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Kidney Stone Causes and Factors of RisksThere are several factors which increase an individual's tendency to develop kidney stone disease.
These include:
- dehydration
- lack of fluid intake
- the flow and volume of the urine is less
- high level of certain chemical compounds in the urine
- low level of citrate
- other medical ailments
When the flow of the urine is blocked or lessened, the risk of developing the disease is also high. When the urine of a person has high levels of the following chemicals: cystine, calcium, sodium, uric acid and oxalate, the likely to develop kidney stones is also increased. When the level of citrate is low, a person may develop hypocitraturia stones.
On the other hand, some medical ailments can also be common kidney stone causes. The following are just some of it:
- Medullary sponge kidney - when the kidney has a congenital defect, the level of calcium concentration in the urine is lessened.
- Hyperparathyroidism - When there is over production of parathyroid hormone, resulting to the loss of calcium.
- Hypertension – the pressure of the blood is too high.
- Colitis – the colon is inflamed, leading to dehydration, chronic diarrhea, and imbalance to the chemical production.
- Renal tubular acidosis – this is usually due to family history, wherein the kidneys can't release acid.
- Arthritis – there is inflammation to the joints which can be very painful.
- Crohn's disease – a disorder to the intestines which leads to dehydration, chronic diarrhea and low levels of citrate.
- Urinary tract infection – the functions of the kidneys are affected.
- Gout – when the blood has too much uric acid.
The diet of a person also affects the development of kidney stones.
This goes especially when the patients have underlying ailments. Foods which are rich in fats, sodium, sugar and meat may cause a person to develop stones. This also goes for foods which contain less vegetable protein, fiber and unrefined carbohydrates.
There are some people who are prone to the disease when they are sensitive to animal protein byproducts. On the other hand, people who eat a lot of meat are also likely to get affected with renal stone disease.
When there is too much vitamin C in the body, the level of oxalate becomes high.
In turn, the risk of developing kidney stones also increases. Foods which are rich in oxalate are green beans, berries, spinach, tomatoes, beets, squash, tea and nuts. These foods should not be taken in great amounts to prohibit a high concentration of oxalate.
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