Hi. For a while I have been bloated, and sore in the lower abdomen area. Lately, it's been in my back area with sharper pains in the kidney area. I am always in pain either dull or sharp pains. It's uncomfortable to sit, or where pants because of the pressure. I did pass a kidney stone about 5 years ago, but this pain has been going on for a while unlike the quicker pain I had when I went in for stones.