Hello. I am 46 years old. When I was 5 years old I had reconstructive surgery on my ureters/bladder. I think I had something called Reflux nephropathy. Once in surgery they discovered I had no valve covers to keep the urine from coming back up my ureters into my kidneys. They also discovered I have 2 ureters on each side. They had to make valve covers out of my own tissue.
About 19 years ago I stopped drinking soda/pop because when I did my kidneys would ache. Now I only drink water. Is this something I need to get checked periodically? I had severe pain in my left kidney two days ago and it still hurts. I have had a bad headache since and my knees/joints have started hurting. I have started taking Cranberry pills and drinking extra water. Since I have a history with my kidneys/bladder I'm thinking maybe I should get checked out, but dont want to if not necessary. Any help would be appreciated. (On a side note, I eat an extremely healthy diet. Organic mostly. And I started drinking Zija (moringa) 2 months ago. Thank you.