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History and Symptoms

Symptoms of kidney stones include:

• Colicky flank pain: "loin to groin". Often described as the "the worst pain I've ever experienced"
• Hematuria: blood in the urine, due to minor damage to inside wall of kidney, ureter and/or urethra
• 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.
• Nausea/ vomiting: embryological link with intestine — stimulates vomiting center