Very painful, but I think worse for men as the distance the stone travels (length ) to the outside world...same reason bladder infections are more of a female problem than men...short distance for outside to inside....
Bladder infections are another ‘absolute hell’. I did not realize that women were the only ones plagued with them.
The description you gave regarding kidney stones made me wince for men! I pray that I do not ever have to go through that. I’m a wuss when it comes to pain and I’ve had a baby! (had an epideral).