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Does Constant Lower Back Pain Post Dinner Indicate Kidney Stones?

My Mother is 77 years old, started having lower back pain on both sides, the pain moved to the front lower abdomen, no fever. All started after dinner, just vomited. Wondering if it is kidney stones. No problem urinating yet. Worried about the constant pain in lower abdomen now.
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Hi i am Dr Ahmed Aly
thanks for using HealthcareMagic site ,
I had gone through your question and understand your concerns ..

In my opinion it is probably a renal stone or gravel and the pain is usually referred to lower back , it is very rare to have such pathology on both kidneys at the same time unless she have a past history .
She may increase her fluid intake , avoid high protein and salty meals , proximol or allopurinol sachets ,phosphorus solutions and eating oxalate rich food will be helpful in most of cases .
If pain persists i recommend laboratory investigations like urine analysis , BUN ( blood , urea and nitrogen ) , creatinine levels to diagnose these stones , the best diagnostic tool is U/S abdomen and pelvis to know site and size of such crystals .
Hope your mother feels better soon and if her symptoms propagates visit her nephrologist for proper evaluation and management .

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Does Constant Lower Back Pain Post Dinner Indicate Kidney Stones?

Hi i am Dr Ahmed Aly thanks for using HealthcareMagic site , I had gone through your question and understand your concerns .. In my opinion it is probably a renal stone or gravel and the pain is usually referred to lower back , it is very rare to have such pathology on both kidneys at the same time unless she have a past history . She may increase her fluid intake , avoid high protein and salty meals , proximol or allopurinol sachets ,phosphorus solutions and eating oxalate rich food will be helpful in most of cases . If pain persists i recommend laboratory investigations like urine analysis , BUN ( blood , urea and nitrogen ) , creatinine levels to diagnose these stones , the best diagnostic tool is U/S abdomen and pelvis to know site and size of such crystals . Hope your mother feels better soon and if her symptoms propagates visit her nephrologist for proper evaluation and management . Please click and consider a 5 star rating with some positive feedback if the information was helpful. Wish you good health, Any further clarifications feel free to ask.