How to Treat Kidney Stones

Kidney stones can be said to be a common disease among modern people. Kidney stones are very harmful to the body. If kidney stones are not treated in time, they will definitely cause great harm to the patient's body. There are many clinical methods for treating kidney stones, such as the common lithotripsy, which is a very effective treatment method. Of course, there are many other methods to treat kidney stones.

So what other methods are there to treat kidney stones? In fact, the treatment methods for different groups of people are also different. For patients with early kidney stones, drinking a lot of water can achieve a good therapeutic effect. So what other treatment methods are there for kidney stones?

What are the treatments for kidney stones?

The main measures to prevent recurrence of urolithiasis include:

1. Determine the composition of the stones based on the results of urinary stone composition analysis and the shape of the stones on the plain film, and formulate targeted preventive measures.

2. For children with bladder stones, the main problem is to increase nutrition (dairy products). Here we particularly emphasize the importance of breastfeeding.

3. Drink plenty of water. Drinking water is very effective in preventing the recurrence of urinary stones. Drinking more water can increase urine volume (daily urine volume should be maintained at 2000-3000ml) and significantly reduce the saturation of urinary stone components (especially calcium oxalate). According to statistics, increasing urine volume by 50% can reduce the incidence of urinary stones by 86%. The peak of excretion is 3 hours after a meal, so it is important to maintain sufficient urine volume. Drink water before going to bed to make the relative density (specific gravity) of urine at night lower than 1.015. Drinking more water can create a certain amount of pressure in the proximal urinary tract of the stone, prompting the excretion of small stones; it can dilute excrement and some substances related to stone formation (such as TH protein). However, some people believe that drinking a lot of water also dilutes the concentration of inhibitors in the urine, which is not conducive to preventing stone formation. In fact, the supersaturation of urine plays a very important role in the formation of urinary stones; in comparison, drinking a lot of water has a much smaller effect on reducing the concentration of inhibitors. Itoh et al. believed that green tea can prevent the formation of calcium oxalate stones. Green tea contains 13% catechin, which has antioxidant effects and can reduce the excretion of oxalic acid in urine and the formation of calcium oxalate precipitation. Green tea treatment can increase the activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD).

4. Patients with stones should limit excess nutrition according to their calorie needs and maintain a daily protein intake of 75 to 90 g to maintain energy balance and reduce the risk of urinary stones. For patients with familial hyperuricemia or gout, protein intake should be limited to 1g/kg body weight. Limit your intake of refined sugar. Avoid eating foods such as spinach and animal offal.

5. Magnetized water has a certain anti-stone effect. Ordinary water becomes magnetized water after passing through a magnetic field with very strong magnetic field intensity. In 1973, someone discovered that stones would dissolve when placed in a container of magnetized water. Through research, it was found that after water is magnetized, the charges carried by various ions in the water will change, and the tendency to form crystals will be significantly reduced, which can play a preventive role in the formation of urinary stones.

6. Treatment of diseases that cause stone formation such as primary hyperparathyroidism, urinary tract obstruction, urinary tract infection, etc.

Finally, I would like to remind everyone that it is very important to pay attention to the prevention of kidney stones in daily life, especially for some friends who sit for a long time and don’t like to drink water. The best way to prevent kidney stones is to drink more water. In addition, you can also drink more scented tea and lemon juice in daily life, which will actually be of great help in preventing kidney stones.