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What Causes Sharp Pain In The Kidney Area Followed By Abdominal Pain?
I had a very very sharp pain, left side of my back, lower kidney area. It was so bad I thought I was going to throw up. It was followed by nausea and overall stomach pain with the back pain included altho the back pain subsided within an hour it was not at all helpful to lay down there was a pressure feeling when I did. Is this consistent with a bladder/uti type infection or is it more like an appendix issue or something stomach related?
Wed, 16 Nov 2016
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The pain in the left side of the abdomen could be because of many reasons including kidney stones ,inflammation of pancreas (pancreatitis ),inflammation of small bowel (diverticulitis),inflammation of large bowel (colitis),presence of a small hernia which is protrusion of abdominal content through natural openings in the abdominal wall,rupture of small ovarian cyst and it could just be a gastritis which is inflammation of the stomach,which are the common causes.
It cant be due to inflammation of appendix as it is situated in the right. Urinary tract infections (UTI) mostly present with fever and burning micturition but may occasionally cause loin pain.
In your case it resembles mostly to a kidney stone or if you are having history of alcoholism or gall bladder stones it could also be pancreatitis .However it is impossible to come to a diagnosis just with the history you have mentioned.
I suggest you to get an ultra sound scan done which will give us a clue to your condition and help us regarding further proceedings. Till then I advice
1)Drink plenty of water
2)avoid junk food
3)tablet tramadol 100mg thrice a day
4)tablet ondansetron 4mg three times a day
Both for pain and nausea respectively. Remember these medications are for temporary relief only and the most appropriate medicine could be selected only after investigations. Hope that answers the question.
Thank you on behalf of the whole HCM team.
The pain in the left side of the abdomen could be because of many reasons including kidney stones ,inflammation of pancreas (pancreatitis ),inflammation of small bowel (diverticulitis),inflammation of large bowel (colitis),presence of a small hernia which is protrusion of abdominal content through natural openings in the abdominal wall,rupture of small ovarian cyst and it could just be a gastritis which is inflammation of the stomach,which are the common causes.
It cant be due to inflammation of appendix as it is situated in the right. Urinary tract infections (UTI) mostly present with fever and burning micturition but may occasionally cause loin pain.
In your case it resembles mostly to a kidney stone or if you are having history of alcoholism or gall bladder stones it could also be pancreatitis .However it is impossible to come to a diagnosis just with the history you have mentioned.
I suggest you to get an ultra sound scan done which will give us a clue to your condition and help us regarding further proceedings. Till then I advice
1)Drink plenty of water
2)avoid junk food
3)tablet tramadol 100mg thrice a day
4)tablet ondansetron 4mg three times a day
Both for pain and nausea respectively. Remember these medications are for temporary relief only and the most appropriate medicine could be selected only after investigations. Hope that answers the question.
Thank you on behalf of the whole HCM team.
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