WHO HAVE GREATER TENDENCY TOWARDS KIDNEY STONES?
• People who tend to form stones have certain factors in common. • Those who stay in the hot environmental condition, such as tropical area. • Positive family history of the stone disease in first blood relation. • Decreases fluid intake, which reduces urine output, and forms supersaturated urine. BACK WHAT CAUSES STONE FORMATION? Medical science have advanced considerably particularly in the last decade. These advances have greatly improved our understanding of course of the stone disease and the management of this ailment has undergone revolutionary changes. This knowledge has further been helpful in the prevention and treatment of stone disease. Various factors play a role in the formation of kidney stone in a susceptible individual. These factors are diet, water intake, urinary output, climate, occupation, and heredity, radical and family background. 1. Diet- Ingestion of excessive amount of calcium, oxalates, purines (uric acid), phosphates and other elements often results in exce
