"Kidney Stone Awareness".

Hello my steemian friends,

This is my participation in the contest”"Kidney Stone Awareness". by @afzalqamar in Healthy Steem

What do you know about kidney stones?

Kidney stones form in our kidneys. When the stone moves into the ureter, symptoms start appearing. The ureter is a thin tube that allows our urine to pass from the kidney to the bladder. The symptoms of kidney stones basically include severe pain, frequent stomach upset, vomiting, fever, chills and blood in the urine. The pain is so severe that a person feels as if he is about to die. He is in pain and just imagines the end of this pain.

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What causes kidney stones and what are its common symptoms?

The most likely causes include drinking too little water, exercising too much or too little, obesity, weight loss surgery or eating foods rich in salt or sugar. Infections and family history may also play a role in some people. Eating too much sugar increases the risk of developing kidney stones. Eating raw food, undercooked grains also increases the potential risk of kidney stones, some plants also have stone forming properties like tomato seeds are said to be responsible for stone formation in the body.

How can kidney stones be prevented or cured?

I should limit the intake of high salt foods in my diet: canned foods, pre-packaged food. Excessive sodium can increase the calcium levels in our urine. Animal proteins: Consuming too much of all animal proteins including chicken, beef, pork or fish increases the risk of kidney stones. We should increase the amount of water we drink in our daily lifestyle, high amount of water will help dissolve the oxalates formed in the body. Including fluids in the diet can also reduce the potential risk of kidney stones.

Why is it important to spread awareness about kidney health?

It is very important for us to spread awareness about this disease because early detection and prevention of kidney disease can make its treatment more comprehensive and knowing about it in advance can save our lives. This disease often progresses silently and timely treatment can slow or stop its progress. Care and treatment can also reduce the risk of serious complications like heart disease, bone problems and anemia. Many people have to undergo surgery to treat this disease and many people also get relief from medicines. In this disease, quacks and people who practice black magic should be avoided.

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Thanks for reading my post.

Sur-riti❤️