Summer heat and climate change increase the number of kidney stones patients around the world!

Weather of Arabia - As temperatures rise, our thoughts head to the sands of the beach, sleep in the sun, cool drinks, and summer vacations. As for the urologists, the coming of summer means more patients with kidney stones !

Kidney stones are associated with warmer weather all over the world. The kidney stone season grows longer with the effects of climate change and global warming, especially in warmer climates. This occurs, at least in part, due to dehydration due to increased temperatures.

Past years have been the warmest on record in the world. This effect was felt in the United States of America. Parts of the Midwest recorded high temperatures over the past year. Temperatures are expected to continue to rise.

Although there is a relationship between high temperatures and the risk of kidney stones, not all reasons are clear. But researchers expect that higher temperatures mean higher numbers of kidney stones patients.

In the USA, half a million patients turn to emergency rooms every year because of kidney stones. These numbers have increased in the past three decades. The same applies to Europe. The number of children with this condition also increased.

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