i have had a pain in my lower left side just below my ribs for 6 months now, it is so bad at times that it cripples me and a curl up and cry, and it usually so bad I am actually throwing up. I have lost 50 pounds because of it and the doctors have no clue.What should I do?

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I have always been a somewhat sickly person since I was a child. And it seems here's just another problem that now as I get older (almost 22) I realise could translate into something very very serious as you age. General localised pain (such as the bloated, left side pain I currently also experience on and off...Yes worsened by alcohol and late nights and stress, too. ) I have heard can increase your risk of developing cancerous cells at an early age. I've been to hundreds of doctors and natureopaths too and everyone has just passed me off as a hypochondriac.

Anyway, my bf just called and told me that when he used to be on a high protein diet due to exercising a lot it would hurt his kidney too. Another thing that apparently can make it flare up is kidney beans in particular. They are high in oxcillates which collect in your kidneys - maybe thats where they got their name.

He said it would go away by drinking as much water as humanly possible, avoiding liquor, and taking a warm bath

hope this helps...I'm off to try it now

i know exactly what you are talking about!! I have been having the same pain, kind of in my back and in my stomach. It gets extreemly bad when I take deep breths or hicup. It comes of and on and sometimes it is so bad its hard to move. I went to the hospital yesterday morning and had x-rays done. According to the doctor my bowels are extreemly backed up. I told him I am not constipated, but he said it does not matter. The x-rays show that my bowels are full. He perscribed a laxative. So far no changes but I am going to take another one called citromeg. You can get this over the counter and aparently it works really well.
Good luck

Hi, I read the post and wanted to say I can relate to this. I have been having pain in my lower left side and some in the middle lower part. It started after my cycle did, but not only was my cycle shorter and less than usual but I have never had that kind of pain from my cycle.It is a sharp pain that hurts more when I get up or lay down , basically when I move positions but not really when standing.I also feel like I have alot of gas . I went the bathroom but still have the pain and still feel like I have to go but cant yet.I have been constipated before but no pain like this. This has been going on for 2 days now.

I know this is alot of detail , but I wanted to know if the ones who posted have found out what was wrong.

Hi, I read the post and wanted to say I can relate to this. I have been having pain in my lower left side and some in the middle lower part. It started after my cycle did, but not only was my cycle shorter and less than usual but I have never had that kind of pain from my cycle.It is a sharp pain that hurts more when I get up or lay down , basically when I move positions but not really when standing.I also feel like I have alot of gas . I went the bathroom but still have the pain and still feel like I have to go but cant yet.I have been constipated before but no pain like this. This has been going on for 2 days now.

I know this is alot of detail , but I wanted to know if the ones who posted have found out what was wrong.

I had the same pain on my left side of abdominal I went to the er sunday night they did a catscan and said that I have a mild diverticulitis so right now im on antibiotics.
Does any one know if colon cancer and diverticulitis have the same symptoms ??
If any one has diverticulitis you can email me @
andrade_family713@sbcglobal.Net maybe we can help each other id like to learn more about these infection.

I had a pain in my left side towards my back for a number of years. I went to a few doctors and one said it was common. I had tests done and doctors still couldn't figure it out. The pain never went away and hurt on different times of the day. I was the size of a baseball and it even felt serious. From all the tests done and my opinion I figured that it was some type of stomach problem maybe a pre-ulcer of some type based on me knowing it's common stomach problems for stressed out people. I read an article one day that yogurt was good for the stomach and regions of the world where they consume a lot of yogurt, the people have good stomachs. I started expertimenting with this idea since I had no other good choice and no one was able to help me.

Remedy: About a year ago I started to eat one cup of yogurt a day (with fruit) every morning and I noticed the pain in my side went away. I then stopped eating yogurt in the morning for breakfast and the pain start up again but I ignored it.

then last week I annoyed my side was hurting me (even though I got used to it) and I remembered about my yogurt diet. I started to eat yogurt again every day this week and again the pain in my side went away again, it's almost down to nothing. I haven't had a pain all week!

The yogurt helped. Don't technically don't know why since I'm not a doctor (I'm a programmer) and I don't need to know, I just want to stop being in pain every day so I'm passing on my discovery.

A yogurt a day keeps the pain in my side away.

