The difference between urinary stones and prostatitis lies in the different causes, symptoms and treatment modalities. 1. Etiology: urinary stones may be caused by abnormal urinary pH, hypercalciuria, hyperoxaluria, hypomagnesemia, etc., which cause calcium salt deposition, etc., and precipitate crystals to appear as stones. Prostatitis is associated with bacterial and other pathogenic infection, and its infection pathway has bloodstream infection and retrograde infection through the urethra. In addition, too frequent sex, long-term sedentary will also increase the incidence of prostatitis. 2. Symptoms: Patients with urinary stones in different parts of the body have different symptoms. For example, kidney stones will appear in the upper abdomen and waist hidden pain, hematuria, proteinuria. Ureteral stones are mainly characterized by urinary difficulties, urinary retention, perineal pain, etc.. Prostatitis in the acute phase of the systemic symptoms, such as fever, anorexia, nausea and vomiting, followed by local symptoms, such as pain in the lower back and abdomen, frequent urination, painful urination and other symptoms. 3. Treatment: When urinary stones are small or there is no obstruction, you can choose medication, such as sodium citrate, nephrolithiasis, and so on. For larger stones, you need to choose extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, percutaneous nephrolithotripsy lithotripsy. Prostatitis is usually mainly treated with medication, such as bacterial prostatitis, which is usually selected after bacterial culture results, such as ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin, azithromycin, doxycycline, and so on. The above medicines are for reference only, the specific dosage and usage should follow the doctor’s prescription.