Do you have to treat kidney stones without pain?

Normally, kidney stones are treated even if they are not painful. Their treatment usually includes general treatment, medication and surgery, and it is recommended to treat them under the guidance of a doctor. Kidney stones are crystalline substances precipitated from the urine and deposited in the kidneys, belonging to the upper urinary tract stones, which may be related to dietary habits, environmental factors, genetic factors, etc. The common manifestations include pain, hematuria, nausea, vomiting, urinary frequency, urinary urgency and other symptoms. Under normal circumstances, kidney stones without pain should be treated, if not treated may lead to hydronephrosis, pyelonephritis, pus accumulation in the kidney, stone increase and enlargement, renal colic, ureteral obstruction, renal infection and other symptoms. Patients can take water treatment as prescribed by the doctor, drinking more water in daily life to maintain the daily urine output at 2000-3000ml, or lithotripsy treatment, such as proper exercise to help the stones to be discharged. Also can be through drug treatment, such as follow the doctor’s advice to take sodium hydrogen potassium citrate granules, acetylcysteine capsules and other stone dissolving drugs. Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, ureteroscopy lithotripsy, percutaneous nephrolithotripsy, flexible ureteroscopy lithotripsy, open surgery lithotripsy and other methods can be used for treatment. Patients are advised to drink more water, eat less food with high sugar content and high cholesterol, eat more vegetables and fruits, avoid spicy and stimulating food, and exercise properly. If the above symptoms occur, they should pay attention to them and seek medical treatment in time.