24/06/2023
Kidney stone disease and complications: 4 things to understand!
Urinary tract infection
Stones accumulate for a long time in the kidney, blocking the urinary tract and damaging the lining of the kidney and ureter, which is an ideal condition for bacteria to grow causing urinary tract infection, kidney infection, pyelonephritis, interstitial nephritis, pyelonephritis with many serious diseases. consequence. Symptoms of a urinary tract infection include:
Painful urination, pain every time you urinate.
Urinary frequency, urge to urinate continuously, urinate many times but the amount of urine each time is very little.
Urine with white pus, unpleasant smell or blood, pale pink or brown color.
Pain in the lower back, hips and stomach
Fever, chills, nausea, vomiting.
When there is a urinary tract infection caused by gallstones, the doctor will prescribe antibiotics, and at the same time, it is necessary to quickly remove the gallstones to completely resolve the cause of the infection.
Urinary tract obstruction
Urologists often warn about kidney stones and these complications. Stones can move and get stuck in narrow places in the urinary tract, often the ureter and urethra, causing urinary tract obstruction. Urine cannot circulate will stagnate, leading to hydronephrosis, water ureter .... If not corrected immediately, it can cause enlargement of the renal pelvis, enlargement of the ureter, kidney failure, and kidney rupture.
The most typical symptom of urinary obstruction is renal colic with the following characteristics:
The pain begins in the ribs on one or both sides, gradually spreading to the lower abdomen, groin, inner thighs and external genitalia.
Severe pain in episodes, each episode can last from 20 minutes to hours, changing the position does not relieve the pain.
Occurs suddenly, often after vigorous exercise.
Pain may be accompanied by other symptoms such as frequent urination, frequent urination, painful urination, fever, chills, nausea, sweating, fatigue, change in urine color, etc.
CKD
Urinary tract infection, hydronephrosis, persistent kidney stones, gradually destroy cells, causing kidney failure. The greater the level of damage, the higher the risk of complications, life-threatening when kidney damage exceeds 75%. The treatment is expensive and in fact many have to give up the chance to live because they cannot afford dialysis or a kidney transplant.
Symptoms of kidney failure:
- Frequent urination at night, frothy, bloody urine, pain when urinating.
- Constant tiredness, loss of appetite, nausea, dizziness, loss of concentration.
Water retention in the body leads to swelling of the feet, hands, face, ankles...
