For around the past 2 months, I've been having pains in my lower right side, I thought it was my appendix, so I went to the ER, they did a urinalysis and Blood Test, the first time they took 4 tubes, the second they only took one. They said it was not my Appendix and it might be a viral infection, But the pain is more then a viral infection. The pain is just a little under the right side ribcage and extends around the hip to my back, It hurts most after I eat something or move around too much, at first it was a come and go dull aching pain, but lately it has become more of a constant, sometimes to painful to do ANYTHING pain. ER doctor gave me muscle relaxants(No idea why :confused: ) They helped a LITTLE bit for a while, then stopped. I am not able to get into my doctor until Thursday, and I think it may be something serious, any ideas on what it could be?

Quick Edit: I have not experienced any vomiting/diarhea. Just these pains.

I have chronic back pain but I won't try to guess what this is. I agree it sounds worrisome. Don't give up trying to find out what it is. I don't think I'd wait until Thursday to go back in. If it hurts this much, you should be seen sooner. Doctors respond to being told that the pain is keeping you awake at night. If that's true, say so. In any case, don't downplay the pain.

By the way, don't get hooked on the muscle relaxant, especially if it's valium or similar (awful to get off of). It doesn't sound like they are doing any good anyway. They probably helped at first partly through placebo effect, partly just by relaxing you generally, helping you sleep. The doctor gave that to you because he probably thought you just had muscle spasms, but the fact that the muscle relaxant is not working suggests it's something else. You need answers and you deserve better pain relief soon. Make them keep trying and good luck!
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Well, I went to the ER twice, I would go back but every time its about a 4 hour wait, just to hear "Oh its a viral infection and will go away in time". And the pills he gave me were a small dosage and aren't addictive, plus he only gave me enough to last maybe a week or two. I think I'm just going to tough it out till Thursday, if it does get worse I'll go back to the ER. Thanks for the reply.

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Well, of course, I don't know. However, I'll bet you're passing a kidney stone.

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Have them check your gall bladder. Are you overweight, in your 40's, family have a history of gall bladder removal, eat a greasey diet, have bouts of indigestion, female? Sometimes the pain can shoot up to the arm and shoulder. Mine was the right side that the stomach and back, arm and shoulder pains were on. Through the internet and my familys history, I pretty much new what was wrong with me. They did an ultra sound because they would not take a laymans word for it. A few weeks later mine was gone (out patient surgery) and the pain stopped immediately and the nausea stopped about a month later. Btw doc said he had not seen too many that were more diseased than mine.

Im only 15, male, and not overweight, Im about average weight for my age/height. I have an all right diet, it could be better, I did go to the gym a lot so at first we all thought it was a pulled muscle, but I'll have them check all these things.

Doctor I am hurting in my lower right side towards the back but yet towards the stomach area. There are dull aching sharp pains. Could this be serious? Thank you in advance for your reply

For around the past 2 months, I've been having pains in my lower right side, I thought it was my appendix, so I went to the ER, they did a urinalysis and Blood Test, the first time they took 4 tubes, the second they only took one. They said it was not my Appendix and it might be a viral infection, But the pain is more then a viral infection. The pain is just a little under the right side ribcage and extends around the hip to my back, It hurts most after I eat something or move around too much, at first it was a come and go dull aching pain, but lately it has become more of a constant, sometimes to painful to do ANYTHING pain. ER doctor gave me muscle relaxants(No idea why :confused: ) They helped a LITTLE bit for a while, then stopped. I am not able to get into my doctor until Thursday, and I think it may be something serious, any ideas on what it could be?

Quick Edit: I have not experienced any vomiting/diarhea. Just these pains.


I am having the same pain but I don't know what it is either. I thought I was pregnant because my breast are sore and I was sexualy active but I took a test and it came up negative.

Pains like these can be serious or nothing more than gas or a tight muscle. The kidneys are in the middle back, right were the ribs end above your waist. So a kidney infection could cause such pain. If you are experiencing significant pain, keep going back to the doctors until they figure out what's wrong.

Good luck!

i am having the same pain but i dont know what it is either. i thought i was pregnant because my breast are sore and i was sexualy active but i took a test and it came up negative.

