Dr. Ravi Vemagiri Andrews Senior Consultant Nephrologist ·…

Dr. Ravi Vemagiri Andrews Senior Consultant Nephrologist · Apollo Hospitals Someone once ranked kidney stone pain alongside childbirth, heart attacks, and burns on a global pain scale. I've seen grown adults weep on stretchers. And yet, almost every case I encounter was preventable. That's what keeps me up at night, and what I want to talk about today. In the peak of summer, my outpatient numbers climb. Not because of some seasonal mystery, because people stop drinking enough water. Sweat evaporates. Urine concentrates. Crystals clump. Stones form. It is that mechanical, and that avoidable. Hydration is not optional: Two to three litres of fluid a day including water, tea, coffe