Volume 29, Issue 155, January 2025

Effect of alcohol consumption on the risk of kidney stones formation: Systematic review

Arkadiusz Zaremba^1♦, Miłosz Abkowicz², Michał Kluska³, Anna Bieda⁴, Maciej Wyskok⁵, Karolina Stachyra⁶, Marta Borecka⁷, Julia Beata Krasnodębska⁸, Przemysław Kwiatka⁷, Mateusz Leśniewski⁸, Karolina Hanusz⁷

¹Rudolf Weigl Hospital in Blachownia, Poland
²Hospital of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration in Lodz, Poland
³Samodzielny Publiczny Szpital Kliniczny im. Prof. W. Orłowskiego CMKP, Warsaw, Poland
⁴The Independent Group of Public Ambulatory Care Institutions Warsaw, Poland
⁵Academy of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
⁶1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
⁷National Medical Institute of the Ministry of the Interior and Administration, Warsaw, Poland
⁸Czerniakowski Hospital, Warsaw, Poland

^♦Corresponding Author
Rudolf Weigl Hospital in Blachownia, Poland

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Nephrolithiasis, commonly known as kidney stone disease, is a disease that involves the formation of crystal clusters in favorable conditions. It occurs under favourable conditions when the urine is supersaturated with specific compounds. It can affect the entire urinary tract causing specifics symptoms, complications and damages. The aim of this review is to summarize the latest research on the effect of alcohol consumption on the risk of developing nephrolithiasis. Methods: A systematic literature search was conducted from 2014 to November 2024 via PubMed, Scopus and Google scholar databases with the following keywords (Kidney stones OR urolithiasis OR nephrolithiasis AND alcohol OR beer OR wine). The main outcome of interest was the effect of alcohol consumption on the risk of urolithiasis. Results: Out of 1973 articles found in databases, only 7 met the criteria for inclusion in the final review. 6 studies showed negative association between alcohol and risk of developing kidney stones. Only one study found no significant association between alcohol consumption, frequency and prevalence of kidney stones. Conclusions: Our systemic review suggests that alcohol intake is associated with a decreased risk of urolithiasis.

Keywords: Kidney stones, urolithiasis, nephrolithiasis, alcohol

Medical Science, 2025, 29, e5ms3486

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi.v29i155.e5ms3486

Published: 09 January 2025