Getting A Mild Pain In The Right Back Side Of

Posted on Wed, 18 Mar 2020

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Question : Getting a mild pain in the right back side of stomach. Wat it might be

Answered by Dr. Vaishalee Punj (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
It could be pancreas or gall bladder

Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome to Ask A Doctor service.

I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

This seems to be related to pancreas or gall bladder. However I need more details like severity of pain, what does pain feel like, for how long its been there, what makes it worse, any medicines?

Some blood tests including liver function test and serum amylase and lipase levels should help confirm diagnosis.
Meanwhile avoid fatty foods and alcohol.

Dr Vaishalee

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Vaishalee Punj (14 minutes later)

Hi ma’am...
I’m getting pinning type of constant pain and the area is near kidneys... right side of abdomen on the back side (wrongly mentioned as stomach in prev query).
Request you to advice me the tests again based on this symptom.
(I was taking lot of water and the pain is getting subsided after drinking water; it starts again during night time)

Answered by Dr. Vaishalee Punj (9 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
It could be kidney stones

Detailed Answer:
Hi again
Thanks for clarifying further.

Now your description seems like kidney stones.

Get an ultrasound of whole abdomen including kidney, ureter, bladder to confirm diagnosis.
Continue drinking lots of water.

Dr Vaishalee

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar