We are providing general information since your query isn't much elaborate, and may be our knowledge will help you out, so read ahead.
- For small stones that present with mild symptoms:
- Only pain relievers, medications and lifestyle modifications will be enough.
- Only pain relievers, medications and lifestyle modifications will be enough.
- But for bigger stones with extreme/moderate symptoms, you may have to use surgery or minimally invasive treatments to remove stones, such as:
- Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, where sound wave is used to break stones.
- Percutaneous nephrolithotomy, which involves surgical removal through incisions.
- Ureteroscope, thin tube-like equipment carrying camera which will help locate stones so that other tools can be used to remove them.
- Parathyroid gland surgery, which is used to treat phosphate stones are caused by overactive parathyroid glands.
- No matter what kind of stones you have, we advise:
- Drinking a lot of water if this is the case.
- Having a proper diet that is low in salt/animal protein/calcium - but this depends on the type of stones you have.
Find dieticians - Dietitian/Nutritionists.
Discuss details such as your present/past health, family history of diseases, as well as your current medications & supplements.
For nephrologists - Nephrologists.
Apart from stone composition/location/symptoms produced by them, there's no other criterion to qualify for any treatment mentioned above, but do discuss the risks these surgeries/treatments can carry, and their correction procedures/compensation, as well as experience with past patients and success rate.
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