What is the difference between kidney stone and urinary tract infection

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Recently, the weather is hot, so I always drink a lot of water. As a result, I always want to urinate. But when I urinate, I feel that urination is very painful. People who can't urinate feel that the urethral orifice is very painful. My friends say it's urinary tract infection, but others say it's kidney stones. Today, let me learn from you the difference between kidney stones and urinary tract infection.

What is the difference between kidney stone and urinary tract infection

First: urinary tract infection should be caused by kidney stones, because stones, obstruction and infection are cause and effect each other. Stones can cause obstruction. Obstruction then causes infection. Infection can lead to obstruction. Obstruction is the accumulation of excreta to form stones. You can go to a regular hospital for treatment. It's best to take out the stones by surgery, otherwise the stones will get bigger and bigger.

Second, the stone is caused by the imbalance of colloid and crystal metabolism in the body, which is related to infection, nutritional metabolism disorder, foreign body in urinary system, urinary stasis, geography and climate, and has nothing to do with urinary tract infection. Symptomatic treatment when necessary: antispasmodic, analgesic, rehydration, anti-inflammatory, Chinese medicine treatment.

Third: urinary tract infection and kidney stones are related, kidney stones can cause recurrent urinary tract infection, only remove the kidney stones, urinary tract infection can be cured. Urinary tract infection and kidney stones can be treated at the same time, kidney stones can lead to urinary tract infection, urinary tract infection can induce stones.

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The main symptom of urinary calculi is pain, which may be accompanied by urinary tract infection and hematuria. However, urinary tract infection is generally not painful, but there will be frequent urination, urgency and pain. If you suspect that you have these similar symptoms, you can check your urine.