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Pain on back side above buttcheek? could it be a kidney infection?
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No: Your kidneys are higher up on your low back than that.
Answered 8/21/2016
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Probably not: Usually kidney pain, also known as renal colic, is higher, near the rib cage angle on your back.
Answered 10/28/2013
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