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Health Encyclopedia: Kidney Stones Symptoms

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In many cases, kidney stones do not produce symptoms. However, if a stone becomes stuck in the ureter (the thin tube between the bladder and the kidney), symptoms can be very severe. Often, they vary depending on the stone's location and then progress.

Kidney stone attacks tend to be most common late at night or in the early morning, possibly because of minimal urine output or constriction of the ureters during the early morning hours. Kidney stone attacks are least common during the late...

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