{"id":3111,"date":"2019-08-09T10:33:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-09T10:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unbiazed.co\/victorgura\/wp\/?p=3111"},"modified":"2024-05-21T10:34:16","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T10:34:16","slug":"how-do-you-know-if-kidney-pain-is-serious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drgura.com\/es\/blog\/how-do-you-know-if-kidney-pain-is-serious\/","title":{"rendered":"How do You Know if Kidney Pain is Serious?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kidneys serve as one of our body&#8217;s most important organs.&nbsp; Their function is to remove excess waste and fluid from our body.&nbsp; It&#8217;s essential that this waste is removed as it could potentially cause our body harm.&nbsp; Often, kidney pain can be difficult to identify from back pain because of its location.&nbsp; Kidneys are located against the back muscles or flank area.&nbsp; This area lies between your lowest rib and hip.&nbsp; There are some ways, however, to identify kidney pain from back pain and to know whetheryou must see a kidney specialist.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Early Signs and Symptoms<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Kidney pain usually manifests itself a bit deeper than normal back pain.&nbsp; Try to identify where you&#8217;re exactly feeling pain and if it is in the flank area discussed above, it may be a kidney issue.&nbsp; Otherwise it might just be muscle soreness.&nbsp; Other ways to tell if your&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/drgura.com\/es\/services\/acute-kidney-injury.php\/\">kidney pain<\/a>&nbsp;is serious is that it will often be associated with the following symptoms:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fever<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nausea<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vomiting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Painful urinating<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fatigue<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dizziness<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Constipation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cloudy or dark urine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Urgency to urinate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Blood in your urine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Small bits of gravel\/stone when you urinate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pain usually occurring on only one side of the body<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Infection or Stone<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In both cases, a kidney infection and kidney stone are both extremely painful.&nbsp; An infection is usually indicated by a constant, dull pain. A kidney stone is usually accompanied by a sharp pain.&nbsp; In the case of a kidney stone, sometimes the sharp pain will disappear for a small amount of time and reappear later as the stone moves. You will want to see a kidney specialist immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Levels of Kidney Pain<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Typically, a kidney infection will be a bit milder in pain than a stone, but when left untreated it can become extremely painful as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you experience a sharp, intense pain right away, it&#8217;s likely you have a kidney stone.&nbsp; Kidney stones are also incredibly painful to pass.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both an infection and stone must be treated by a kidney specialist. They will not go away on their own.&nbsp; The pain may also begin to radiate to other areas of your body if left untreated, including your thigh or lower abdomen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When to See a Kidney Specialist<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Kidney pain should not be taken lightly.&nbsp; If you experience a sharp pain in the area of your kidneys, it may be an indication of a kidney stone.&nbsp; In this instance, you should see a kidney specialist immediately.&nbsp; Stones must come out in order to relieve pain.&nbsp; Often, patients are able to pass this through their urinary tract. In some occasions surgery is required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the pain you experience is more of a dull ache, you may be able to hold off a day or two before seeing a doctor.&nbsp; However, waiting too long may increase the severity of the infection and cause it to spread.&nbsp; If this is accompanied with fever, nausea, or even blood in your urine, don&#8217;t hold off on getting a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/drgura.com\/index.php\">kidney exam in Los Angeles<\/a>.&nbsp; Infections are often treated with antibiotics and should clear up within a week or two, but reoccurring infections may require surgery if due to a misshapen urinary tract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some ways you can relieve kidney pain until you are able to see a doctor, are to take an ibuprofen or acetaminophen, drink plenty of fluids, and apply a heating pad to the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kidney Specialist in Los Angeles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re experiencing any of these signs or symptoms, take the first step toward healing by calling a kidney specialist like Dr. Gura in Beverly Hills today.&nbsp; Dr. Gura is world-renowned in his profession and offers an array of treatments for his patients.&nbsp; Find out your options by visiting online or calling 310-550-6240 today!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kidneys serve as one of our body&#8217;s most important organs.&nbsp; Their function is to remove excess waste and fluid from our body.&nbsp; It&#8217;s essential that this waste is removed as it could potentially cause our body harm.&nbsp; Often, kidney pain can be difficult to identify from back pain because of its location.&nbsp; Kidneys are located &#8230; <a title=\"How do You Know if Kidney Pain is Serious?\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/drgura.com\/es\/blog\/how-do-you-know-if-kidney-pain-is-serious\/\" aria-label=\"Leer m\u00e1s sobre How do You Know if Kidney Pain is Serious?\">Leer m\u00e1s<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3114,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","resize-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/drgura.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3111","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/drgura.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/drgura.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drgura.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drgura.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3111"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/drgura.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3111\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3115,"href":"https:\/\/drgura.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3111\/revisions\/3115"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drgura.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3114"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/drgura.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drgura.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drgura.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}