my dad has passed 10 kidney stones and with all of the recent talk about them, i was wondering what do men have to say about what it feels like to pee one out, meaning what does it feel like to pee it out? do you pee them into a strainer? does the strainer rest over the toilet, do you hold the strainer? how does the process all work?

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Lower Back Organ Pain – Left Kidney Hurts – Series Question Personal Health?
I am Eighteen and am not addicted to alcohol. Over the Christmas period I really drank a lot I mean continuous for over three weeks. I felt the left side of my body ad my kindey was enlarged. I thought I had drank too much and stopped. Fine I have not drank for three weeks and do not wan a drink. However I am getting this uncomfortable sometimes burning pain in my left kidney. Occasionally it is very uncomfortable and as I am eighteen am very scared as to what I have done to it. Please help…

PS It may be that I have a water infection or cold but nothing burns when I go to the toilet or drink liquids.
I have had a few weeks from drinking and then this is when the kidney burning pain started I am only eighteen
I also know my kidneys are just under my ribcage I am Biology student

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I had what I would consider "mild pain" or an "uncomfortable" feeling in my private area until I urinated this morning. I noticed something dark come out, so I fished it out of the toilet (with the brush) and closely examined it. It looks exactly like photos of a kidney stone seen in Yahoo Image Search.

Could it be possible I had a stone and didn’t know it?

What else could it be?

I can’t really afford a doctor, so please don’t respond with "See a doctor moron!"

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Okay, so I had asked a question earlier in this category, about some odd thing coming out in my urine…

I had said it was bloody, and squishy. I retrieved it from the toilet and kept it in a little dixie cup for when I see my doctor. I had a bit of the urine or water in the cup… and it dissolved. I’m thinking it was mucus, instead of a blood clot (too light), or kidney stone (too soft).

I mentioned before that I have very frequent (2 times a month) UTIs, and I’m wondering if this couldn’t be related?

It didn’t hurt coming out and YES, I AM SURE IT CAME FROM MY URETHRA! (I saw it, and felt it.)

So anyone have any ideas? I’m 15, female… not pregnant nor sexually active. Could this be mucus, or possibly (please no) a polyp?

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I have had more than my share of stones, and I have always been aware. Anyway my question is can you pass a kidney stone and not know until you see it in the toilet? I’m not sure, sis says it’s possible. Thanks.

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