A member asked:

2nd opinion* went 2 er kidney stone r kidney. he said they dont hurt if inside the kidney&when they hit the ureter/bladder, can they hurt n kidney?

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Yes: stone in kidney doesn't cause pain most of the time: stone in renal pelvis and upper ureter cause flank pain while stone in lower ureter and bladder cause lower abdomen pain; spasm of ureter is responsible for colicky pain

Answered 12/18/2017

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