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What does this pain mean?
i suddenly started getting bad pain in the lower left side of my back about an hour and a half ago, it hurts when i walk and try to sit up for a long period of time. Also when i went to the toilet i was in severe pain.
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None of us are doctors and even if we were we are not allowed to give or make diagnoses on this site.
If you have not already done so you need to see a doctor. There are a number of vital organ that can give you pain where you are describing, among then would be a kidney.
If you are having a Kidney problem any or all of them need to be treated by a doctor. Since this is 24 hours since your posting I would recommend going to either a 24 hour walk in clinic or a hospital emergency room if your family doctor will not see you today.
If you are a minor tell your parents immediately as Kidney problems are serious and need immediate medical intervention. As with any bodily ache or pain you need to inform your parents. They are much better able to access the need for medical treatment than we are.
Pain is your bodies way of telling you something is wrong, do not ignore it. If you do not know the reason for the pain seek a doctors advise.
If you are concerned that the pain may be due to sexual activity and by seeking a doctors advise mom will find out you are sexually active, DON'T BE. As long as you are over 14 you have medical privacy. Meaning you can meet with your doctor in private. Mom or dad must wait in the waiting room. This is by Federal Law. This allows you to speak openly with the doctor and allow the doctor to properly treat you. Neither the doctor or anyone in his employ may revel to you parents the results of the exam or what the doctor is treating you for without your written permission. To do otherwise carries a 10 year prison sentence. This privacy act covers all medical professional you may come in contact with including EMTs and Paramedics.
The law is called HIPPA. It is a Federal Law passed for just this reason, and others. But is does allow for anyone over the age of 14 to have medical privacy. So if your concern was mom or dad would find out you are sexually active, your concerns are not valid. Your doctor cannot tell your parents even if they are the best of friends. So go see a doctor.
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It sounds as though you may be having a problem with your kidney. Don't take my advice as 100% fool proof, because I may be wrong. I would suggest going to the doctor and addressing him/her with this problem should it continue. In my experience though, it sounds as though you may be having a kidney stone. So either way regardless, you will want to either go to the doctor, or if the pain becomes to unbearable, go to the emergency room. Should it turn out to be a kidney stone, there are easy ways to prevent this in the future. Be sure to drink PLENTY of water. I don't mean drink yourself to death with water, but drink the recommended 1 gallon of water a day. As well as lower your intake of sodas and other like "junk food" drinks.
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