10 Signs of Kidney Stones
3. Groin Pain
Groin pain is a non-specific symptom that can be associated with many conditions. Given the many muscles that are located in this region, it is common to experience groin pain due to muscle cramps, tears, and/or strains. Muscle injuries usually have an acute and sudden onset right after the causing trauma takes place. Other conditions like hernias and even nephrolithiasis are also known to cause pain in the groin.
Kidney stones that get trapped in the lower portion of the ureter may cause groin pain. Testicular pain in males and pain in the labia majora for females are also reported by patients with nephrolithiasis. This is called referred pain and it is explained by the shared neural pathway in the region.
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