What should you know about constant kidney stones female?

Kidney stones are solid deposits that can move from the kidney into the urinary tract. A moving stone may cause severe cramping pain in the side or back, pain that travels toward the lower abdomen or groin, nausea, or blood in the urine. Painful urination and difficulty passing urine can occur when the stone is lower in the tract. Dehydration can make urine more concentrated and may contribute to stone formation, but symptoms alone cannot show the stone's size or position. Women can also have urinary or gynaecological conditions with similar pain, so assessment matters.

Arrange a GP consultation for persistent, recurrent, or unexplained flank or abdominal pain. Write down when pain began, whether it comes in waves, any urine colour change, fever, vomiting, and your ability to pass urine. Unless a clinician has restricted your fluids, take regular drinks rather than forcing large amounts during severe pain or vomiting. Do not use leftover antibiotics or someone else's pain medicine. A clinician may recommend urine and blood tests and an abdominal ultrasound or another scan depending on the findings.

Seek urgent medical help for fever or chills with flank pain, repeated vomiting, inability to pass urine, severe pain that is not easing, faintness, or feeling suddenly very unwell. A blocked urinary tract with infection can worsen quickly. If you are pregnant, have one functioning kidney, or have significant kidney disease, contact a clinician promptly about new urinary pain.

Ask whether your symptoms suggest a stone, infection, or another cause; whether imaging is needed; how to manage pain safely; and how to reduce the chance of further stones. Tell the clinician about pregnancy possibility, previous stones, medicines, and fluid intake.