Causes of kidney stones and gallstones in office workers

Sitting too much, being lazy, drinking little water… makes office workers susceptible to kidney stones and gallstones.

The disease is not life-threatening but causes many obstacles for office workers in work and life. You should change the following habits to prevent the risk of getting the disease.

Sitting too much

Sitting is the most common posture that office workers do during their 8-hour workday. This passive posture makes the body less able to absorb calcium. Therefore, more calcium is excreted in the urine and precipitates into stones.

Lazy

Busy office environments create many unhealthy habits.

Lack of time and distractions when exercising and playing sports make office workers less active. A static state makes the body not active. The kidneys and gallbladder also work less actively, leading to difficulty in expelling stones.

Drink less water

Although we understand the importance of water, not everyone pays attention to drinking enough water regularly. A busy schedule of work, meetings, and meeting partners makes you forget to provide 2 liters of water per day for your body. This makes urine more concentrated, creating ideal conditions for small stones to accumulate into large stones.

Eat out

Most office workers eat lunch outside, and even dinner outside. This option saves a lot of time compared to cooking at home. However, food outside often uses a lot of oil, is fried many times, and is difficult to ensure food safety. Bad cholesterol in food is the main cause of gallstones.

High cholesterol in restaurant meals can easily cause gallstones.

Hold urine

Work, reports, emails, deadlines... pile up, making office workers so busy that they forget to go to the bathroom. Holding urine for a long time makes urine alkaline, creating an environment for bacteria to grow and develop, and easily forming ammonium-magnesium-phosphate stones.

Kidney stones and gallstones cause dull, suffocating pain in the back and abdomen, making patients feel depressed and irritable. To prevent and treat the disease effectively, you should drink a full glass of water after waking up; put a bottle of water on your desk as a reminder. In addition, you should take advantage of exercising anytime, anywhere, take the stairs instead of the elevator, run instead of walking. You should stay away from greasy or salty foods.

Treating kidney stones is a long-term treatment process, accompanied by pain and the risk of infection. Therefore, you should choose safe oriental medicine remedies recommended by experts, which have the effect of expelling kidney stones from the body, while also reducing pain and inflammation.

According to VnExpress