Symptoms

Very small kidney stones are unlikely to cause many symptoms. It may even go undetected and pass out painlessly when you urinate. Symptoms usually occur if the kidney stone: gets stuck in your kidney starts to travel down the ureter (the tube that attaches each kidney to the bladder) the ureter is narrow and kidney stones cancause pain as they try to pass through causes an infection In these cases, the symptoms of kidney stones can include: a persistent ache in the lower back,which is sometimes also felt in the groin men may have pain in theirtesticles and scrotum periods of intense pain in the back or side of your abdomen, or occasionally in your groin, whichmay last for minutes or hours feeling restless and unable to lie still nausea (feeling sick) needing to urinate more often than normal pain when you urinate (dysuria) blood in your urine (haematuria) thismay be caused by the stone scratching the kidney or ureter Blocked ureter and kidney infection A kidney stone that blocks the ureter can lead to a kidney infection. This is because waste products are unable to pass the blockage, which may cause a build-up of bacteria. The symptoms of a kidney infection are similar to symptoms ofkidney stones, but may also include: a high temperature (fever) of 38C (100.4F) or over chills and shivering feeling very weak or tired diarrhoea cloudy and bad-smelling urine .