What causes left side back pain? Men must know

Back pain is a very common phenomenon for men. There are many factors that can cause symptoms of back pain in men in daily life. So why do men often feel back pain on the left side? Let's take a look at the causes of back pain on the left side of men!

Regarding the cause of left side waist pain in men, experts point out that the cause of waist pain cannot be determined without scientific diagnosis. However, most patients are likely to have kidney stones, because one of the symptoms of kidney stones is waist pain. Lumbar pain is a disease with pain on one or both sides of the waist as the main symptom.

1. Pain is one of the most obvious symptoms of kidney stones. Experts point out that when stones are stuck at the junction of the renal pelvis and ureter or descend in the ureter, renal colic may occur. It is a sudden paroxysmal knife-like pain. The pain is severe and unbearable. The patient is restless. The pain radiates from the waist or side abdomen downward to the bladder area, vulva and inner thigh, and sometimes there is sweating, nausea and vomiting.

2. Since stones flow with urine, they can cause local damage and hematuria. Since stones cause serious damage to the mucosa, there is often visible hematuria. Pain and hematuria are often triggered when the patient is active. When stones are complicated by infection, pus cells appear in the urine, and there are symptoms of frequent urination and painful urination. Recommended reading: How to treat kidney stones

3. If not treated for a long time, kidney stones will cause urethral obstruction in patients. When acute pyelonephritis or nephrostomy develops, systemic symptoms such as fever, chills, and shivering may occur. Bilateral upper urinary tract stones or complete obstruction by kidney stones may lead to anuria.

4. If you have pain in the lower back that radiates along the thighs and calves and is accompanied by sensory disturbances in the lower limbs (coldness, numbness, etc.), it is most likely lumbar disc herniation!

Lumbar disc herniation:

The intervertebral disc is located between two adjacent vertebrae and consists of two parts: the inner and outer parts. The outer part is the fibrous annulus, which is composed of multiple layers of fibrous cartilage rings arranged in a ring shape. It surrounds the nucleus pulposus and prevents the nucleus pulposus from protruding outward. The fibers are tough and elastic. The inner part is the nucleus pulposus, which is a kind of elastic gelatinous substance that has the effect of buffering impact. In adults, the intervertebral disc undergoes degenerative changes, the fibers in the fibrous annulus become thicker, undergo glass degeneration and finally rupture, causing the intervertebral disc to lose its original elasticity and be unable to bear the pressure it originally borne. Due to excessive strain, sudden changes in body position, violent movements or violent impacts, the fibrous annulus can bulge outward, and the nucleus pulposus can also protrude outward through the cracks in the ruptured fibrous annulus. This is called intervertebral disc herniation.