Very small kidney stones are unlikely to cause many symptoms. It may even go undetected and pass out painlessly when you urinate.
Symptoms usually occur if the kidney stone:
gets stuck in your kidney
starts to travel down the ureter (the tube that attaches each kidney to the bladder) – the ureter is narrow and kidney stones can cause pain as they try to pass through
causes an infection
In these cases, the symptoms of kidney stones can include:
a persistent ache in the lower back, which is sometimes also felt in the groin – men may have pain in their testicles and scrotum
periods of intense pain in the back or side of your abdomen, or occasionally in your groin, which may last for minutes or hours
A kidney stone that blocks the ureter can lead to a kidney infection. This is because waste products are unable to pass the blockage, which may cause a build-up of bacteria.
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