Soda addiction: Hundreds of stone corn grains are embedded in the kidneys of people in their 30s
Jul 14, 2025
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According to local media such as VN Express, Dr. Myvan Ruyuk of the urology department at E Hospital Hanoi, Vietnam, recently encountered the shocking CT scan results.
A 35-year-old male patient's kidneys were filled with hundreds of stones.
Dr. Luuk said "It was as dense as corn", he explained the patient's condition.
This patient is an IT engineer from Puto province who has maintained the typically false lifestyle of frequent overnight work, soda poisoning, and lack of exercise.
Although he was diagnosed with kidney stones two years ago for abdominal pain and urination pain, he has delayed treatment and stuck to his previous habits.
Recently, he visited the hospital complaining of chronic fatigue and was diagnosed with severe renal failure, and was transferred to Hanoi E Hospital after judging that the surgery was difficult at a local hospital.
Dr. Luuk said, `Long sedentary life, lack of sleep, and the habit of drinking sugary drinks instead of water have severely deteriorated kidney function at a young ageLack of exercise reduces waste discharge capacity, and lack of sleep disrupts circadian rhythm and blood filtration function. If low water intake is added to this, urine concentration increases and crystals form, making stones more likely to occur.
Eventually, the medical team performed extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy to remove hundreds of stones.
There is another case like this.
Dr. Luuk also introduced the case of an 18-year-old female patient. The woman is said to have caused severe kidney inflammation by clogging a number of stones in the ureter, and was in a state in which the kidneys were hardening into stones. She complained of abdominal pain and nausea, and a detailed examination revealed severe nephritis. This woman, who was healthy without any special chronic diseases, had a habit of eating ramen instead of rice and drinking little water due to her milk tea addiction.
Dr. Luuk responded, "Ramen is high in sodium and preservatives, and milk tea is high in sugar, trans fat, and artificial flavor, which overloads the kidneys. If you add to this lack of moisture, you will inevitably have stones, he warned.
On the other hand, kidney stones often progress quietly, so they are often found only after progressing to severe pain or decreased renal function.
Typical symptoms are ▲back pain ▲ nausea ▲ hematuria ▲ pain during urination. However, if the symptoms are ambiguous and left unattended, it can lead to kidney edema, stagnant urine, and in severe cases, irreparable kidney function loss.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
