Category: Nutritional

𝐔𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐬 is the presence of 𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐢 (stones, basically) in the urinary passages, typically in the bladder or urethra. You can also get calculi in the kidney, called 𝐧𝐞𝐩𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐬, as part of the same disease process. The stones are made up of precipitated urine contents, proteins and debris, which clump together and can obstruct normal flow of urine.

We typically shorten this disease to just “polio”, for obvious reasons. But if you break it down into its Latin roots, it’s not too bad!