Kidney stone (renal calculi) is made of the crystallization
of uric acid and mineral solution in the kidney. The stone size is vary, start
from the grain like sand and can grow into the size of golf ball. The symptom
of the disease is depending on the location and the size. Someone who
experiences the disease may have symptoms such as pain in back, profuse
sweating, cloudy urine; urine contains pus and blood, reduced urine output. The
small size, of kidney stone can flush out by itself. Drink plenty of water
every morning can help the removing of kidney stone through the urinary track
According to many study, kidney stone is formed because the
lack of water. This condition will make difficult the kidney to run its
function to filter and maintain the solubility of uric acid and other minerals.
This will trigger the crystallization of the minerals. Another study also said
that this disease is hereditary. Someone is prone to kidney stone if they have
family that ever experiences the kidney stones.
Characteristic of kidney stone
Base on the raw material, kidney stone can divide into Uric
Acid stone, Calcium Oxalate stone, Cystine stone, and Struvite stone.Calcium oxalate is the most substance that forms the renal
calculi. The substance is deriving from much kind of foods. Normally the substance will flush out from
the body if the kidney has enough fluid. Drink more than 2 liter water every
day is very recommended for keeping the health of kidney. This amount can
replace the loss of fluid from the body. Drink plenty of water has many
benefits for kidneys such as below;
Prevent the formation of kidney stone
Most of the kidney stone are formed from the crystallization
of mineral and uric acid. Lack of water will trigger the crystallization of the
solution. By drink plenty of water will keep the solubility of mineral and
other body waste in the kidneys.
Flush out the kidney stone
The kidney stone size is varying from the grain until the
size of golf ball. By drink plenty of water can help to push the kidney stone
out from the body. Drink plenty of water can flush out the small stone from the
kidney through urinary track.
Keep the pH balance of kidneys solution
The pH balance in the kidney has close relationship with the
solution in the kidney. Drink plenty of water can thin the solution in the
kidney. It can reduce the alkaline condition and prevent the formation of stone
in the kidneys.
Keep the heath of kidney
The health of kidneys are depending on the mechanism and its
function in filtering and keep the mineral and other body waste suspend in the
solution. It can prevent the crystallization of the solution.