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Why do I have pain in my right lower abdomen and flank with mild urinal discomfort?
Query: Hi doctor, I am having pain in my right flank and right lower abdomen since yesterday. Pain is stabbing. I feel more pain when I am moving around. I am having mild discomfort and slight pain after urination. Today I am feeling slightly feverish and having chills. Recently a month back, I had pain i... Read Full »
Dr. Samer Sameer Juma Ali Altawil
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Right flank pain has many different causes like ureteric colic, primarily due to stone in the ureter blocking the kidney, back pain due to compression of the spinal nerve root, and muscular pain. Firstly your ultrasound and urine test shows that there is no issue with y... Read Full »
I have a flank, lower back, and abdominal pain. Please help.
Query: Hi doctor, I have had right flank pain that comes and goes for about ten weeks. It is dull and moves around my right flank area, and sometimes it radiates to the back and lower abdomen. A few times, it wakes me up at night and is relieved by urinating. I have a history of breast cancer and thyroid c... Read Full »
Answer: Hello,Welcome to icliniq.com.I understand your concern.It would be best to take a computed tomography (CT) scan of the KUB (kidney, ureter, and bladder) region to rule out any small renal or ureteric calculus (the presence or formation of stones within the ureters). Read Full »
I have pain in my lower left flank, blurry vision, and get easily irritated and fatigued. Why?
Query: Hi doctor, I am a 43-year-old male, who is not under any medication. I wonder if I have any issues with my kidneys. I have pain in the lower left flank, my eyes feel funny, with slightly blurry vision. I am easily irritated and get tired fast. I had a blood test done, and the results came back all... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. At your age, if the calcium and creatinine levels are high, a bony lesion should be suspected. Blurry vision can be due to hyperviscosity of the blood. One differential diagnosis can be myeloma, but that needs to be confirmed by serum protein... Read Full »
Did my untreated UTI lead to flank pain, abdominal pain and constipation?
Query: Hi doctor, About a week ago, I had UTI and I did not take any antibiotics instead, I only did herbal treatment. Four days back, I started feeling flank pain on my left side. It is also accompanied by slight abdominal pain and constipation. I also had this pain when I had got kidney infection earlier... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read your concern in detail and I will surely help you out. The first thing you need to do is to get an ultrasound of the abdomen. This is to find out if your UTI (urinary tract infection) is spreading and reaching the kidneys or not, as untreated UTI can lead... Read Full »
How do I get rid of extreme side pain and a urinary tract infection?
Query: Hello doctor, I have extreme side pain and a urinary tract infection. I am taking pain medications, and it is not helping me. I have a history of kidney failure. Kindly help. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I am very sorry to hear about your condition. The side pain or flank pain is mostly due to stones in the kidney or ureter. As you said that you have a urinary tract infection, is there documented evidence for that if you have not gone for a urine culture? I suggest y... Read Full »
Why do I have pain in my right flank area?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 28-year-old male and I have a healthy weight. I am experiencing pain in my right lower side, just above the ribs. Pain in the right flank side, as indicated in the picture. It gets worse when I eat a lot and during exercising (heavy weight lifting). And it goes away if I eat le... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thanks for the query. I can understand your concern. According to your statement, you have been suffering from pain in the right flank side for more than one year. According to your blood test (attachment removed to protect patient identity), your gamma globulin, bili... Read Full »
What is the treatment for sharp stabbing pain in the flank?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 48-year-old male in reasonable health other than a back problem that leaves me unable to sleep. I am having sharp stabbing pain in my left flank, only when I lay in bed and change positions. I am negative for kidney stones, so assume it is spinal nerve related. I only get reli... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have studied your case. There is a possibility of spinal disc bulge leading to back pain. I will advise you to do MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) spine to see for any disc bulge or spinal canal stenosis. And also check your vitamin B12 and vitamin D3 levels. Medi... Read Full »