Upper urinary tract stones can be divided into upper urinary tract stones and lower urinary tract stones. The main symptoms of upper urinary tract stones are pain, hematuria, nausea, bladder irritation, etc. Lower urinary tract stones are mainly characterized by interruption of urination and urinary retention.
Upper urinary tract stones: Patients with upper urinary tract stones may experience severe pain in the lower back or upper abdomen, which may radiate to the groin, testicles or labia. There may also be microscopic hematuria, and when the stone is accompanied by infection, bladder irritation signs such as urinary frequency, urgency, and urinary pain may occur. Some patients with renal colic can also be accompanied by nausea, vomiting and other symptoms.
Lower urinary tract stones: the main manifestation of interruption of urination, by changing the position after some can continue to urinate, accompanied by difficulty in urination and pain in urination, serious patients can occur acute urinary retention and perineal severe pain in the symptoms.
Patients with mild symptoms of urinary stones can first be treated with medication to promote stone excretion and prevent infection, commonly used drugs include doxazosin, ibuprofen, aspirin, levofloxacin, metronidazole and so on. Patients with large stones and ineffective drug treatment need surgical treatment, such as extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy.
When there is pain in the lower back and abdomen, accompanied by difficulty in urination, pain in urination and other symptoms, it should be taken seriously, and go to the hospital in time for consultation and treatment, and the use of medication in accordance with the doctor’s instructions.