{"id":179,"date":"2020-02-19T19:16:31","date_gmt":"2020-02-19T19:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/healthissues24.co.za\/?p=179"},"modified":"2020-02-19T19:16:31","modified_gmt":"2020-02-19T19:16:31","slug":"kidney-stones-pain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/health\/kidney-stones-pain\/","title":{"rendered":"Kidney stones pain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> A\u00a0<strong>kidney stone<\/strong>\u00a0may not cause symptoms until it moves around within your\u00a0<strong>kidney<\/strong>\u00a0or passes into your ureter \u2014 the tube connecting the\u00a0<strong>kidney<\/strong>\u00a0and bladder. At that point, you may experience these signs and symptoms: Severe\u00a0<strong>pain<\/strong>\u00a0in the side and back, below the ribs.\u00a0<strong>Pain<\/strong>\u00a0that radiates to the lower abdomen and groin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Kidney stone facts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>A\u00a0kidney stone\u00a0is a hard, crystalline mineral material formed within the kidney or urinary tract.<\/li><li><em>Nephrolithiasis<\/em>\u00a0is the medical term for kidney stones.<\/li><li>One in every 20 people develops kidney stones at some point in their life.<\/li><li>Kidney stones form when there is a decrease in urine volume and\/or an excess of stone-forming substances in the urine.<\/li><li>Dehydration\u00a0is a major risk factor for kidney stone formation.<\/li><li>Symptoms of a kidney stone include flank\u00a0pain\u00a0(the\u00a0pain\u00a0can be quite severe) and\u00a0blood in the urine\u00a0(hematuria).<\/li><li>People with certain medical conditions, such as\u00a0gout, and those who take certain medications or\u00a0supplements\u00a0are at risk for kidney stones.<\/li><li>Diet\u00a0and hereditary factors are also related to stone formation.<\/li><li>Diagnosis of kidney stones is best accomplished using an\u00a0ultrasound, intravenous pyleography (IVP), or a\u00a0CT scan.<\/li><li>Most kidney stones will pass through the ureter to the bladder on their own with time.<\/li><li>Treatment includes pain-control medications and, in some cases, medications to facilitate the passage of urine.<\/li><li>If needed,\u00a0lithotripsy\u00a0or surgical techniques may be used for stones which do not pass through the ureter to the bladder on their own.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3>What are the early signs and symptoms of kidney stones?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>While some kidney stones may not produce symptoms (known as &#8220;silent&#8221; stones), people who have kidney stones often report the sudden onset of excruciating, cramping pain in their low back and\/or side, groin, or abdomen. Changes in body position do not relieve this pain. The abdominal, groin, and\/or\u00a0back pain\u00a0typically waxes and wanes in severity, characteristic of colicky pain (the pain is sometimes referred to as renal\u00a0colic). It may be so severe that it is often accompanied by\u00a0nausea\u00a0and\u00a0vomiting. The pain has been described by many as the worst pain of their lives, even worse than the pain of\u00a0childbirth\u00a0or broken bones. Kidney stones also characteristically cause\u00a0bloody urine. If infection is present in the urinary tract along with the stones, there may be\u00a0fever\u00a0and\u00a0chills. Sometimes, symptoms such as\u00a0difficulty urinating,\u00a0urinary urgency,\u00a0penile pain, or\u00a0testicular pain\u00a0may occur due to kidney stones.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A\u00a0kidney stone\u00a0may not cause symptoms until it moves around within your\u00a0kidney\u00a0or passes into your ureter \u2014 the tube connecting the\u00a0kidney\u00a0and bladder. At that point, you may experience these signs and symptoms: Severe\u00a0pain\u00a0in the side and back, below the ribs.\u00a0Pain\u00a0that radiates to the lower abdomen and groin. Kidney stone facts A\u00a0kidney stone\u00a0is a hard, crystalline mineral\u2026 <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/health\/kidney-stones-pain\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=179"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}