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Side pain
Side pain is a symptom in which a person has aches and pains on the right and/or left sides of his body, usually referring to the sides of the chest and abdomen. Pains in the side can be due to rib problems, muscle problems, injuries, etc.
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A 30-year old asked:
Can statins lead to one-sided pain?
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A 44-year old asked:
How come I have back and side pain in the morning?
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A 45-year old asked:
Lower right side pain that comes and goes. What can I do for this?
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A 31-year old asked:
Are any special tests needed, or can a regular doctor see me for my side pain?
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A 52-year old female asked:
I get severe right side pain when laying down. It is the upper part of my side. Once up for a while it goes away . ?
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A 41-year old asked:
What can lower back right side pain be?
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A 40-year old asked:
Can left side pain be a sign of pancreatitis?
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A 39-year old asked:
What could cause side pain right side under ribs?
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A 44-year old asked:
What causes right side pain after drinking alcohol?
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A 42-year old female asked:
what causes back and side pain and frequent urination?
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A 33-year old asked:
What are possible causes of right side pain under the ribs?
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A 34-year old asked:
What is reason for XR if side pain with bladder infecdtion?
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A 26-year old asked:
what can a swollen lower left rib and left side pain be from?
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A 16-year old female asked:
What does shooting side pain on the left side of the chest mean?
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A 18-year old male asked:
how we can relief from upper back side pain tell me solution also?
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A 42-year old asked:
What can I do about left side pain from my armpit down to lower ribs?
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A member asked:
Im having vomiting nausia and right sided pain i was also diagnosed with NAFL. Should i go to the er?
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A 57-year old female asked:
Side pain that is constant. If I move sudden I get a sharp pain . In bed if im turning onto my side same pain.
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A 19-year old female asked:
What would cause my bf to have lower left side pain. He said it is dull, ache, throbbing pain. Can't find any other relation to it.
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A 20-year old male asked:
Having sharp, shooting pains on the left side of my chest/side. Pain lasts for a few seconds and then goes away. What could this be?
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A 43-year old female asked:
I'm 4 mths out of tah, had a massage the other day and now I'm having right side pain can u tell me why and how long should I wait to get a massage?
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A 25-year old female asked:
I was diagnosed with colitis and have been having left side pain it's not severe but it still hurts what should I do? It's been almost a month already
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A 35-year old male asked:
Heart left side pain!
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A 36-year old asked:
What can cause side pain left side under ribs?
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A 40-year old asked:
What causes left side pain when having periods?
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A 49-year old asked:
I have lower back and side pain moved to tailbone?
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A 40-year old asked:
What does chest pain accompanied by side pain mean?
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A 24-year old female asked:
24F with sharp right lower side pain along with back pain.?
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A 48-year old asked:
Can it be that a bladder infection cause lower right side pain?
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A 44-year old asked:
What are some ways to alleviate the side pain right under my rib cage?
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