What to do if you have kidney stones and back pain

If kidney stones cause back pain, it may be due to renal colic or friction between the stones and the renal pelvic mucosa, leading to back pain or even hematuria. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory analgesics are the first choice for treatment. You can take Celebrex or diclofenac sodium orally. You can also choose indomethacin suppositories to achieve better analgesic effects. If the pain is severe and the above drugs are not effective, you can get an opioid injection in the urology department. You can choose morphine or pethidine for injection, which can achieve good analgesic effects. You need to be hospitalized for further examination to determine the size of the kidney stones and whether it causes hydronephrosis. If necessary, ureteroscopy or laser lithotripsy is required.

Can I drink vinegar for kidney stones?

Drinking vinegar for kidney stones will not have a therapeutic effect. Drinking vinegar cannot treat kidney stones, nor can it promote the excretion of kidney stones. So you can eat vinegar in your daily life, but don't believe that drinking vinegar can treat kidney stones. This has no scientific or medical basis. When kidney stones occur, you need to go to the hospital for relevant examinations and treatments in time. You can go to the hospital for a routine urine test, urine culture, urinary system color Doppler ultrasound examination, kidney ureter bladder CT examination, etc. to make a clear diagnosis. Then you can choose different treatment methods according to the number, size, density, shape, and location of the stones.

Can I smoke if I have kidney stones?

People with kidney stones can smoke. Smoking does not increase the incidence of kidney stones, but it does not increase the number of kidney stones. Smoking affects other systems of the body, such as causing chronic bronchitis, heart disease, lung cancer, bladder cancer, etc., so it is best not to smoke. For kidney stones, you must drink plenty of water and urinate frequently, which can effectively excrete small stones through urine. If the stones are large, they cannot be excreted by themselves and require surgical treatment. Extracorporeal lithotripsy can be performed to break up large stones and then excrete them through urine.