Urolithiasis is a frequently diagnosed urological disease, which can be accompanied by a severe course, as well as relapses. Urolithiasis has no age limits, it occurs in both adults and children, often affecting the most active period of life. Since urolithiasis is widespread, the analysis of its course remains one of the important problems of modern medicine, especially in connection with the tendency to increase this disease.
Why does kidney urolithiasis appear ? Consider the factors of its formation. These include metabolic disorders, infection, especially the development of the genitourinary system, diseases of the digestive tract, a predisposition and a diet provoking the development. Also, urolithiasis is associated with human living conditions, which include: decreased motor activity, which leads to metabolic disorders, an abundance of proteins in the diet, living conditions, profession, genetic features.
The reasons for the formation of stones can also be factors associated with the physical condition of a person: infections or changes in the urinary tract, disorders in the body or kidneys.
More often, stones are formed in men, but they are less likely than women to have severe forms with complex stones that fill the kidney cavity. Thanks to modern technology, despite the increase in morbidity, the number of severe forms of the disease has decreased.
Basically, a kidney stone a person notices immediately. Symptoms of this disease are detected primarily by patients who turn to the doctor with complaints, as well as on the basis of laboratory, ultrasound and other studies. Depending on the state of health, the course of this disease can be quite secretive, and it will be revealed when examining the body about other diseases.
It is imperative to know the chemical structure of stones, not only from the perspective of future therapy, but also from the point of view of choosing options for their removal from the body by surgery.
The main basis for the formation of kidney stones is associated with metabolism, in particular, a change in blood composition.
It must be understood that urolithiasis does not develop without factors that contribute to it. These include:
- genetic predisposition;
- chronic diseases of the genitourinary and digestive systems;
- malfunctioning of the parathyroid glands.
- dehydration due to poisoning or an infectious disease.
- lack of vitamins;
- excess in the diet of products that increase the level of acidity of urine.
- the constant use of hard water for drinking and cooking.
What are the symptoms of urolithiasis? First, you should pay attention to lower back pain. It can be either single or double-sided and during physical exertion the pain intensifies. This is a symptom that speaks of stones. If the stone enters the ureter, pain will be felt in the lower abdomen. Further, renal colic. Represents severe pain in the kidney area, is characterized by spontaneity, the pain stops when the stone leaves the ureter.
Symptom is also pain during urination, this is evidence of the presence of stones in the bladder. The patient may feel that the bladder is not empty, but the stream is interrupted. This is a “blockage” syndrome in which urination can continue if the body position is changed. Also, a signal may be the presence of blood in the urine. It can appear as a result of experienced severe pain, as well as in connection with physical activity. Symptom is also an increased body temperature. It must be remembered that the symptoms of urolithiasis are associated with the size and type of stone, its position, as well as the nature of the disorders of the genitourinary system.