So let's talk today: What's the difference between gallstones and kidney calculi stones?
cholelith
The function of the gallbladder is to store bile, which is produced by the liver and can help digestion. Under normal circumstances, bile salts, bilirubin and cholesterol in bile keep a certain proportion. If the composition of bile changes (such as excessive cholesterol), crystallization may occur, leading to stones at the place where bile flows. Obesity, high cholesterol diet and high fat diet will all lead to the formation of gallstones. The main patients with gallstones are women.
The formation time of gallstones may take decades, and there are not necessarily traces in the process. Abdominal cramps (common in the right upper abdomen), nausea and other symptoms will occur during the attack, which can cause complications in severe cases. And some gallstones do not necessarily produce symptoms.
kidney stone
Kidney calculi is an insoluble substance in urine, which precipitates for various reasons, remains in the kidney and continues to form kidney calculi. Other factors leading to kidney calculi include obesity, heredity, diet, age and calcium supplements. Men are more likely to suffer from kidney calculi than women.
Kidney calculi's symptoms are more obvious than gallstones. Although many kidney calculi patients are asymptomatic, most of them still have typical symptoms such as low back pain, which is easily overlooked.
Which is more serious?
Both gallstones and kidney calculi can have serious consequences. Gallbladder stones can cause acute cholecystitis. If stones fall into bile duct, it is easy to cause acute cholangitis and biliary pancreatitis. Severe cases can cause suppuration, perforation and gangrene of gallbladder. In addition, gallstones can also cause gallbladder cancer.
Kidney calculi can not only cause urinary tract infection, but also further cause hydronephrosis. In severe cases, it can cause pathological renal dysfunction and acute and chronic renal failure. Therefore, the degree of harm of the two stones is neck and neck.
The difference between the two ......
If you are worried about your symptoms, please contact a doctor! What deserves our attention is that if jaundice or high fever accompanied by chills occurs, it may mean that there is something wrong with the liver, which must be paid attention to.
Can it be prevented?
For kidney calculi, the best way to prevent it from forming is to keep enough water in the body. In addition to drinking more water, we should also reduce salt intake, maintain a healthy weight, limit calcium oxalate food, reduce alcohol intake, avoid excessive caffeine intake, avoid sugary drinks, intake enough calcium, monitor the intake of highly acidic foods, and increase the intake of citric acid.
For gallstones, we can prevent them by reasonably eating breakfast on time, regularly eating three meals, eating more high-fiber foods, reducing the intake of high-calorie foods, avoiding unreasonable rapid weight loss, appropriately increasing exercise, early detection and early treatment.
For the convenience of reading, we made a chart to compare the similarities and differences between the two stones.
Comparison between cholelithiasis and kidney calculi