Kidney stones belong to a kind of urinary stones. It is a urological disease, and you need to see a urologist if you visit the clinic. The treatment plan for kidney stones is based on the number of stones, size, location in the kidney, whether there is a secondary infection, whether there is a combination of bleeding and so on to determine. The main symptoms of kidney stones are painful urination, hematuria, pain can be oral antispasmodic pain medication, generally if the stone is not large, the diameter of not more than 6mm, generally more can be discharged out by themselves, you can take oral lithotripsy de progui stone tomato tea, drink plenty of water every day, more urination, and more jumping exercises, to promote the discharge of the stone.

The stones that are less than 2cm in diameter and do not cause obstruction to the kidneys can be treated with extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy. If the diameter is more than two centimeters, it can be treated by percutaneous nephroscopy holmium laser lithotripsy. If the stones are scattered in the middle calyces, upper calyces and renal pelvis, they can be treated by Holmium laser lithotripsy with ureteroscopy.

Daily life management

Diet

For patients with all types of kidney stones, it is important to drink plenty of water to facilitate the expulsion of small stones and minimize stone formation.

The standard for daily water intake is to keep the daily urine output above 2,000ml until the urine is clear.

In addition, it is necessary to target dietary regulation according to the composition of the stones:

Patients with oxalate stones should avoid eating strong tea, spinach, tomatoes, asparagus, all kinds of nuts (such as peanuts) and other foods;

Patients with uric acid and cystine stones should avoid intake of foods that contain a lot of purine (eg, animal offal, pork, beef, lamb, shellfish, anchovies, sardines, tuna, etc.), in addition to limiting salt and protein intake, and increasing the intake of fruits, vegetables, and coarse grains;

Patients with absorptive hypercalciuria should try to avoid calcium-rich diets, such as milk and soy products.