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Kidney pain when laying down

Hey, I am a 19 year old female, and I have a question about some pain I've been having. Off and on for a long time I have had some dull, aching, but extremely uncomfortable pain in my lower right back and abdomen (but mostly feeling it in the back) that comes when I'm laying down, either on my back or side. The pain increases when I lay on my right side. I don't have any urination symptoms like burning or frequent peeing or blood, which is probably why I haven't seen the doctor about it yet. I was wondering if it's something serious, because the pain can be so bad sometimes. I know it has to be my kidney, and not like a pulled muscle or something, because I can tell the difference, and it's been happening to me for awhile (several months). Thanks for any help.
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Hello there I have the same symptoms you described. Did your pain go away? What was your diagnosis?
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I have been dealing with the same pain. I am 22 years old, healthy, non smoker, don't drink pop or caffine, all around, healthy. The first time I felt this was about 2 years ago. I thought it was the mattress, got a new mattress. Still in pain. It got so bad, I went to the hospital. They ran every test they had. I got stays, blood tests, urine tests and an MRI.... Nothing. Everything was fine, on paper it looked like I was perfect, yet the pain was so bad they had given me morphine 4 times to dull my pain. After being there all night, I left, with the same pain I had before... Awesome
So I went to my chiropractor. He told me I had a kidney infection and didn't understand how the doctors at the hospital didn't find it. He could tell right away. He gave me a product called albaplex by a company called standard process, 5 in the morning and 5 at night for 10 days. And he gave me cataplex AC, also by standard process, 5 in the morning 5 at night. He had me take probiotics as well because I do have digestion problems, and food intolorances, but I have that pretty much under control. He told me in 3 days, pain would be gone, and guess what??? It was. :) hallelujah!
I have gotten this infection twice since then. It is very painful and very hard to sleep, intact, its back right now. But I went back to see my chiropractor and he out me on the same stuff. 50 dollars in supplements and a 50 dollar fee to see him and he cures my pain. I got to the hospital, my insurance paid out 14000 dollars for that night with all the tests, and found nothing.
I'm astonished at what doctors can't seem to figure out these days and how much money the get from not even diagnosing anything. And literally, ny 100 dollar chiropractor made me better.
Hope this helps anyone with these same issues. These supplements are not prescriptions, they are vitamins, and can be bought online or certain suppliers that carry it. Standard process is a very old company and has been my savior. So honestly, what have you got to loose, 50 bucks in supplements. Try it. It really worked for me.

By the way, I tried herbal tea mixtures, didn't help, just tasted like ***.

Hope I helped someone out.
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Poor you lot!  The first in this discussion is 2008, love to know if that one was resolved.  My husband bless him is suffering in exactly the same manner as the rest of you, his is lower left side into back kidney area - totally painful lying down, moving and breathing when lying down.  Back and forth and back and forth from doctors; has had horrid post viral stuff, nasty cough with gastric reflux rearing it's nasty head again as has a history but so hard to figure this one out.  Kidney or not, or what?  If anyone has any further ideas.  
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Been suffering with kidney pain when lying down for the past 4 weeks or so. Getting up, passing water or wind offers relief and allows me to get back to sleep. I have started eating a little earlier, before 6 p.m. following the meal with a peppermint tea to aid digestion and I take a Boots Wind Relief tablet before turning in (active ingredients are Dried Aluminium Hydroxide Gel,Magnesium Hydroxide,Simethicone). I am now able most nights to sleep through with little or no pain although when I get up in the morning the pain returns until I pass water or shift some wind again. Hope this helps.
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I am checking this website for possible solutions.  like the rest of you I am having troubles at night laying down when I stand up pain seems to be better I have a lower right abdomen and back pain that comes and goes . I do not have kidney stones and I do not have difficulty urinating.  the pain is in the lower rear right abdomen.  
has anybody found any solutions please?
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