Kidney Vs Bladder Stones. However their bag like constitution makes them prone to stone formation. Stones that form in your kidneys are not the same as bladder stones.
Kidney stones kidney stones are hard collections of salt and minerals often made up of calcium or uric acid. But small kidney stones may travel down the ureters into your bladder and if not expelled can grow into bladder stones. You may experience back pain fever and.
You may experience back pain fever and.
This is different from the pain that occurs as the stone moves from the kidneys through the ureter to the bladder. They form inside the kidney and can travel to other parts of the urinary tract. That pain known as renal colic is typically very sharp comes in waves and is felt in the area between the rib cage and the hip in some cases when the stone finally moves out of. Kidney stones can migrate down the ureters and if too large to pass they will remain in the bladder and can cause obstruction.