What are the symptoms of kidney stones

Nowadays, life is generally stressful and fast-paced, so many people cannot maintain good living habits, resulting in a gradual increase in the incidence of kidney stones. It is not terrible to have kidney stones, but it is terrible that the disease cannot be discovered in the early stages and treated in time. In order to allow more friends with kidney stones to seize the best time for treatment, the following are some of the symptoms of kidney stones.

Hematuria: Hematuria is another major symptom of kidney stones. When pain occurs, it is often accompanied by gross hematuria or microscopic hematuria, with the latter being more common. Large amounts of gross hematuria are not common, and hematuria may worsen after physical activity. Patients with kidney stones may excrete sand and stones in their urine, especially when pain and hematuria occur, and the urine may be mixed with sand or small stones. When the stone passes through the urethra, it may cause obstruction or pain. Common complications of kidney stones are obstruction and infection, and many cases seek medical attention due to symptoms of urinary tract infection. Obstruction can cause hydronephrosis and a mass in the upper abdomen or waist.

When renal colic occurs: the patient looks acutely ill, curled up in bed, with his hands pressing tightly on his abdomen or waist, or even rolling on the bed, groaning. Attacks often last for several hours, but can also be relieved in minutes. When renal colic is severe, the patient will become pale, break out in cold sweats, have a thin and rapid pulse, and even have a drop in blood pressure, leading to a state of collapse, accompanied by nausea, vomiting, abdominal distension, and constipation. When colic occurs, the urine volume decreases, and after the colic is relieved, there may be polyuria.

Colic: The pain caused by kidney stones can be divided into dull pain and colic. 40%-50% of patients have a history of intermittent pain. The pain is often located in the waist and abdomen, and is mostly paroxysmal, but can also be continuous pain. Some pain may only manifest as soreness and discomfort in the lower back, and activity or labor may induce or aggravate the pain. Kidney stone colic is severe, knife-like pain that often occurs suddenly. The pain often radiates to the lower abdomen, groin or inner thigh, and to the labia in women.

The above are the common symptoms of kidney stones for you. We hope that these contents are helpful to you. Other symptoms: When secondary acute pyelonephritis or pyonephrosis occurs, there may be systemic symptoms such as fever, chills, and shivering. Bilateral upper urinary tract stones or complete obstruction by kidney stones may lead to anuria. Severe kidney stones can lead to renal failure, toxic shock and death.