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By Mayo Clinic staffYou're likely to have one or more tests to help diagnose bladder stones. Be sure to ask your doctor whether you need to avoid eating, drinking or taking certain medications before the test. You might also find it helpful to prepare a list of other questions for your doctor, such as:
- Do bladder stones pass on their own?
- If not, should they be removed and what is the best method?
- What are the risks of the treatment you're proposing?
- What will happen if the stones aren't removed?
- Is there any medication I can take to eliminate bladder stones?
- How can I keep them from coming back?
- Managing bladder dysfunction. Clinical Center: National Institutes of Health. http://clinicalcenter.nih.gov/ccc/patient_education/pepubs/bladder/bladder7_9.pdf.Accessed Oct. 4, 2008.
- Weinstein AJ. Urinary calculi (stones/urolithiasis/nephrolithiasis). In: Weber CG. The Clinical Medicine Consult. Pacific Primary Care; 2008. http://clinicalmedconsult.com. Accessed Oct. 4, 2008.
- Pearle MS, et al. Urologic diseases in America: Urolithiasis. National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse.http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/statistics/uda/Urolithiasis-Chapter08.pdf. Accessed Oct. 4, 2008.
- Medical management of stone disease. American Urological Association. http://www.urologyhealth.org/search/index.cfm?topic=102&search=bladder%20AND%20stones&searchtype=and. Accessed Oct. 4, 2008.
- Hammad FT, et al. Bladder calculi: Did the clinical picture change? Urology. 2006;67(6):1154-1158.
- Garcia Cardozo JV, et al. Bladder calculi: Is extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy the first treatment choice? Archives of Spanish Urology. 2003;56(10):1111-1116.
- Gravel root. Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database. http://www.naturaldatabase.com. Accessed Oct. 5, 2008.
- Stone root. Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database. http://www.naturaldatabase.com. Accessed Oct. 5, 2008.
- Hydrangea arborescens. Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database. http://www.naturaldatabase.com. Accessed Oct. 5, 2008.
- Ellis H. A history of bladder stone. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. 1979;72(4):248-251.