Hello,
I was having the same pain. Pain scale out of 1 threw 10 mine was a ten.
So I went to the doctors and they ran some test and did a mri.
The problem was kidney stones, who would of guessed. Tremont was some antibiotics and pain killers.
I would go see a doctor because if you get an infection it could damage your kidneys.

hi i've been having pains in my lower abdomen. i think its starts where i had gotten food poisoning from a salad and started having pains from there.

it seemed to have gotten better (this was in july i think). but then in august i started my period wayyy early and then about a week after that or so i used the bathroom one day and immediately after that i had this pain like up inside of my colon and in my lower left abdomen. real bad like a pain that felt kind of like a muscle pull. so anyway i started having what felt like gas pains but even after expelling gas it still hurt. and the pains would come back in both places the very low left abdomen like to the left of the bladder area that low. and up inside my colon or intestine or something i dont know exactly. then i had my period (FOR A SECOND TIME IN AUGUST). I barely am getting off my period and i have been thinking about how whatever was wrong is getting better except i still have a little sore feeling inside my colon or up in there somewhere.

BUT today i used the bathroom. I was feeling fine until after i pooped (for lack of better word). i was still feeling fine and then i stood up and then i had real bad pains this time in the middle and right side. STill in the upper colon area also. It was bad pain and I have been wondering what's going on with me. =\ i dont know if its related to female reproductive issues like my ovaries or what. i just dont want to be in pain or have something wrong and it get worse. this has been going on for awhile now and im starting to think something is going on that i should see a doctor about. i dont have insurance so doctor is pretty much out of the question unless i go to an er where they will most likely not treat me and brush me off cause i owe afew hospitals money for past er visits.

can anyone relate or help? any ideas? thanks for ur time

the odd pain comes and goes but then i started to worry when my mother said my appendix could burst. Some posts other users have put up do sound similar to my case. I avoid the doctor at all costs I am too busy and i use to go alot..

I have had pain in my left side for a couple months now, sortof on my hip like right on the side of my body. It is a dull ache that is just there when it comes and is really sore. I have noticed that it seems to be worse after I eat sometimes. I have been to the doctor, 3 actually! The one doctor ordered a cat scan for me. From that they found a cystic lesion on the tail of my pancreas, So, then that dr. sent me back to my original dr. and he ordered me an ultrasound. From there they sent me to see a surgeon. He had said that the cyst wasn't very big, no reason to remove it. They did blood work and checked me for pancreintitis. Every test came back normal. NONE of these dr.s have an answer for me and i'm really starting to get upset about it!! I don't know what to do because they act like it is no big deal when i know that there has to be something wrong. I've had my tubes tied and also have had a bladder suspension which I am still leaking urine all the time and don't understand why? They also thot at first that my uterus may be falling but didn't think so since the pain was more on my side and not so much in my abdominal area. I have noticed in the past couple days that it is stating to move to the front a little more. I wish I could get some answers!!!

i am a physical therapist and that sounds like ur kidney. its a sharp pain on either the left and right side and through the back on either side.. u should get that checked asap! most cases where your kidney is hurting is because of diabetes or something related to it.

i am a physical therapist and that sounds like ur kidney. its a sharp pain on either the left and right side and through the back on either side.. u should get that checked asap! most cases where your kidney is hurting is because of diabetes or something related to it.

I have a pressure but not really a pain on the left back and side below my rib cage. It went away for a long while but I started a diet which was nothing but protein and vegetables. Now the pressure is back again. It seems to be ok when I'm at work but the moment I get home and sit down on my couch it starts to feel like pressure again. When I lean on that side it gets painful. Does anyone know what that is?

Pain on your left side is most likely NOT appendicitis. The appendix is on your right side.

These symptoms are most likely due to some disorder of one of your kidneys, especially if the pain is in your backside.

im 15 and 2 days ago my left side hurt when i was walking at the shops, it hurt so much that i had to sit down. 2 days later (today) i was at the shops again and it started to hurt again si i had to sit down again. i noticed that if i applied a bit of pressure to it than it didnt hurt as much.

please im really worried. :s

im 14 years old and i keep getting pains in my left side then it shoots straight over to my right side just above my thighs, ive had it for the past couple of days but i thought it might just be stomach pains or something, can anyone help me i dont know what it is.
Thanks x