What are the symptoms of kidney stones?
Patient: Hi,I am a 34 y/o female with a personal history of kidney stones. I am having lower back pain in waves, but no where near as severe as it was when I had kidney stones the past two times; both required surgery to remove them. I am also urinating more frequently than normal and am nauseous. I typically consume 90 oz of water a day. I got a urine test to check for leukocytes and nitrates. Nitrates have come back negative, leukocytes positive (not trace, but a pretty dark color in the positive range). My question is should I go see my doctor? Urgent care? ER? Are these early symptoms of kidney stones? Doctor: Dear patient,Classical symptoms of kidney stones are: severe flank and groin pain, blood in urine, nausea/vomiting and restlessness. Sometimes it can be without symptoms, because depends on the size of the stone.Presence of leukocytes in urine, your mild lower back pain, frequent urinating and nausea , together they indicate you have urinary tract infection. For this I would recommend to drink cranberry juice and 3-5 days course with Bactrim twice daily to help fight bladder infections.Hope my answer was helpful for you.