Symptoms of Kidney Stones

Most kidney stones usually form without any symptoms. It is only when the stone moves, the pain is felt.

Smaller kidney stones are formed and passed through urine without any symptoms. The first clear symptoms of kidney stones appear when the stone begins to grow and moves downwards either due to gravity or any other reason and causes pain. The pain appears first in the lower back which may spread to the groin.

Depending on the size and the movement the pain intensity can vary from dull to extreme.

A dull pain which comes and goes in the initial stages is very common. This is due to the blockage of urine by the stone and the urine trying to pass through the blockage. Along with this dull pain some patients may feel fatigue and disorientation.

Energy levels may fall down significantly and the thought process may become cloudy. Walking becomes difficult and pain persists even while resting.
Bouts of fever or chills may also be felt in some cases.

When a sharp and throbbing pain occurs on one side of the lower back and it appears that the abdomen is being mercilessly sliced by a knife, it is sign of a big stone movement. This pain is one of the very definitive symptoms of Kidney stones.

The victim may see blood in the urine. This is an emergency situation. One must see the doctor. The big stone which has moved down from its formation position has created scar in the linings of the path in the kidney causing blood to flow with the urine. The pain intensity is so high in such cases that pain killers have to be taken to feel some relief.

It is estimated that the kidney stone pain intensity is as strong as the labor pain felt by a women during child birth.

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