I am not pregnant because I am male but am having the same pain in lower right side of and in the fron just under rib cage ?

Is this severe pain?

If it is here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McBurney%27s_point), you might have appendicitis.

Sounds like it could be an ulcer. I've had pain like that on both sides and each time I had a gastroscopy and they found an active ulcer. Especially if you have more pain after eating.

Well I have it too, also at most times it is tender to even touch, the brush of a finger across it , shows me how sore it is. I also have been to the ER, twice last week, but didn't find the problem, ( go figure) Can't see me Dr. till next week. This has been going on now for 3 weeks or so. They done blood test, cat scan, though it might be a stone, but after cat scan said no, didn't see anything.

Hi you posted this a while ago. Have you found your answer since then? Hope your feeling better. I am going through the same thing and can't find the answers...

Hi you posted this a while ago. Have you found your answer since then? Hope your feeling better. I am going through the same thing and can't find the answers...

Hi,
Went back to Dr. on Wed., now they are saying they are going to look
One more time for kidney stone, since there was a trace of blood in the urine, if not stones then we have to look and see if it is **cancer** ,
That scares me to death for sure... How long have you had this pain??

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I have got achy right side myself by my right hip , I had the runs a week and 4 days ago when to doctors and they think it was gastric flu been bk to my doctor who examed my tummy etc and told me nothing to worry about I just worryed its apendix but everyone including doctors keep saying that if it was apendix then I wouldn't have achy I'd have extreme pain :( I dunna no I feel so scared and worryed all the time :( any advice me much gratefull

I am so glad I stumbled across this page looking for answers.I am having the same problem with pain on my lower right side of my back. I went to the er they took blood urine test an a ct scan said I had some blood in my urine but no stones 3 days later I am still in the same pain and VERY scared. I would love to know what others have found out.

I have the same type of pain, I got up to go to school and my back had a shap pain. But in the past I have played street football and poped my back and a few ribs out of place, I'm about 6'0 and about 230 pounds, also I do about 100 sit ups evey other night. The cause might be a pulled muscle or my lower back has poped out of place, but it could be my kidneys also because I haven't been doing regular bowel movements. Dose anyone have an idea what might really be wrong ?

This is definitely due to the gall bladder, over time excessive build up of buttery or greasy food products will create small or large stones in your gall bladder called gall stones, gall stones can get caught in bile ducts and cause pain if you move around or after eating something, also the pain can come and go, it will be a dull ache and will usually stick around for sometimes half an hour to an hour, it sucks, I know, there are cleanses such as the tea spoon of olive oil + the juice of 2 lemons... drink 1 in the morning, 1 in the afternoon for 2 days and those will dissolve the gall stones, OR if the gall bladder has too many or too large of gall stones in it you may have to go in for surgery... sorry for the bad news, but I hope this helps

My back is feeling the same but I got a load of firewood last Thursday. That's when it started. Have you lifted anything heavy? Could just be a strain rather than a rotten internal organ that is about to kill you. Think simple...

I am having pAin right side lower quadrant dull aching urinary frequency with pressure on my bladder just pee and have feeling to go again small amount been up during night pIn pressing on my right leg

I'd suggest drinking LOTS of clean water, maybe get one of those flush kits they sell at the health food stores. Start eating fresh organic fruits and vegetables. Skip all fast food, dairy, meat, alcohol, white flour for awhile to see if you are being poisoned by your diet. It isn't unusual in the US. Maybe see a holistic doc? Medical docs just seem to want to give you pills or cut you open. J

I've had pretty much... the same thing, too. I was searching lower back/stomach pain, on the right side. And here you are; a person with the same problem! I just got it this morning. I'm 14, by the way. Yes, I am sexually active, but I haven't had sex in months, so I know it isn't pregancy. That's one thing I know for sure. I'm sorry that I can't give you an exact answer as to what it is... I'm going to be going to my physician soon. (I'm not currently seeing a gyn.) Anyway, my gym teacher got mad at me for not participating much during this one game we were playing. Mom always says "They can't make you participate." I always laugh at that. She said that I shouldn't opt. out, unless I seriously don't feel good, you know? Well, I hope I figure out what this is exactly, and it too bad! I've had a lot of problems; late period (My period didn't come till a month and half after it was expected.), a yeast infection (And WHOA, did it SUCK!), and now, THIS! [Sigh] It's going to suck for me, cause I'll probably start seeing a gyn. Soon! ): Ughh. Well, that's my input. Sorry, if it was too long. :P (:

