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Alcohol withdrawal

05/08/2008 08:35AM

Question:

My son has been going through alcohol withdrawal for about 5 days (he`s been here before). He now suffers from pain in his kidneys, he said he`s never had it this severe before. Could this be associated to the withdrawal?

Answer:

It is doubtful that your son is having kidney pain, but there are several muscles in the mid- and lower back area that could be causing his pain.  Please see the link to the article on kidney pain.

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Response by:

Case Western Reserve University Mildred Lam, MD
Associate Professor
Nephrology Division
MetroHealth Medical Center
School of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University
Mildred   Lam, MD