Patient's question:
Mother has been experiencing stomach pain for the past few months, sometimes even unable to straighten her back. At first, she thought it was a stomach issue and didn't pay much attention. Later, the pain appeared every two days, making her feel uneasy. She went to the hospital for a check-up and was told she had kidney stones, but her mother also experienced vomiting.Doctor's answer:
Hello, when kidney stones and ureteral stones recur, they are often accompanied by vomiting. This is because the nerves that control the kidneys and upper ureters share the same segmental level as the nerves that control the gastrointestinal tract. Spasmodic pain in the kidneys and ureters can interfere with the gastrointestinal tract, leading to vomiting symptoms. To use an analogy, it's like "when the city gate catches fire, the fish pond is affected." Therefore, vomiting during renal colic is not an indicator of the severity of the disease. Only when frequent vomiting occurs in the stages of kidney failure and uremia should it be considered that the kidney disease is very serious.