I am experiencing somewhat sharp pain in my back on the left side only. I have had lower back pain, but this is a little higher on my back and more towards the side. It is especially painful when I first stand or am walking. My urine seems normal in color, frequency and amount. I do not have a fever nor loss of appetite. I do not remember straining or hurting it in any way and it came on somewhat suddenly.
Hi welcome to Chat Doctor I have gone through your query and I understand your concerns. Your back pain is not an unusual happening. Every 3rd person is suffering from this more or less. Dear for your info, it is the outcome of our faulty food habits and mainly our wrong posture and stressful light style. In fact, Your body is always fighting something -- an infection, a toxin, an allergen, a food or the stress response -- and somehow it redirects its hostile attack on your joints, your brain, your thyroid, your gut, your skin, or sometimes your whole body. Your immune system is your defense against invaders. But when the immune system becomes weak, the disease cells can grow out of control, the disease overpowers your total health depends on what we eat, when we eat and how we eat. I would like to suggest you to Get enough vitamin D from sun exposure daily, as vitamin D helps keep your bones, including your spine & back stronger. Take balanced diet, having all essential nutrients, fibers, proteins, minerals, vitamins. In natural form. Also ginger, garlic great antioxidants helps balance air , heat, phlegm (Vast, Pitt, Kph) factors which are one of the causes of pains.  Take lemon juice twice a day with water, and a pinch of salt & pepper Turmeric is Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory , take a level spoon with a cup of hot milk at bedtime and with BF. Chat Doctor.  Since your body is composed mostly of water, staying HY