Surgery for kidney stones is usually considered to be a last resort, because of the way surgery can degrade the performance of this delicate and vital organ. A better option are the non-surgical procedures, such as ESWL (extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy), whereby the stone is subjected to shockwaves which shatter it. Pharmaceuticals can also be used as a viable alternative to medical procedures. In addition, there are some home remedies for dissolving kidney stones.
No surgical treatments, such as the extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy, can be carried out without making an incision. This does not normally require an overnight stay in hospital, although recovery may take a few days, during which time you'll experience bruising and minor discomfort and, possibly, blood in your urine.
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Sometimes a more direct shockwave method is used, with a device called a ureterscope. This is employed if the stone has got lodged half way down the urinary tract. The ureterscope is passed up the urinary tract, where the stone can be dealt with in one of three ways.
1. It can be captured by a tiny grab and removed.
2. It can be shattered with the shockwave method.
3. It can be shattered with a tiny laser.
Fortunately, you can avoid these hospital procedures entirely, with either pharmaceuticals or some quite effective home remedies for dissolving kidney stones.
The pharmaceuticals, which were originally developed to combat high blood pressure, have a similar effect on the urinary tract as they do on the arteries: relaxing and enlarging the narrow tube, called the ureter, down which the stone is attempting to travel. However, this method is limited by how wide the ureter can be expanded and so it will only be effective on stones which are only slightly larger than the original size of the tube. In addition, the medication works best when the stone has traveled a long way down the ureter and is at the bottom. At that advanced stage, it will have caused considerable pain, as well as the possibility of having torn the delicate lining of the ureter.
In addition, because they were originally designed for patients with high blood pressure, there can be some unpleasant side effects with these pharmaceuticals. The pressure lowering effect reduces normal blood pressure, which is then less able to combat the effect of gravity on the supply of blood to the brain. This creates an unpleasant feeling of giddiness, when standing up suddenly -- a symptom normally only experienced with patients with low blood pressure (postural or orthostatic hypotension).
Fortunately, there some very effective home remedies for dissolving kidney stones, which do not have the same size limitations or unpleasant side effects of the pharmaceuticals. And, because they use only regular grocery items, they are completely safe to use.
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