How do you know if you may have kidney stones?

Question

I'm having a great amount of sharp pain in my urinary tract. I think it may be kidney stones because it hurts so much and the pain started inside and has moved more into my p***s. Should I go to the hospital?

Thanks for your help.

Answer 1

if your having trouble urinating then you should be worried. Id go get checked out anyways

Answer 2

Yes, you probably should go to the hospital.  Kidney stones often cause no pain while they are in the kidneys, but they can cause sudden, severe pain as they travel from the kidneys to the bladder.

Call a doctor right away if you think you have kidney stones. Watch for severe pain in your side, belly, or groin or for urine that looks pink or red. You may also feel sick to your stomach (nausea) and may vomit.

Here are a couple of helpful links.

http://health.yahoo.com/urinary-overview...

http://www.webmd.com/kidney-stones/kidne...

Answer 3

    * Colicky pain: "loin to groin". Often described as "the worst pain  ever experienced".

    * Hematuria: blood in the urine, due to minor damage to inside wall of kidney, ureter and/or urethra.

    * Pyuria: pus in the urine.

    * Dysuria: burning on urination when passing stones (rare). More typical of infection.

    * Oliguria: reduced urinary volume caused by obstruction of the bladder or urethra by stone, or extremely rarely, simultaneous obstruction of both ureters by a stone.

    * Abdominal distention.

    * Nausea/vomiting: embryological link with intestine – stimulates the vomiting center.

    * Fever and chills.

    * Hydronephrosis

    * Postrenal azotemia: when kidney stone blocks ureter

Answer 4

What are the symptoms of kidney stones?

Kidney stones often do not cause any symptoms. Usually, the first symptom of a kidney stone is extreme pain, which begins suddenly when a stone moves in the urinary tract and blocks the flow of urine. Typically, a person feels a sharp, cramping pain in the back and side in the area of the kidney or in the lower abdomen. Sometimes nausea and vomiting occur. Later, pain may spread to the groin.

If the stone is too large to pass easily, pain continues as the muscles in the wall of the narrow ureter try to squeeze the stone into the bladder. As the stone moves and the body tries to push it out, blood may appear in the urine, making the urine pink. As the stone moves down the ureter, closer to the bladder, a person may feel the need to urinate more often or feel a burning sensation during urination.

If fever and chills accompany any of these symptoms, an infection may be present. In this case, a person should contact a doctor immediately