10 Common Causes of Right Side Pain
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Kidney Infection
Pain that occurs on the right side, back, abdomen or groin may be a sign of a kidney infection. Fever, chills, nausea and vomiting may be present. The person may feel the need to urinate frequently, and passing urine may produce a burning sensation and cloudy or bloody urine with a foul odor.
Prompt medical attention is necessary to prevent kidney damage and the spread of infection into the bloodstream, where it may cause a life-threatening infection. Physicians administer antibiotics to resolve kidney infections.4‘Kidney Infection.’ Mayo Clinic, Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, 26 Aug. 2020, www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/kidney-infection/symptoms-causes/syc-20353387
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