Temperatures have risen dramatically over the years. This increase of temperatures can cause you to lose more fluids through sweating. Loss of more fluids from the body will make your urine more concentrated with substances that can stick together to form kidney stones.
If you sweat a lot and drink fluids less often, you can be more prone to having kidney stones. This formation of stones can be easily prevented if you drink more liquids to replace the lost fluids. In addition, you may want to avoid foods that may encourage stone formation, especially if you are a stone former.
There are other things that you can do, in addition to drinking more fluids, to prevent the formation of kidney stones.
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This article by:
David Mangusan Jr., BSPT, PTRP
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