How many days after successful extracorporeal lithotripsy can you drink alcohol

Generally speaking, after the success of extracorporeal lithotripsy, you can drink alcohol only after about 1 to 2 weeks, premature drinking as well as alcoholism is not favorable to the recovery of stones and the body’s very good health. Drinking alcohol will easily cause congestion and edema of ureter and urethra mucosa, which may cause urinary tract infection, accompanied by frequent urination, urinary urgency, pain and other symptoms, so it is forbidden to drink alcohol within one week after lithotripsy, in order to avoid triggering the pain of the stone as well as the infection, which will be unfavorable to the recovery of the body. After 1~2 weeks of extracorporeal lithotripsy, the patient should go to outpatient clinic for review, to check the condition of stone discharge after lithotripsy by ultrasound or CT, and gradually resume small amount of alcohol according to the result of the examination, and at the same time, the patient should pay attention to drinking more water and urination in daily life to prevent post-lithotripsy infections and to promote the recovery of the disease.