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Are symptoms of an inflamed appendix and symptoms for kidney stones similar?

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Dr. Richard Sarle answered

Yes: Right lower quadrant abdominal pain can be a stone or appendicitis, or even other isdues.

Answered 11/22/2020

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Severe pain in my lower right side. I was given painkiller injection. Urine test and ultrasound ruled out stones or appendix. Is it sand in kidney?

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I have been suffering for a few years with right side abdomen and lower back pain I was checked for kidney stones gallbladder and pancrities also checked for apendix which always come back clear on all these my stomach is swollen?

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52 years old w/ a history of kidney stones. 4 mm stone in left kidney, 3 mm stone in right. Blood in urine. Minor discomfort. Cystoscopy performed last May for similar symptoms. Can a stone cause bloody urine and pain while still in kidney?

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Could right lower back pain be a symptom of kidney or appendix problems?

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