Your kidneys are two bean-shaped organs located just below the ribcage. Healthy kidneys work hard to filter your blood by removing waste, toxins, and excess water to produce urine. When there is a ...

COVID-19 can cause a variety of different symptoms. However, when you think of COVID-19 symptoms, kidney pain probably isn’t one of them. While it’s possible for COVID-19 to cause kidney damage, this ...

People may experience pain in their left kidney due to infection or one of several underlying conditions, including kidney stones and cysts in the kidney. The kidneys are a pair of organs in the ...

Your kidneys are tiny, bean-shaped organs with a mighty purpose. "Your kidneys are your body’s natural filters and they clean out waste, balance fluids and help regulate blood pressure," says Dr. Uma ...

Many benign kidney tumors don’t cause symptoms. But when symptoms do occur, they can include blood in the urine and pain in the lower back or between the ribs and hips. Benign kidney tumors are ...

Medically reviewed by Sameena Zahoor, MD Key Takeaways Pain under the left rib cage can be a sign of a heart attack, which is a medical emergency. An enlarged or ruptured spleen, which may result from ...

Possible causes of middle right back pain include sprains, herniated disks, poor posture, arthritis, kidney pain, scoliosis, and pancreatic cancer. Middle right back pain affects the area between the ...

Back pain is common after an injury or muscle strain, during pregnancy, or if you have poor posture. Pain that feels deep in your back and happens in waves may actually come from your kidneys. Kidney ...

Chronic pain is a common challenge when you have autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). But there are many treatment options to help you manage your pain and other symptoms so you can ...

Kidney stones may sound like one of those “it won’t happen to me” problems… until it does. And trust us, anyone who’s had one will tell you it’s an experience you never forget. These tiny, stubborn ...