Kidney Stone Pain Relief Pregnancy. Treatment can be performed whether or not pain is present. Unfortunately most find acetaminophen ineffective in managing pain of kidney stones pregnant or not.
Opioids are very effective for pain. Kidney stones smaller than 5 mm in diameter can be treated successfully with acupuncture. This is one of the widely recommended ways because water will dilute the urine minerals and organic salts and helps remove small stones from the kidney to the ureters and out of the system.
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The majority of pregnant women with kidney stones respond well to conservative watching and waiting therapy which includes increasing fluid intake avoiding too much calcium intake not over 1000 1200 mg day proper pain management and antibiotics if there is an infection. Ureteroscopic stone removal urs this is a more frequently used and a relatively safer option for surgical management of kidney stones during pregnancy. Treatment can be performed whether or not pain is present. Extra corporeal shock wave lithotripsy eswl this method of high ultrasound waves for fragmenting kidney stones is highly contraindicated during pregnancy due to its harmful effect upon the unborn child and even death.