What does passing a kidney stone mean and does it hurt?

Question

What does passing a kidney stone mean and does it hurt?

Answer 1

Passing the stone means that it leaves your body, usually in your urine.

It can be incredibly painful.

Answer 2

Kidney stone pain (renal colic) is extremely painful.  The pain stops as soon as the stone is passed.  It hurts worse than having a baby and you don't have anything to show for it.

Answer 3

It means a calcified "stone" moves through the urethra where it is urinated out. And yes, I hear it is one of the worst pains imaginable.

Answer 4

its means peeing out a kidney stone.

for guys it is EXTREMELY painful, as you might imagine a little "stone" maybe a little bigger then a pea coming out of their you know

and i dont think its as painful for girls

Answer 5

Sometimes minerals collect in the kidneys, causing stones.  Most stones pass on their own from the kidneys and out of the body via urinary tract.  It is extremely painful.

Answer 6

Its just like it sounds - a hard chunk of calcium travels through the ducts in the kidney, and into the bladder, and then out through the urine.  The stones can be just a little painful or extremely painful depending on their size and location.