Symptoms & Causes of Kidney Stones What are the symptoms of kidney stones?

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Symptoms of kidney stones include

sharp pains in your back, side, lower abdomen, or groinpink, red, or brown blood in your urine, also called hematuria a constant need to urinatepain while urinatinginability to urinate or can only urinate a small amountcloudy or bad-smelling urine

See a health care professional right away if you have any of these symptoms. These symptoms may mean you have a kidney stone or a more serious condition.

Your pain may last for a short or long time or may come and go in waves. Along with pain, you may have

nauseavomiting

Other symptoms include

feverchills

You may have a kidney stone if you have pain while urinating or feel a sharp pain in your back or lower abdomen.

What causes kidney stones?

Kidney stones are caused by high levels of calcium, oxalate, and phosphorus in the urine. These minerals are normally found in urine and do not cause problems at low levels.

Certain foods may increase the chances of having a kidney stone in people who are more likely to develop them.