Oral antibiotics may increase the risk of kidney stones

oral antibiotics may increase the risk of kidney stones, especially in children and adolescents, according to a study published in the latest issue of
.
Gregory Tassian, a urologist at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and one of the authors of the study, said the incidence of kidney stones has increased dramatically over the past 30 years, especially among adolescents and young women.
team, led by Natasian, looked at the health records of more than 13 million people in the UK between 1994 and 2015 and found that about 2. A comparative analysis of 60,000 people compared them with another 260,000 found that five common types of oral antibiotics were associated with kidney stones: sulfonamide, cephalosporin, fluoroquinolone, furantoin and penicillin.
found that people who used sulfonamide were more than twice as likely to develop kidney stones as those who did not use antibiotics, while penicillin users had a 27 percent increased risk.
that the use of antibiotics has altered the microbiome in the body, particularly in the gut and urinary system, and may be linked to the triggering of kidney stones.
study showed that the risk of kidney stones was greatest within a few years of antibiotic use and then decreased over time. Experts recommend taking antibiotics with caution, especially in children and adolescents. (Source: Xinhua Zhouzhou)