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I have had the stomach flu twice in two weeks (no vomiting though), both with severe joint pains and pain behind my kidney. what should i do?

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Urine infection: You should consider urinary tract infection as a possibility (pyelonephritis). Urinalysis could be very useful.

Dr Arnold agreed

Answered 3/23/2015

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