Can I get kidney stones from drinking mineral water?

  Kidney stones are common in the urinary system and are more common in men than in women, mostly in young adults, with no significant difference in incidence between the left and right sides. 40% to 75% of kidney stone patients have varying degrees of back pain. Larger stones with minimal mobility are characterized by lumbar discomfort, or vague or dull pain when physical activity increases. Smaller stones cause colic, which is often sudden, severe, knife-like pain in the lower back and abdomen with paroxysmal onset. There is no scientific basis for the belief that some people will get kidney stones if they drink mineral water regularly. There are two main reasons for this statement: 1, is the phenomenon of scaling in the kettle in everyday life and people with stone disease linked together. In fact, the scaling in the kettle and human stone disease is not related to the wind and horses. Although the water will generate scale after boiling, but the scale is not a toxic substance, and it is difficult to be absorbed by the body.  2, is a lack of understanding of the causes of stone disease. In fact, stone disease is formed by shedding epithelial cells, clots, bacteria, roundworm residue or worm eggs as the core and deposited by phosphate, oxalate, urea salt, etc. in the body. It is related to many factors such as heredity, gender, age, food structure, disease, and occupation. Kidney stone formation is also associated with urinary tract infections. In addition, some stone diseases have geographical characteristics, for example, Dongguan in Guangdong is a high prevalence area of kidney stones.