Symptoms of low back pain due to kidney stones

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Kidney stones may be long-term and asymptomatic, especially for larger stones. Small stones have a wide range of activities. When small stones enter the ureteropelvic junction or ureter, they cause severe peristalsis of the ureter, so as to promote the discharge of the stones. As a result, low back pain occurs. Now let's talk about the symptoms of low back pain caused by kidney stones.

Symptoms of low back pain due to kidney stones

Kidney stone lumbago can be divided into dull pain and colic. 40% - 50% of the patients had a history of intermittent pain. The pain is often located in the waist and abdomen, most of which are paroxysmal and can also be persistent. Some pain may only be manifested as lumbar distension discomfort, activities or labor can promote the onset or aggravation of pain. Renal stone colic is a severe knife like pain, often sudden onset, pain often radiates to the lower abdomen, groin or medial thigh, women radiate to the labia. When renal colic occurs, the patient presents an acute appearance, curls up in bed, presses his abdomen or waist tightly with both hands, and even rolls on the bed, groaning incessantly. The attack usually lasts for several hours and can be relieved in a few minutes. When the renal colic is serious, the complexion is pale, the whole body sweats, the pulse is thin and fast, even the blood pressure drops, showing a state of collapse, accompanied by nausea, vomiting and abdominal distension. When colic attacks, the urine volume reduces, after colic alleviates, may have the polyuria phenomenon.

If the pain is intolerable, it should be injected with analgesics and antispasmodics. If the pain is not relieved after treatment, intravenous infusion is needed. There are a few stubborn patients with renal colic who are not sensitive to all kinds of analgesics in a short time and can only be relieved slowly under the effect of efficacy. Large stones can be treated with extracorporeal lithotripsy, minimally invasive lithotripsy or surgical lithotomy in urology department.

If you find that you often have low back pain, discomfort, even obstruction of urination, especially the signs of blood in the urine, you must pay attention to whether you have kidney stones. Generally, hematuria and pain are accompanied at the same time. Generally, drug treatment is enough for patients in the early stage, and surgical treatment is only available for serious patients.

matters needing attention

Patients with kidney stones will be accompanied by signs of urinary tract infection, which needs to be treated together, and it is very important to keep their pudendal clean. Patients with kidney stones usually drink more water, which helps to discharge the stones.