how can you tell the difference between lower back pain and kidney pain?
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Back problems usually affect your lower back. Kidney pain is felt higher and deeper in your body than back pain. You may feel it in the upper half of your back, not the lower part. Unlike back discomfort, it's felt on one or both sides, usually under your rib cage.
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['fever.', 'pain on the lower sides of your back, where your kidneys are located.', 'nausea and vomiting.', 'extreme tiredness.', 'decreased urine output.', 'inability to think clearly.', 'difficulty breathing.', 'abnormal heart function.']
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Gallstones cause pain in the mid-upper abdomen that may radiate to the back or under the right shoulder. Kidney stones cause sharp pain in the lower back or side of the body that may radiate to the lower abdomen and groin.
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Your kidneys are located in the back of your abdomen, just under your ribcage, on each side of your spine. Pain in your sides or middle to upper back could be coming from your kidneys.
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Signs and symptoms of a kidney infection might include: Fever. Chills. Back, side (flank) or groin pain.
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Most people experience flank pain at least once in their life, and the discomfort is usually temporary. However, constant or severe flank pain may indicate a serious medical condition, such as dehydration or a urinary tract infection. Kidney stones or another kidney problem may also cause persistent flank pain.
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Your kidneys are situated in the back of your abdomen under your lower ribs, one on each side of your spine. People often are surprised at how high their kidneys are. Most conditions that cause kidney pain affect only one kidney. Fever and urinary symptoms often accompany kidney pain.
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The kidneys are located on either side of the spine, under the ribcage. The right kidney hangs a little lower than the left, making it even more likely to cause lower back pain if it's infected, irritated, or inflamed.
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['Hematuria (blood in urine) is the most common presenting sign of renal injury.', 'Right or left abdominal pain, mild or severe depending on rupture.', 'Muscle guarding.', 'Low back pain.', 'Abdominal bruising, swelling, and pain.']
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Common causes of lower back pain include strain injury from athletics or overuse, disc herniation, kidney infection, pinched nerve in the spine, and pregnancy.
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A kidney infection can cause pain anywhere along your urinary tract. So this could be anywhere from the loin in your back, around the side and down to the RLQ. You may notice that it hurts when you pass urine and that you need to pass urine more often. You may have a temperature.
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['Severe, sharp pain in the side and back, below the ribs.', 'Pain that radiates to the lower abdomen and groin.', 'Pain that comes in waves and fluctuates in intensity.', 'Pain or burning sensation while urinating.']
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If the stone does not cause a blockage as it moves through the urinary tract, a person may not experience any pain. Others may have pain in their back near the kidneys, which sit on either side of the spine below the rib cage, or in their lower abdomen or groin, he says.
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The symptoms of a kidney infection usually develop quite quickly over a few hours or days. Common symptoms include: pain and discomfort in your side, lower back or around your genitals. high temperature – 38C (100.4F) or above; it may reach 39.5C (103.1F)
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You might feel kidney pain or discomfort as a dull, one-sided ache in your upper abdomen, side or back. But pain in these areas is often unrelated to your kidneys. Your kidneys are situated in the back of your abdomen under your lower ribs, one on each side of your spine.
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Kidney pain is usually a constant dull ache deep in your right or left flank, or both flanks, that often gets worse when someone gently hits the area. Only one kidney is usually affected in most conditions, so you typically feel pain on only one side of your back.
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If it becomes lodged in the ureters, it may block the flow of urine and cause the kidney to swell and the ureter to spasm, which can be very painful. At that point, you may experience these signs and symptoms: Severe, sharp pain in the side and back, below the ribs. Pain that radiates to the lower abdomen and groin.