I realize this post is old, but I was scanning the internet looking for what could be wrong with me. I am a 38 year old female, and I have had this pain come and go for a few years, but I never thought anything of it, and just took a Tylenol and the pain was gone. Last week I had the pain so bad, I was doubled over and not able to sit or stand in one place, so I was pacing for about 20 minutes until a muscle relaxer kicked in along with a Tylenol. I have had this pain for over a week now. Nothing is helping, and unfortunately I lost my job last year, along with it I lost my Health Insurance. I am scared to go to the ER without insurance, but if this pain lasts into this evening I am going. My symptoms are:

Sharp stabbing pain in right side that can also be dull at times, and spreads to the right side of my abdomen. I also have pain in my shoulder blade, pain, gas and bloating. Last night I was up all night with gas and could barely walk.

I am worried about my kidneys now, as I have had at least 5 kidney infections in my lifetime, and 11 years ago when I was pregnant with my son, I had a kidney infection, and they noticed a cyst on my kidney as well as my ovary.

Any ideas?? Help!

I am having this but I'm only 14! I'm a little scared!

"..but am having the same pain in lower right side of and inthe fron just under rib cage?" that sounds like your gallbladder.. I had a gallbladder attack recently and the pain seemed to move around but it was in my right side anywhere from the bottom to the top of my rib cage my right shoulder and arm hurt too.

Ovarian cyst.

"Have them check your...<insert organ here> is rather demeaning. Medicine isn't Burger King, made to *your* orders. When you submit to a physician's care, you are requesting their years of education and experience, insight and advice. They'll know if it's your gall bladder, or an ovarian cyst, or whatever and will be able to use differential diagnostic skills (which people here lack) to determine the course forward (as opposed to, say, checking every freaking thing under the sun). If I were a betting girl, I'd say it's an ovarian cyst, but to be sure and so that you don't suffer "Dr. Google" and various layperson internet diagnoses, see your doc.

well I'm having a similar pain that's agonizing and constant and I'm so tired of it. Ive had every test under the sun, blood test, x-ray, ultra sound, cat scan... you name it and they still say nothing is wrong with me. Im going to lose my mind if this keeps up. I have a busy life and its slwing me down. I go to a private room in the house sometimes just to cry because I'm so tired of hurting and the doctors look at me like am out of my mind because the tests come back negative. I don't know what to do. I want to be pain free thast is all.

I hae a similar pain too, I have had it ever since my operation to have my gall bladder removed, so its not my gall bladder,
It will stay for a week or two then go away for a mnth or so then come back, at first I always get so scared it goes all the way down my side and I think its my appendix then it localizes to my upper hip lower rib cage, it kind of feels like a muscle tear but don't muscle tears always hurt? This thing chooses when it hurts and when it doesn't, doctors don't know anything they just keep on giving me tablets. Nothing has worked yet

You either have kidney stones or a kidney infection try lemon juice apple sider vinager 1 tablespoon each in a 8 oz glass of water taste awful add some honey get some garlic pills there a natural antibiotic cranberry pills if you don't like the juice and magnesium pills all this will help I have kidney stones all the time until I started doing this and it works

I have paine on my lower right side and above my pavic some on the same area on my back what can it be

Im 14 (next month 15) and I've had this back ache on my lower right side. There is no blood in my urine, and I'm overweight (im around 170cm tall and about 84kg) and first, it hurted like hell. After that it started to go away. But it got sensitive. Because if I move too much like start wrestling with my friends my back ache gets really bad again, normally my back ache won't radiate to my legg, but when it hurts really bad, then it will. Im just wondering what it is... I browsed few web sites and I arrived to bulging discs. It mights be that but not really because I think that has always the radiation. Tho it says the back ache will normally go away in 3 months and I have suffered it for 2 months... but still ;P I was planning to go a doctor or a physiotherapist... Please tell me what to do :(

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