Symptoms
A kidney stone may not cause symptoms until it moves around within your kidney or passes into your ureter — the tube connecting the kidney and bladder. At that point, these signs and symptoms may occur:
- Severe pain in the side and back, below the ribs;
- Pain that spreads to the lower abdomen and groin;
- Pain that comes in waves and fluctuates in intensity;
- Painful urination;
- Pink, red or brown urine;
- Cloudy or foul-smelling urine;
- Nausea and vomiting;
- Persistent urge to urinate;
- Urinating more often than usual;
- Fever and chills if an infection is present.
Pain caused by a kidney stone may change — for instance, shifting to a different location or increasing in intensity — as the stone moves through your urinary tract.
