What Causes Kidney Stones?
3. Struvite Stones
Urinary tract infections are relatively common infections that most commonly infect women. They can be very painful and they can make us feel very ill, but they are not usually dangerous and are usually straightforward to treat. They will cause complications in some cases, however, one of which is struvite stones.
Urinary tract infections are caused by bacteria, and these will release ammonia. When there are many bacteria present, ammonia levels in urine will increase, and this will sometimes result in the formation of struvite stones. A notable characteristic of struvite stones is that they tend to grow larger very quickly.
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