Kidney Stone Pain Heat Or Cold. Which would be. I am experiencing the usual discomfort but was wondering of i could use a hot pad or cold compress on the area to ease the discomfort.
If they travel out of the kidney and into the ureter they can block the flow of urine causing the kidney to. Now for the cold compress. Shrinkage will happen and u wont have to take a piss that bad.
If your doctor suspects kidney stones but does not see blood in your urine test they may run other tests to confirm or rule out a kidney stone diagnosis.
Now for the cold compress. Other conditions that cause kidney pain may not be accompanied by blood in the urine. Research suggests that if you experience pain in your back between your ribs and your buttocks or even down your sides into your groin area you may be having kidney pain. I know this can be torture so you want it out asap.