Symptoms of kidney stones and gallstones

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The symptoms of kidney stones and gallstone diseases are similar, but there are many differences. For kidney stone diseases, patients may have renal colic and other symptoms, but the severity is not fixed. We should know that the clinical manifestations of kidney stone diseases vary greatly, mainly depending on the specific cause of the disease, the composition and size of the stones, If the patient's condition is light, the symptoms may not be obvious, but if it is serious, there may even be anuria and death. Tell us about the symptoms of kidney stones and gallstones.

Symptoms of kidney stones and gallstones

Renal colic and hematuria are serious cases of renal calculi. The occurrence of renal colic and hematuria is mainly because small stones enter the ureteropelvic junction or ureter, which will lead to severe peristalsis of ureter, resulting in renal colic and hematuria.

Abdominal pain, jaundice, fever are the most common symptoms of gallstone disease, but this kind of pain is different from the pain of kidney stones. Few patients with gallstones will have typical severe colic, which is the biggest difference between the symptoms of kidney stones and gallstone disease.

Kidney stones and gallstone diseases are generally caused by long-term abnormal diet structure, such as long-term excessive intake of calcium oxalate, or protein. However, for gallstone diseases, the most common ingredient is cholesterol, so we should pay attention to the control of cholesterol intake.

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Kidney stones, as well as gallstones are very harmful diseases. After the diagnosis, timely and regular treatment should be done. If the disease is allowed to develop, it will cause great damage to the kidney and gallbladder.