How are kidney stones caused

The common causes of kidney stones include: abnormal metabolism of the body urinary tract obstruction infection foreign bodies and the use of drugs. Prevention to drink more water and diet structure adjustment based.

Causes include: 1. Abnormal metabolism of the body: such as calcium and oxalic acid in the urine increased excretion; Eating high purine or high oxalic acid food, such as animal viscera potato tomato, etc. lead to urine PH changes, the formation of crystals.

2. Urinary tract obstruction infection foreign bodies: such as patients due to renal pelvis ureteral junction stricture and other reasons leading to urine obstruction, it is more likely to occur stones, or the body has ureteral stent complicated urinary tract infection, will increase the probability of kidney stones.

3. The use of drugs: such as triamterene (a diuretic) Sulfonamide drugs (antibiotics) Vitamin C vitamin D corticosteroids will also increase the incidence of kidney stones.