Daily habits that destroy the kidneys that many people often have

(Dan Tri) - Drinking too much soft drink every day, a man had to be hospitalized to have 35 kidney stones removed.

A Brazilian urologist recently removed 35 kidney stones from the bladder of a man who drank 2-3 liters of soda every day. In a video posted on his personal page, he holds a medical tray filled with stones of various sizes removed from the patient's body lying behind him.

Large kidney stones were removed from the body of a man who drank 2-3 liters of soft drinks every day (Photo: NYP).

According to the American Kidney Foundation, kidney stones are common in the United States. An estimated 1 in 10 people will develop kidney stones at some point in their lives. Each year, more than 500,000 Americans visit the emergency room for kidney stones.

Kidney stones form from excess calcium, sodium, oxalate, and uric acid in the urine. Once formed, the stones may remain in the kidney or begin to move down the urinary tract.

Small stones can pass out of the body in the urine. Larger stones can get stuck in the bladder and cause severe pain.

This blockage also prevents the kidneys from filtering waste properly. In these cases, your doctor may prescribe medication to relieve pain and help the stone pass on its own, or perform a procedure to break up or remove the stone.

Kidney stones can be as small as a grain of rice or as large as a golf ball. A man in Sri Lanka recently set a Guinness World Record with a stone that weighed 1.8 pounds, about the size of a grapefruit.

As the stone gets larger, the patient may experience symptoms of severe pain in one or both sides of the lower back; persistent abdominal pain; blood in the urine; nausea, vomiting; fever, chills; foul-smelling or cloudy urine.

“Drinking soda, especially those with high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), can increase uric acid levels in the body. This can cause kidney stones to form, leading to pain,” nutritionist Kelsey Costa tells Eat This, Not That!

Phosphoric acid, a common ingredient in soft drinks, especially colas, also causes the kidneys to have a more acidic environment, creating ideal conditions for stones to form.

Additionally, the caffeine in many soft drinks acts as a diuretic, promoting dehydration, which can also increase the risk of kidney stones.

A study by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) found that people who drank one or more cans of soda a day had a 23 percent higher risk of developing kidney stones than those who drank it less than once a week. Other sugary drinks, such as artificial fruit juices, also increased the risk.

One study found that people who had kidney stones and then stopped drinking soft drinks, especially those containing phosphoric acid, reduced their risk of developing stones again by 15%.

“Drinking plenty of water and avoiding excessive consumption of soft drinks are simple but effective measures to prevent kidney stones. Kidney health starts with what we choose to drink every day,” said the doctor.

Kidney stones usually affect men in their 30s and 40s. However, in reality, the disease can happen to anyone, at any age, including children.

The main causes come from drinking too little water; eating too much protein, salt, sugar or taking high doses of vitamin C. Some medications such as diuretics, calcium-containing antacids and anti-epileptic drugs can also cause stones.

Those with a family history of kidney stones, underlying diseases such as gout, diabetes, high blood pressure, enteritis, obesity... are also at higher risk.

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