What Causes Sharp Pain In Lower Left Abdomen And Frequent Urination?

Posted on Tue, 21 Jun 2016

Question: I have in addition to chronic illness,sharp pain on lower left abdomen,constant urgent need to urinate,last night right side had same pain,an a constant (every 10 to 20 minutes .need to. Void.thank you for any help you may render.

Answered by Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
urinary tract infection or renal stones...

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

the symptoms you've described can be attributed to either a urinary tract infection (cystitis) or to renal stones having descended from the kidney to just before the entrance to the bladder. When stones are stuck there the patient feels sharp pain and urgency.

A urinalysis should make things more clear. A urinary tract infection will have characteristic findings like nitrates, white blood cells, perhaps some blood. A renal stone will have caused bleeding (even microscopic only) and the findings of cystitis should be lacking. In such a case a urinary tract ultrasound scan would be useful.

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