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Can pain/twinge caused by breathing in deep, bending over, twisting to the side or stretching the side, be caused by kidney that's infected?

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Dr. Richard Zimon answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

I was always: told that the kidneys themselves cannot be painful , it is the COLLECTING system which has the pain fibers...HOWEVER patients do typically complain of FLANK (Kidney) pain when the kidneys are INFECTED! Hope this is helpful! Dr Z

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Answered 11/28/2017

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Dr. Jovita Anyanwu answered

Yes: Such movement can result stretching surrounding musculoskeletal structures causing pain

Dr Modi and another doctor agreed

Answered 11/27/2017

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A member asked:

Can pain/twinge caused by breathing in deep, bending over, twisting to the side or stretching the side, be caused by kidney that's infected?

4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Dr. Richard Zimon answered

Dr Anyanwu and another doctor agreed

Dr. Jovita Anyanwu answered

Dr Modi and another doctor agreed

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