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Kidney Stone Urinary Incontinence
Stones - bladder; Urinary tract stones; Bladder calculi
Treatment
Drinking 6 - 8 glasses of water or more per day to increase urinary output may help the stones pass.
Your health care provider may remove stones that do not pass on their own using a
Some stones may need to be removed using open surgery.
Medications are rarely used to dissolve the stones.
Causes of bladder stones should be treated. Most commonly...
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