Patient's question:
All symptoms urinating blood: Treatment condition using magnetic stone machine:Doctor's answer:
Hello:1. Non-surgical treatment: Suitable for patients with stones smaller than 1 cm, stones in a position with a tendency to move downward, no significant impact on renal function, and no urinary tract infection. Drinking plenty of water not only increases urine volume to flush the urinary tract and promote the downward movement of stones but also dilutes urine to reduce crystal precipitation. Herbal medicine treatment; Acupuncture methods, such as acupuncture or electroacupuncture at points like Shen Shu (BL23), Bladder Shu (BL28), San Yin Jiao (SP6), Zusanli (ST36), Shuidao (ST27), and Tian Shu (ST25), can enhance the peristalsis of the renal pelvis and ureter, facilitating the excretion of stones. Regular jumping exercises, inverted positions, or tapping activities are also beneficial for stone removal. Other active treatments for primary diseases and adjusting the acidity and alkalinity of urine, etc.
Recommendation: This method can only be applied to a small portion of stone patients, and its success rate cannot be guaranteed to be 100%. Therefore, it is also necessary to be prepared to choose other methods.
2. Ureteral stone basketing: Using a stone basket under cystoscopy to retrieve the stone. Suitable for small, mobile mid-to-distal ureteral stones.
3. Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL): Primarily used for upper ureteral stones.