SHANGHAI SKY CLINIC:Summer Attack: Lithangiuria At Play?

 

What is lithangiuria in urinary system?

Lithangiuria, as the name suggests, occur in the urinary system where there is formation of urinary stones. It is also called Urolithiasis. The formation of stones can occur in kidney, ureter, bladder and urethra. There is a saying that the development of lithangiuria begins in summer. Experts explain that during the hot summer months, our body perspire more than we urinate and in such period, our body retains less fluid than usual, which encourage the accumulation of body toxin that would form stones. So during the hot summer months, is your urinary system functioning as per normal?

 

The Cause of Lithangiuria

The Cause of LithangiuriaCongenital or an acquired disease or dietary habits or even the natural environment could cause the metabolic abnormality that combine as a single or multiple factors which could generates crystal saturation in urinal system. Such development results in the imbalance between urine composition crystallization and inhibiting crystallization which leads to the formation of stones.

 

1. Pathological Factors

Metabolic disease, urinary tract infection, urinary tract obstruction which is caused by various diseases, could result in lithangiuria.

2. Dietary Habit

Drinking insufficient amount of water, high amount of coffee, heavily favoured tea and other drinks intake, long-term intake of high protein, high purine, high sugar, high calcium diet could all promote the formation of lithangiuria.

 

3. Natural Environmental Factors

Area with tropical heat where people tends to perspire a lot tends to have lithangiuria much easier. On the other hand, areas with harder water, higher level calcium level, tend to give urine a higher level of calcium and subsequently cause the formation of stones easier.

 

4. Symptoms and Diagnosis

The symptom of lithangiuria is generally waist and abdomen pain or hematuria (the presence of blood in urine). The pain will vary from mild pain to distending pain. If serious, extreme pain resembles a knife-cutting pain which can be accompanied by nausea, vomit, hematuria after pain. For urinary tact infections combine with stones formulation can result in frequent micturition, dysuria and other symptoms. Some patients may experience percussion pain along the side of their waist to kidney area. According to individual symptom, combined urine routine, abdominal X-ray, ultrasound of urinary system and CT result can determine the presences of stones. 

 

5. Treatment of lithangiuria

There are a variety of treatment for lithangiuria which is mainly determined by the size of the size of the stone and the location of the stone. If the size of the stone is less than 0.5cm in diameter, the treatment is simply by drinking plenty of fluid accompanied with moderate amount of exercise and oral medication, where the stones could be discharged on their own. If the size of the stone is more than 0.5cm in diameter, the treatment option shall be determined by an urologist. Based on the size and position of the stone, the urologist can choose from a variety of options such as shock wave lithotripsy, urinary tract lithotripsy or percutaneous renal lithotripsy. In any case, lithangiuria is a curable condition, so do not be worry. 

 

6. Prevention of Lithangiuria

Similar with other diseases, lithangiuria should be prevented than curing it. 

 

7. Watch Your Diet

The formation of lithangiuria and one’s dietary habit are intertwined. Therefore, a close monitoring of dietary pattern could prevent the occurrence of lithangiuria. Patients with calcium oxalate stone are advice from consuming oxalate rich food such as spinach, tomatoes, potatoes, strawberries.

8. Drinking More Water

Create the habit to take in plenty of water in order to increase the amount of urine which encourage the internal cleansing of excess body salt or minerals. Kindly beware of the hygiene and quality standard of your drinking water and prevent consuming water with excess calcium. 

9. Exercise More Frequently

Exercise on a regular basis, eg. brisk walking, jogging, stretching. If your stamina allows, you can do an on-the-spot capriole, which as the ability of preventing the occurrence of lithangiuria. 

As the old saying goes, prevention is better cure. Current lithangiuria sufferer are strongly advice to watch out of their lifestyle in order to prevent the reoccurrence of your condition. Prevention is crucial in your continuous effort to defeat lithangiuria. 

 The above article serves only as a reference. Kindly refer to your medical professions for complete consultation and treatment.