Location Kidney Stone Pain Area Female. Kidney stone symptoms in women are usually very similar to or the same as kidney stone symptoms in men. Kidney stone pain in men and women may affect the sides and back below the ribs the lower abdomen and groin.
The kidneys lies just below the diaphragm on either side towards the back of the abdomen in an area known as the retroperitoneal cavity. Because your kidneys are located toward your back and underneath your ribcage it may be hard to tell if the pain you re experiencing in that area is coming from your. The usual treatment for kidney stones involves drinking fluids to pass the stone and taking over the counter otc pain medication.
Because they are very similar to the symptoms experienced before a woman s menstrual cycle these may be ignored at times.
However as you will see depending on the cause of kidney pain kidney disease and infections can cause pain sensations elsewhere in your body. Kidney stones are one of the most common reasons for severe sharp flank pain that may radiate to your groin area. Radiated location of pain. Most kidney or flank pain is felt around the location of the kidneys.