10 Causes of Kidney Stones
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
Cause #9: Medications
People taking medications like diuretics and high-calcium antacids have a higher risk of developing kidney stones. Diuretics reduce the amount of water in the body. This raises the concentration of minerals in the kidneys and the urinary tract, making kidney stones more likely. The long-term use of high-calcium antacids increases the amount of calcium in urine.
This increases the risk of developing calcium stones in the kidneys and the rest of the urinary system. Taking high amounts of vitamin A and vitamin D or medications such as indinavir, phenytoin, and antibiotics like ciprofloxacin and ceftriaxone may also increase the risk of getting kidney stones.
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