Stones formed in the kidney of a Taiwanese woman in her 20s. /Chimei Hospital
A 20-year-old woman in Tainan, Taiwan, recently underwent surgery to remove more than 300 stones from her kidney. This woman usually drank soda instead of water, and it appears that this eating habit had an effect on her.
According to Tainan News on the 10th (local time), the woman was recently admitted to Chimei Hospital due to severe pain in her back and fever. Her x-ray showed that the woman’s kidneys were swollen with hundreds of large and small stones.
It is said that this woman did not drink water but drank tea and juice containing sugar. This left her chronically dehydrated and caused large amounts of minerals to build up in her kidneys. The media reported that this woman’s case is a clear example of the dangers that lack of adequate hydration and unhealthy eating habits pose to her health.
More than 300 stones between 0.5 cm and 2 cm in diameter were removed from this woman’s kidneys through kidney stone surgery. In general, men are three times more likely to develop kidney stones than women. In Taiwan, 14.9% of men experience kidney stones, while the incidence among women is only 4.3%.
Kidney stones form when there is excess calcium, oxalic acid (oxalic acid), phosphoric acid, or uric acid in the urine, often when water is reduced and mineral concentration increases. Bacterial infection, metabolic abnormalities, and excessive consumption of foods containing stone components are causes of disease.
Most very small kidney stones cause no symptoms, but some kidney stones can cause chronic flank pain. Kidney stones may stay in the kidneys, but they are often excreted in the urine through the lower urinary tract. If a large stone gets caught in the ureter on its way to the lower urinary tract, symptoms such as severe pain in the back or side, nausea, vomiting, and hematuria appear.
Doctors advised people to drink plenty of water to help their bodies properly process substances such as sugar and salt, and to consume moderate amounts of tea, coffee, cola, chocolate and nuts. Salty foods increase the risk of kidney stones, so it is best to avoid them as much as possible, and regular exercise also helps prevent stones.
More than 300 stones removed from the kidney of a Taiwanese woman in her 20s. /Chimei Hospital
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2023-12-14 04:52:00
