What causes kidney stones to keep growing

Kidney stones are always growing i.e. often growing kidney stones may be caused by metabolic abnormalities, dietary habits, environmental factors and so on. 1. Abnormal metabolism: The common components in urine that can form stones include calcium, oxalic acid, uric acid and cystine. Any physiological disorders caused by abnormal composition may cause stone formation and promote stone growth, such as metabolic abnormalities untreated, can often grow kidney stone phenomenon. 2. Dietary habits: long-term high intake of high protein, high sodium, high sugar foods can cause urinary calcium, uric acid excretion increases and citrate content decreases, which will also promote the formation of stones, the phenomenon of frequent growth of kidney stones. 3. Environmental factors: the weather is often hot, sweating, urine is easy to concentrate, this situation can also occur. The water in your area contains too many crystalline components, such as oxalate, urate, etc., long-term intake of such water, this situation can also occur. There are many reasons for frequent kidney stones, it may also be congenital genetic factors, etc. It is recommended that patients with frequent kidney stones go to the hospital in a timely manner, and follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment, to avoid delaying the condition.