Bladder

Bladder's disease overview

bladder, also known as puffiness, is the organ secreted by the kidneys before escaping from the body by urinating. Urine from the ureter into the bladder and out of the body through the urethra.

What is

bladder stones?

bladder stones are formed by the accumulation of minerals. Bladder stones are usually round, rarely angular.

bladder stones account for about one third of the urinary tract stones, which are more common in men than women, with many different causes. bladder stones may be due to kidney stones, ureter (or both) falling.

When the stones are down to the bladder, in case of small gravel, it can be excreted by urinary tract but with larger stones, they are located in the bladder, long -term accumulation growing due to the existing stones available The bladder continues to cling to cause unpleasant pain.

Causes of Bladder's disease

There are many causes of bladder stones . In particular, there are several main causes of bladder stones such as:

  • Pebbles from the urinary system (kidney stones, ureteral stones) fall.
  • The cause of the urine is stagnant, leading to the risk of bladder stones (bladder excess bags, inflammation, infections, tumors, lumps) or or The bladder neck is narrowed by prostate enlargement, chronic prostatitis (in men) for the neck of the bladder causing stagnant urine.
  • Bladder prolapse: In women, the bladder wall may be weak and fall into the vagina; This can block urine flow and form bladder stones
  • Some cases of bladder stones are due to urethra narrowing or bladder with foreign objects, thereby causing urine stagnation, stagnation creating stones.

    • Supplement with many minerals, calcium, phosphorus ... while drinking less water.

    Medical equipment: Medical tools placed in your bladder such as catheter, contraceptive equipment can also cause stone formation

  • In addition, it can also be due to often sitting in one place, sedentary and often urinating (degenerative lumbar spine, pelvic arthritis, polio, blood vessel accident brain ...)

    • Drinking less water, less vegetables that make the urine not eliminate the residues out is also one of the factors that cause bladder stones. /p>

    Symptoms of Bladder's disease

    bladder stones if small may not cause any symptoms. Besides, some symptoms will complain of the following signs:

  • Lower abdominal pain.
  • Pain or discomfort in the penis in men
  • urination, urination, urination many times
  • Difficult or interrupted urine.
  • Bloody or dark urine

    • Even people with no symptoms of bladder stones can lead to complications, such as:

  • Chronic bladder dysfunction: If left untreated, bladder stones can cause long -term urinary problems, such as pain or frequent urination. .

    • Urinary infection.

    Bladder cancer: bladder stones that stimulate chronic stimulation into the wall of the bladder, increasing the risk of bladder cancer.

    People at risk for Bladder's disease

  • Sex: bladder stones occur mainly in men.
    • age: bladder stones tend to occur in people 50 years old and over
  • The bladder is hindered by the exit: there are many causes, but the most common is hypertrophy or prostate enlargement. Other causes may include prostate cancer, urethral stenosis due to infection or surgery.

    • Bladder nerve: sequelae of stroke, spinal cord damage, Parkinson's disease, diabetes, herniated disc ...

    Prevention of Bladder's disease

    To limit the risk of bladder stones you should:

  • Regular health check -ups
  • The habit of drinking plenty of water: Drinking from 2-3 liters of water every day helps eliminate toxins, scum out of the kidneys and bladder to avoid the precipitation of stones.
  • Use lots of fiber -rich foods such as fruits, vegetables and whole grains and beans. Limit foods that are greasy, salt, sugar.
  • Eat more fish than meat: Limit foods containing protein and protein because it can make stones worse. Do not eat the liver especially, because the liver contains a lot of purin - this substance creates stones.

    • Limit the use of stimulants such as alcohol, tobacco ...

    Diagnostic measures for Bladder's disease

    Perform diagnosis of bladder stones start with clinical examination. The doctor may check the lower abdomen to see the bladder bridge and in some cases, perform the rectum test to determine the prostate gland with hypertrophy.  

    Other tests used to perform diagnosis of bladder stones may include:

  • Total urine analysis. The collected urine sample is checked for blood, bacteria and crystalline minerals.
  • Bladder screening : is the most effective method to diagnose bladder stones because it helps the doctor see the quantity, size and position of the stones in bladder.
  • Computerized tomography (CT scan). CT scan can detect stones even very small
    • ultrasound: This method will help find images of stones with sound waves

    X-ray (Kub): X-ray, ureter and bladder will help the doctor determine if there is a stone in the urinary system. This is a cheap and easy procedure, but some types of non -contrast stones cannot be seen on regular X -rays.

  • Intravenous contrast scan: The doctor will inject contrast substances into the veins, contrast drugs will go to the urinary system from the kidneys to the bladder and ureter. Images of the path of contrast substance through the organs will be collected by X -ray camera

    • Bladder's disease treatments

    In order to treat bladder stones effectively and thoroughly, it is necessary to determine the exact stones and size of the stones.

  • If the stones in your bladder are small, you only need to drink plenty of water to remove the stones from the body with the urine.

    • How to treat bladder stones in case of large stones is stuck, including:

    If small stones are less than 6 mm, the following procedures can be applied:

  • Endoscopic gravel

    • Endoscopic lithotripsy

  • Body lithotripsy

    • Remove bladder stones by surgery:

    If the gravel is so big that it is impossible to spread (> 25mm), the doctor will perform the bladder opening surgery to get the stones.

    See also:

  • complications of cystitis
  • Is acute cystitis dangerous? Common urinary stones and how to respond

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