Patient's question:
The elderly person is 67 years old. They had a kidney stone surgery a few years ago, and last year they were checked again and found to have kidney stones again. The doctor said it wasn't serious. In recent years, due to some other illnesses, they have been taking blood pressure medication, deep sea fish oil, calcium supplements, and lecithin. Please ask if these medications have any impact on the stones.Doctor's answer:
Hello! There are many causes of kidney stones, such as genetic factors, metabolic factors, infectious factors, environmental factors, dietary factors, anatomical factors, drug factors, and so on! Kidney stones are the accumulation of large molecular substances of some metabolic products in the human body that cannot be promptly excreted through urine.Suggestions:
Since symptoms have already appeared, it is recommended to seek timely and active treatment! I understand your concern about future recurrences. It is advisable to have the composition of the stone checked at a hospital and actively identify the cause. Prevention is very important! Wishing you good health!