Kidney stones refer to some components of the urine that form stones in the kidneys, causing a urinary system disease.
Once the disease occurs, patients will have a series of abnormal symptoms such as renal colic and hematuria of different degrees, which will damage the patient's kidney health to a certain extent.
Therefore, in daily life, we must do a good job in preventing kidney stones. But what are the factors that cause kidney stones? Below, I will give you a detailed introduction, hoping to arouse the vigilance of all the crowds.
What causes kidney stones?
First, get used to sitting for a long time and holding back urine
One of the main causes of kidney stones is related to abnormal metabolic function in the body.
For people who do not like to exercise for a long time, the overall metabolic function is in a state of decline, which will affect the metabolism of some substances, such as uric acid, oxalic acid, calcium, cystine, etc.
And in the process of sitting for a long time, there will be excessive urinary holding behavior, the concentration of urine will increase, and some stone-forming substances contained in it will be very much, which will form stones in the kidneys, thus inducing the appearance of kidney stones.
Especially for long-term work in front of the computer and drivers, the main cause of kidney stones is related to long-term sedentary and excessive urinary holding.
Second, love to drink strong tea drinks and coffee
For people who especially like to drink some strong tea, coffee, milk tea, and a variety of alcoholic and high-sugar drinks, the probability of kidney stones will also be very high.
Coffee contains a lot of caffeine, and the caffeine component will make the calcium ions in the urine secrete too much, and it is easy to grow stones.
Tea contains more oxalic acid components, if you drink strong tea for a long time, the probability of inducing oxalate stones will also increase relatively.
In addition, if you drink alcohol or drink for a long time, the metabolic function of the kidneys is very slow, and the risk of kidney stones will naturally increase by many times.
Third, the long-term diet is incorrect
The composition of stones generally includes oxalic acid, calcium, cystine and uric acid, and if a large amount of oxalic acid-rich foods are consumed in the diet, such as asparagus, spinach, cabbage, etc.;
And if you do not blanch it with hot water before eating it, the oxalic acid component that enters the body will increase significantly, making it easy to form oxalate stones.
If too much of the purine-rich substances and foods high in calcium are consumed, it will cause cystine and uric acid stones to appear.
In addition, if you eat some high-salt foods for a long time, such as various pickled foods, or when cooking food, add too much salt and condiments.
The concentration of urine will increase, the metabolic function of the kidneys will decrease, and it is easy to develop kidney stones.
Fourth, long-term suffering from urethral diseases
If you suffer from some urethral diseases for a long time in your daily life, such as urethritis, cystitis, prostatitis, nephritis, or urinary tract obstruction, it will affect the normal excretion of urine.
Moreover, a large number of bacteria and some inflammatory factors will be generated in the urine, which will not only increase the concentration of urine, but also lead to an increase in stone-forming substances, thereby increasing the risk of suffering from stones.
All in all, if the above 4 behavioral habits occur for a long time, the concentration of stone-forming substances in the urine will increase rapidly, the solubility of the body will decrease, and some stones will be formed in the kidneys, resulting in the appearance of kidney stones.
Therefore, if you want to prevent kidney stones, you must avoid the above factors. And do not stay up too late, otherwise it will also affect the metabolism of the kidneys, resulting in the deposition of stone-forming substances in the kidneys, and the probability of kidney stones and other urethral stones will also increase relatively.