The presence of stones in the kidneys are produced by multiple factors: environmental, metabolic and genetic. These stones cause pain and complications such as obstruction and kidney failure.
After a painful event of renal colic or surgical intervention to remove a stone, the patient has a strong motivation not to have renal colic again.
The treatment depends on the nature and composition of the stone, being the most frequent those of calcium oxalate in 90% of the population.
The medical treatment of this disease is preferably multidisciplinary and involves urologists, nephrologists, radiologists, biologists and nutritionists.
The pharmacological treatment is based on the administration of potassium citrate and thiazide diuretics to alkalize the urine and decrease the excretion of urinary calcium.
There is a high rate of recurrence (around 50% in 5 to 10 years). Individualized secondary prevention measures are needed. Recommendations should take into account the identified risk factors and any metabolic abnormalities.
That is why I give you some important tips for secondary treatment and prevent recurrences of kidney stones: