Kidney stones are arguably one of the more common clinical conditions, and it usually takes an ultrasound and other tests to realize that you have them.
The formation of kidney stones is mainly due to the accumulation and precipitation of minerals and metabolites in the body, such as oxalic acid and uric acid in the kidney , when the concentration of urine in the body is too high, the mineral crystals in the urine will form stones, resulting in the appearance of kidney stones.
Kidney stones can cause serious damage to the kidneys, not only causing hydronephrosis, but also leading to permanent damage to the kidneys.
And with the changes in people's daily habits and diet over the years, the incidence of kidney stones is gradually increasing, especially in the southern region, the incidence of kidney stones can reach about 5-10%. For the appearance of kidney stones, it is important to pay attention to active treatment to avoid more damage to the body.
The kidney stone attack, easy to cause more severe pain, in addition to if you do not actively treat, will bring permanent damage to the kidney, may cause renal insufficiency, or even chronic renal failure and other serious diseases. So once you've diagnosed a kidney stone, you need to start treating it.
1, drink a lot of water
For this treatment method, mainly suitable for kidney stone volume is relatively small stone, usually in the 5mm below, these stones will not cause significant impact on the body, you can drink a lot of water, more urinary methods to promote the stone through the ureter to be excreted. It is best to ensure 6-8 glasses of 250ml of water per day, which can not only play a role in the elimination of kidney stones, but also effectively prevent the emergence of kidney stones.
If the effect of drinking water is not good, you can also under the guidance of the doctor, appropriate use of some diuretics or dilate the ureter to carry out, can effectively promote the discharge of stones. However, if the size of the stone is larger than 5mm, you need to use other methods to remove the stone.
2, more jumping
For some of the smaller kidney stones, you can properly carry out some jumping action. These jumping movements have certain requirements, need to be adjusted according to the different parts of the kidney stone. First of all, for the upper ureter and bladder stones, you can jump on both feet in place for more than five minutes.
For kidney stones in the middle of the ureter, you can jump on one side of the foot. And if the stone is located in the lower part of the ureter, you can also use the side of the single-legged jumping action to promote drainage.
3, extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
For kidney stones, when the size of the stone is still relatively small, it is generally more difficult to find, so most of the patients found that when the kidney stones, the volume has changed more. Shock wave lithotripsy can be considered for treatment.
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL) is a procedure that uses an extracorporeal lithotripter to generate shock waves, which are then focused by the machine and directed at the site of the stone, and then repeatedly releases the energy to break up the stone in the patient's body, so that the stone can be excreted in the urine. This method of lithotripsy can be performed without anesthesia, but it can also be traumatic for the body, such as the patient is prone to hematuria or blockage of the ureter.
4, minimally invasive lithotripsy
For patients who can not be shockwave lithotripsy, but also minimally invasive methods of lithotripsy, including ureteroscopy, percutaneous nephrolithotripsy, ureteroscopy and other methods of lithotripsy. Among them, ureteroscopy lithotripsy, mainly through the ureteroscopy, through the human urethra, bladder, and then in the end of the ureter and kidney parts of the lithotripsy.
The ureteroscopic method of lithotripsy is relatively simple, and because it is minimally invasive for the patient's injury is relatively small, can also get a better lithotripsy effect. However, it is not possible to reach the calyx to remove the stone.
Percutaneous nephrolithotomy is more suitable for patients with slightly larger stones, generally greater than 2cm can be considered percutaneous nephrolithotomy treatment.
This method of removing the stone is better, but it is also easy to cause the phenomenon of kidney bleeding, or lead to other organs of a damage, but relatively speaking, these chances are still relatively low.
The ureteroscopy is the same as the ureteroscopy, except that it uses a flexible lens that can be bent to allow for multi-angle observation and access to the kidney to remove the stone. Before treatment, a stent is placed in the ureteral area to dilate the ureter.
5, open surgery to remove the stone
For some of the larger kidney stones, and the shape of the stone is more special, using the above methods are not able to remove cleanly, then consider using open surgery to remove the stone. This means that the kidney is cut open and the parenchyma is cut open, and the stone is removed. This method can remove the kidney stone at once, but it is more traumatic and requires a long recovery time.
