How to treat kidney stones for children?

Kidney stones usually occur in adults but children, even newborns, can have this disease. Children with kidney stones may appear symptoms such as more urinating, lower abdominal pain, mild fever, burning when urinating … due to the stones blocking urine. If not treated promptly, the pain is increasing, affecting kidney function.

If the element of birth defects in the kidneys, ureter or bladder, children with some background diseases increase the risk of stone formation such as hyperthyroidism. The parathyroid gland plays a role in maintaining the calcium balance in the body. When the hyperthyroidism occurs, excess calcium is not bone and muscle used will go to the kidneys and be eliminated through the urine. Over time, calcium crystals accumulate in urine, deposited and formed stones. Treatment of stones in this case not only affects stones but also needs to treat the right cause, reducing the risk of recurrence.

Another reason is that children eat too much salt, increasing sodium elimination, increasing the amount of calcium excreted through urine. Children are at higher risk of stones if the diet or medication is used to make a special gel that links calcium crystals, promoting stones.

In case the child has kidney stones, you should not worry. Small size pebbles (less than 5 mm) can be excreted by themselves by urinary tract by increasing drinking water. If the stones are larger in size, patients need to be treated with medical methods. When the condition does not improve, children may be able to be upstream endoscopic lithotripsy to ensure safety for health.

Most children with kidney stones can recover soon and do not cause long -term complications. After treatment, you need to take your child every three months to control the possibility of recurrence.

To prevent kidney stones in children, families should pay attention to nutrition, increase drinking water, limit salty eating and high protein. If your child has signs such as suddenly back pain, need to see a doctor immediately and closely monitor. In addition to the urinary doctor, children may need to examine other specialties to combine multi -formal treatment, bringing high efficiency.