how to know if you have kidney or bladder stones?
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['Lower abdominal pain.', 'Pain during urination.', 'Frequent urination.', 'Difficulty urinating or interrupted urine flow.', 'Blood in the urine.', 'Cloudy or abnormally dark-colored urine.']
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['Discomfort and difficulty urinating.', 'Urinating small amounts very frequently.', 'Blood in the urine.', 'Cloudy or discolored urine.', 'Bloated or sensitive stomach.', 'Avoidance of exercise.', 'Pain in the abdomen around the kidney area.', 'Change in energy level.']
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Stay hydrated Drinking more water is the best way to prevent kidney stones. If you don't drink enough, your urine output will be low. Low urine output means your urine is more concentrated and less likely to dissolve urine salts that cause stones.
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When a kidney stone starts to pass, symptoms typically occur suddenly and without warning. Sharp, stabbing pain usually develops in your side or back, typically right at the bottom part of the ribcage. Sometimes, the pain will travel downward into the genital area.
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Pain or burning during urination Once the stone reaches the junction between the ureter and bladder, you'll start to feel pain when you urinate ( 4 ). Your doctor might call this dysuria. The pain can feel sharp or burning. If you don't know you have a kidney stone, you might mistake it for a urinary tract infection.
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['frequent urination, especially at night.', 'change in urine volume.', 'decreased need to urinate.', 'a burning sensation during urination.', 'brown or red urine that appears foamy.', 'pain, especially in the area near the kidneys (flank region)', 'muscle cramps.', 'numbness in the hands and feet.']
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The stone typically forms in the kidney before it passes down the tubes connecting the kidney to the bladder. Rarely, stones may form in the bladder. While kidney stones can occur at any age, even in premature infants, most occur in teens, with teen girls having the highest incidence.
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Bladder stones are caused by concentrated urine that stays in the bladder for too long. Certain minerals form crystals that stick together into stones. Being unable to empty the bladder completely can lead to the formation of stones.
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You may be given tests, including: urine tests to check for infections and pieces of stones. an examination of any stones that you pass in your pee. blood tests to check that your kidneys are working properly and also check the levels of substances that could cause kidney stones, such as calcium.
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Bladder or Kidney Stones There are a few different types of stones that can form in the kidney or in the bladder, and Bichon Frises are more likely to develop them than other breeds. We'll periodically test his urine for telltale signs indicating the presence of kidney and bladder stones; they are painful!
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Stones that have nearly passed into the bladder may be associated with an intense urge to urinate. Stone pain typically comes and goes. After an initial period of severe pain, you may feel better for a few hours before developing another attack.
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['tiredness or weakness.', 'pain when urinating.', 'difficulty urinating or inability to urinate.', 'pain in the lower back on one side of the body.', 'weight loss.', 'swollen feet.', 'bone pain.']
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['You may be experiencing an urgency to go to the bathroom or urinate more frequently.', 'You may have pain, or experience a burning sensation, when you urinate. ... ', 'You may not be urinating very often. ... ', 'Your urine may look cloudy, or have blood in it.', 'Your urine may have a strong smell or odor.']
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The stones are generally painless, so you probably won't know you have them unless they cause a blockage or are being passed. Then there's usually no mistaking the symptoms — kidney stones, especially, can cause excruciating pain. Bladder or kidney stones can also cause both gross and microscopic bleeding.
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Sometimes, tiny stones move out of the body in the urine without causing too much pain. But stones that don't move may cause a back-up of urine in the kidney, ureter, the bladder, or the urethra.
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['Hematuria (blood in urine)', 'Flank pain between the ribs and hips.', 'Low back pain on one side (not caused by injury) and that does not go away.', 'Loss of appetite.', 'Weight loss not caused by dieting.', 'Fever not caused by an infection and that does not go away.', 'Anemia (low red blood cell count)']
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Kidney stones form when your urine contains more crystal-forming substances — such as calcium, oxalate and uric acid — than the fluid in your urine can dilute. At the same time, your urine may lack substances that prevent crystals from sticking together, creating an ideal environment for kidney stones to form.