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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kidney stones: a problem that worsens with heat<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e238605 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e238605\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kidney stone formation, or urolithiasis, affects 10% of the population and is currently the third most common reason for consultation in urology.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd8421e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd8421e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This condition, also known as kidney stones, occurs when there is a buildup of calcium, other minerals, or salts in the <span class=\"remarcar-palabra\">kidney<\/span> or urinary tract. This buildup occurs when we lose fluids from the body. In summer, we sweat more, and cases of urolithiasis increase by up to 40%, so experts recommend hydration.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1966250 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1966250\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Link: <a class=\"_1yt4x7n9 _2rko12b0 _v56415x0 _1e0c1nu9 _16d9qvcn _syaz1y58 _1rkwglyw _4cvxmr28 _19it1x13 _bfhkhp5a _1a3b1r31 _4fprglyw _5goinqa1 _9oik1r31 _1bnxglyw _jf4cnqa1 _1nrm1r31 _c2waglyw _1iohnqa1 _uizt1kdv _nt751r31 _49pcglyw _1hvw1o36 _1372tlke _7ehicw00 _1j5pglyw _1di629zg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/medicinaresponsable.com\/prevencion\/piedras-rinon-problema-incrementa-calor\" data-testid=\"inline-card-resolved-view\"><span class=\"_19itglyw _vchhusvi _r06hglyw _o5721jtm _1nmz9jpi _16d9qvcn _ca0qv77o _u5f31b66 _n3tdv77o _19bv1b66\" data-testid=\"inline-card-icon-and-title\"><span class=\"_19itglyw _vchhusvi _r06hglyw\">Piedras en el ri\u00f1\u00f3n: un problema que se incrementa con el calor<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cd71f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5cd71f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cYou should drink plenty of water, but also other types of liquids, such as soups, infusions, or juices. Prevention through hydration is the most important thing, and not only in the summer, although for obvious reasons related to temperature, this problem is more common in the summer\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23ba64a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23ba64a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Salvador Esquena, director of UROCAT and head of the Urology Department at the General University Hospital of Catalonia, explains to Medicina Responsable.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6fed45 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c6fed45\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-769bf9d elementor-widget__width-initial e-transform elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"769bf9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_rotateZ_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;deg&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"924\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/urocat.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/piedras_reinon.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5177\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urocat.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/piedras_reinon.png 924w, https:\/\/urocat.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/piedras_reinon-300x152.png 300w, https:\/\/urocat.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/piedras_reinon-768x390.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 924px) 100vw, 924px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20ca773 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"20ca773\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35b31d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35b31d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kidney stones vary in size. They can range in size from a grain of sand to a sizable stone. Regarding their evacuation, they can be expelled from the body naturally through urine.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfdf182 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dfdf182\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cFor this, ample water intake is recommended\u201d, adds Dr. Esquena. This remedy is not sufficient when they remain in the kidney or travel through the urinary tract, becoming stuck. \u201cIn this case, they block the urinary tract and cause painful renal colic. The most common symptom is a sudden, sharp, and intense pain\u201d,\u00a0 the urologist emphasizes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf74439 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf74439\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Link: <a class=\"_1yt4x7n9 _2rko12b0 _v56415x0 _1e0c1nu9 _16d9qvcn _syaz1y58 _1rkwglyw _4cvxmr28 _19it1x13 _bfhkhp5a _1a3b1r31 _4fprglyw _5goinqa1 _9oik1r31 _1bnxglyw _jf4cnqa1 _1nrm1r31 _c2waglyw _1iohnqa1 _uizt1kdv _nt751r31 _49pcglyw _1hvw1o36 _1372tlke _7ehicw00 _1j5pglyw _1di629zg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/medicinaresponsable.com\/prevencion\/piedras-rinon-problema-incrementa-calor\" data-testid=\"inline-card-resolved-view\"><span class=\"_19itglyw _vchhusvi _r06hglyw _o5721jtm _1nmz9jpi _16d9qvcn _ca0qv77o _u5f31b66 _n3tdv77o _19bv1b66\" data-testid=\"inline-card-icon-and-title\"><span class=\"_19itglyw _vchhusvi _r06hglyw\">Piedras en el ri\u00f1\u00f3n: un problema que se incrementa con el calor<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5fe407 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e5fe407\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f3280e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f3280e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Even so, kidney stones are not always detected when the discomfort has already occurred; they can be discovered incidentally through radiological tests or as a result of urinary sepsis, an infection that causes pain, malaise, and fever.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a6f752 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a6f752\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Regarding treatment, specialists choose one or another depending on the size, location, and composition of the stones. 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