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I Have Had Back Pain And Right Under My Left Side Of My Rib. Is This A Kidney Infection?

hi, i have had back pain for the past 2-3 days now. i put a fluffy pillow under my back where it hurt, and layed down for a while. when i got up it felt a lot better, but not completly gone. and when i was laying down and i raised my stomach up high, i got a pain right under my left side of my rib. is this a kidney infection do you think?
Fri, 9 Sep 2011
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Nephrologist 's  Response
THanks for the query
No it cannot be your kidneys, kidneys come way lower to your ribs.
It still sounds like a musculoskeletal pain.
Take tab hifenac P twice daily for 5 days after food, if it doesn come down meet a physician

Have a healthy life
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I Have Had Back Pain And Right Under My Left Side Of My Rib. Is This A Kidney Infection?

THanks for the query No it cannot be your kidneys, kidneys come way lower to your ribs. It still sounds like a musculoskeletal pain. Take tab hifenac P twice daily for 5 days after food, if it doesn come down meet a physician Have a healthy life