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Suggest Remedy For Back Pain Near The Kidney Area

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Posted on Sat, 8 Nov 2014
Question: My husband has back pain near the kidney area and sometimes come around to the side. He takes indomethcin for arthritis pain. Could the paid be from the medication also there is a history of pancreatic cancer in his family
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Answered by Dr. Grzegorz Stanko (5 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Hello!

Thank you for the query.

Indomethacin could not cause such pain. This medicine can trigger peptic ulcer or stomach inflammation. It would give upper middle abdominal pain, but not a back pain. So the pain is rather not associated with Indomethacin intake.
Pain in the kidney area can be caused by kidney issues like a stone or an infection. There should be frequent urinating or burning while urinating as well.
Pancreas cancer usually does not give any pain in the beginning. Jaundice can be the firs symptom of if. Pancreas pain usually starts in the upper middle abdomen and radiates to the back.
So this does not sound like a pancreas cancer, however as he has family history of this cancer, abdominal CT should be done to make sure there is no lump in the pancreas.
He should also have blood work and urine analysis done to check for the possible pain reason.
Spine disc problem should be also considered if any other issues will be ruled out.

Hope this will help. Feel free to ask further questions.
Regards.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Suggest Remedy For Back Pain Near The Kidney Area

Brief Answer: Detailed below. Detailed Answer: Hello! Thank you for the query. Indomethacin could not cause such pain. This medicine can trigger peptic ulcer or stomach inflammation. It would give upper middle abdominal pain, but not a back pain. So the pain is rather not associated with Indomethacin intake. Pain in the kidney area can be caused by kidney issues like a stone or an infection. There should be frequent urinating or burning while urinating as well. Pancreas cancer usually does not give any pain in the beginning. Jaundice can be the firs symptom of if. Pancreas pain usually starts in the upper middle abdomen and radiates to the back. So this does not sound like a pancreas cancer, however as he has family history of this cancer, abdominal CT should be done to make sure there is no lump in the pancreas. He should also have blood work and urine analysis done to check for the possible pain reason. Spine disc problem should be also considered if any other issues will be ruled out. Hope this will help. Feel free to ask further questions. Regards.