Symptoms of Kidney Stones

Some people with kidney stones do not have any symptoms.

Kidney Stone Symptoms

Below are some symptoms experienced by people who have kidney stones.

• Severe pain, with blood in the urine.
• Pain in the left or right side depending what kidney is affected by stones.
• Sometimes the pain spreads down to the groin.
• Difficulty in urinating, sometimes passing of small stones or crystal in the urine.
• Dull ache or dragging sensation in the loin.
• When ureter is blocked by stones, it causes maximum pain that spreads to the testes or the tip of the penis in males.
• Urinary tract infection (UTI). Stones in the urinary tract often lead to infections.
• Kidney stone can also cause high blood pressure.
• Fever, if infection is present.
• Urgency to pass the urine/Increased frequency of passing the urine.
• Increased pain is some postures.