc. Generally speaking, people who like to eat meat and drink less water are more likely to be targeted by urinary tract stones .
Is the scale in the tap water really related to kidney stones? In fact, these two have nothing to do with each other.
The main components of scale in tap water are calcium carbonate , calcium chloride , magnesium carbonate , etc. will be decomposed by gastric acid after entering the human body. ; part of it is absorbed by the body, and part of it will also enter the blood or urine, and the possibility of stones is not high.
Drinking more water can prevent kidney stones . Drinking more water can increase the excretion of urine, reduce the concentration of substances that form stones, and thus reduce the risk of kidney stones.
However, if you want to drain kidney stones by drinking more water, it is actually not realistic. , especially if the diameter of the stone exceeds 1 cm, drinking more water may cause obstruction of the stones, causing Hydrectal .
It is recommended that patients with congenital ureteral stenosis and urinary tract obstruction should not think about drinking more water to drain kidney stones.
2. Can I still drink kidney stones after drinking tea?
Our country’s tea culture has a long history. Many people have the habit of drinking tea, but some people have kidney stones because of drinking tea. Can tea still be drunk?
Drink tea, especially strong tea, the oxalic acid, tannic acid and other substances inside, may form calcium oxalate stones entering the human body, blocking into the ureter, increasing the risk of kidney stones .
In addition to drinking tea can cause kidney stones, some bad living habits can also induce kidney stones.
For example, eating too much food containing oxalic acid, eating too much greasy, not like drinking water, always drinking beverages, eating too salty foods, like eating high-sugar foods, seafood with beer, etc. may all increase the risk of kidney stones.
So for those who love to drink tea, is there any way to avoid the occurrence of kidney stones?
Drinking tea on an empty stomach will cause oxalic acid to enter the body and increase the chance of stones.
It is best to make tea with 70-80 degrees water, which can better leaching beneficial ingredients.
It is recommended to drink 6-10 grams of tea every day, not too much.
3. The most "deathful" behaviors that harm the kidneys, don't wait until the kidneys are damaged before you know
If you want to protect the health of the kidneys, you must stay away from some behaviors that harm the kidneys. The following behaviors that harm the kidneys are damaged before you know the following behaviors that harm the kidneys.
Drinking more water can promote the metabolism of waste in the body, while drinking less water may cause metabolic waste in the kidneys to not be discharged in time. may cause pyelonephritis , kidney stones and other diseases . It is recommended that adults drink 1500-1800 ml of water every day.
Many drugs need to be metabolized by the kidneys. Some drugs are nephrotoxic. Abuse of drugs may cause drug-induced renal failure.
is always lacking sleep, which is not conducive to the health of kidney function, and is also prone to cause diseases such as hypertension and obesity, which aggravates kidney damage.
The habit of holding urine will cause bacteria to reproduce in the urine. Once retrograde, it may damage the kidneys, causing reflux nephritis, pyelonephritis and other diseases.
Once the kidney is damaged, some symptoms will actually appear. If you find abnormal edema in the body, proteinuria hematuria , hypertension, increased blood creatinine, loss of appetite, anemia and other symptoms, you should be vigilant, which may be a warning of kidney damage.
You must protect your kidneys normally, try to control your diet, quit smoking and drinking, avoid abuse of drugs, eat more foods containing fiber, maintain proper exercise, etc.
[2] "A man drinks tea and gets kidney stones, which... makes men feel sorry for her in Chaoshan area! 》. Family Doctor Online .2022-04-12
[3] "Research found that 40-year-old men have high incidence of kidney stones, so they should drink less herbal tea and drink more lemonade". The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Pharmaceutical University.2022-01-13
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