The occurrence of kidney stones is often related to people's habits in daily life, diet and other factors, when the patient is in some high-risk factors, it is easy to lead to the emergence of kidney stones. For example, long-term improper diet, do not like to drink water, etc., are easy to induce the appearance of kidney stones.
1, genetic factors
Kidney stones have a certain genetic susceptibility, for the phenomenon of the presence of kidney stones in the immediate family, the patient's chances of suffering from kidney stones will be much higher than the average person. So whether you have a relative with kidney stones, or you have had kidney stones before, it's important to pay attention.
It's best to go to the hospital every six months or a year for a checkup, and also pay attention to preventive work in your daily life to reduce the chance of kidney stones.
2, dietary habits lead
Many times the appearance of kidney stones, most of them are caused by improper diet. First of all, many people do not like to drink water, may be less than two glasses of water a day.
And a chronic lack of water intake in the body tends to increase the risk of stones. In particular, living in a warm climate and working in a sweaty environment can be a high-risk area for stone attacks. That's why the South generally has a higher incidence of kidney stones than the North.
There are some people who like to eat too much salt or protein in their diet. There is also a tendency to eat foods rich in oxalic acid, such as chocolate, spinach and tea, which are rich in oxalic acid and can easily combine with calcium to form kidney stones.
3, disease factors lead
Many diseases can easily lead to increased risk of kidney stones, such as hyperuricemia, hyperparathyroidism, urinary tract infections recurrently, etc., and there are some inflammatory intestinal diseases, chronic diarrhea, etc., also lead to the digestive process manifestation, affecting the human body for the absorption of calcium and water, and the body's ability to absorb the calcium and water. The risk of kidney stones is increased by the absorption of calcium and water.
4, lack of exercise
A lot of kidney stones, and long-term sedentary have a greater relationship. If you want to promote the health and vitality of the body, then appropriate exercise is indispensable. Through the exercise can effectively promote the body for a fat consumption, also can effectively strengthen the body circulation and metabolism, so that the body accumulated harmful substances and crystallization and other substances can be successfully excreted, so as to avoid the accumulation of too much to cause the stone.
There are also some people who are lazy and don't like to play sports, so they are too fat and don't have any sports, After the decline of the body, it is easy to affect the body's metabolism, and the long-term accumulation of harmful substances, which can lead to the development of kidney stones.
5, the side effects of drugs
Many times the appearance of kidney stones, but also some of the role of the drug has a relationship, when the body after the disease, the need to actively take medication for treatment. This time you need to follow the doctor's instructions for scientific and rational use, to be able to effectively promote the role of the drug play, while minimizing the side effects of the drug.
But some patients are prone to improper use of drugs or long time after the use of drugs did not carry out a detailed examination , and thus in the role of some of the drugs, resulting in the emergence of kidney stones.
6, the body lacks nutrition
Kidney stones appear more reasons, and the lack of nutrients is one of the factors. The human body wants to maintain health, a reasonable and balanced diet is essential, a variety of nutrients intake, regular diet, can effectively maintain the health of the organs. But some patients have improper nutritional intake, such as low intake of magnesium and B vitamins, which can also lead to a greatly increased risk of kidney stones.
7, the body metabolic abnormalities caused
The kidney itself is the body's most important metabolic function, when the metabolic function of the kidney after the abnormal, for the body is also very big, easy to lead to a variety of minerals and oxalic acid and other substances accumulated in the kidney parts can not be metabolized out, long-term
The kidney is a very important part of the body, the body can not be metabolized out.
And the metabolic disease is also more, such as the common diabetes, cortisolism, these diseases will affect the body metabolic function. So when these diseases are found to exist, attention should be paid to active treatment.
Kidney stones are still relatively common in our daily lives, and for some of the smaller kidney stones, they generally have little impact and do not cause any discomfort to the body. It can be treated by conservative methods such as drinking more water, exercising more and taking medication, and it can also be excreted through the ureter. And for slightly larger kidney stones, they need to be treated with minimally invasive surgery or extracorporeal lithotripsy.
Kidney stones are not difficult to treat, as long as you actively cooperate with your doctor, you can usually get good results. But for kidney stones, you must pay attention to do a good job of prevention, in the daily life from the dietary habits, habits and other aspects of change. Such as drinking more water, balanced meat and vegetable combinations, regular diet, regular sleep, appropriate exercise, etc., to establish a healthy, scientific life, to prevent the emergence of kidney stones.