These stones are then passed from a kidney to theurinary tractto be expelled in urine.
The passing of a stone can cause sharp, often excruciating waves of pain known asrenal colic.
The one GI symptom not commonly associated with kidney stones is diarrhea.
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On occasion, diarrhea can sometimes affect younger children with kidney stones.
Cases like these are often discovered incidentally during anabdominal X-rayorultrasound.
Although rare, the co-occurrence of pyelonephritis with a stone-related obstruction can lead tokidney failureand irreversible kidney damage.
By definition, chronic diarrhea triggers when you have loose stools for longer than four weeks.
Speak with your healthcare provider.
What Other GI Symptoms Are Related to Kidney Stones?
Renal colic is mainly experienced when a ureter is obstructed.
Once the stone is eventually pushed into the bladder, the pain almost entirely ceases.
Even if you have no other symptoms, seek immediate care if you completely stop peeing.
The condition (anuria) is considered a medical emergency.
Left untreated, anuria can cause the toxic accumulation of waste products in the blood, leading touremiaand death.
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