Can kidney stones be cured with medication?

Whether kidney stones can be cured by taking medicine is related to the size, nature and location of the stones. Smaller stones can be discharged by taking medication, and if the stones are larger, they can be treated by surgery if necessary. 1. Medication: The causes of kidney stones are clearer, and are related to metabolic abnormalities, urinary tract obstruction, infections, medications and other factors. For urinary tract infection, levofloxacin and norfloxacin can be given as anti-infection treatment. Can also be given stone pellets, tamsulosin, alfuzosin and other drugs, can relieve renal colic, reduce ureter when edema, conducive to the discharge of stones. 2. Surgical treatment: if the stone is relatively large, special location, it is difficult to cure by taking medicine, usually need to be treated by surgical stone extraction, extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, percutaneous paracentesis ureteroscopy, percutaneous nephrolithotripsy and other ways of stone extraction, which can release the obstruction as soon as possible. To summarize, patients have different degrees of disease and different sizes of stones, so they can’t just take medication. If the stone is relatively large, it is treated by surgery if necessary.