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I started having a sharp pain on my back side, of my left, it feels like it's under my ribs and it is very painful. what could it be ?

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Dr. Chevies Newman answered

Well, there is the: Kidey back there, gotta consider a stone but doesn't sound like it. Does it increase with breathing? If so, likely musculoskeletal. Try ibuprofin but if sick, fever, getting worse consider er, if fever and uriary probles, could be kidney infection, my vote is muscle strain though, good luck.

Answered 12/15/2016

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A member asked:

I started having a sharp pain on my back side, of my left, it feels like it's under my ribs and it is very painful. what could it be ?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

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