A woman who suffered from abdominal pain and felt like there was a ball rolling around inside her for six years was found to have a rare disease called 'floating kidney'. The woman also reported the pain was less intense particularly in the later stages of her previous pregnancies. After a barrage of invasive tests, many of which she had undergone before, the woman was diagnosed with nephroptosis, a condition in which the kidney strays several centimeters from where it's supposed to be located. It's been estimated that one in five women in the US have a floating kidney, but the majority don't experience any symptoms. She was diagnosed with nephroptosis, a congenital condition that occurs almost exclusively in women, affecting an estimated 20 percent of women.

Source: Daily Mail April 18, 2018 18:22 UTC