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What causes left lower back pain in men?

Asked by:Genesis

Asked on:Mar 29, 2026 02:24 AM

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  • Doreen Doreen

    Mar 29, 2026

    For drivers, because they need to maintain a standing posture for a long time, the most common human symptom is low back pain. This condition is also very common among office workers. Of course, there are many causes of low back pain, and symptoms may also be caused by other factors, so timely examination is important. So the question is, what is the cause of left back pain in boys, and what disease is it related to?

    1. Intervertebral disc disease

    Intervertebral disc disease can also cause low back pain. As age increases, the compression of the intervertebral disc nerves will also increase. Occult spinal column dislocation caused by degenerative changes is a common disease. It is very easy to cause lumbar stenosis, compress the spinal nerves and nerve roots, causing low back pain and radiating pain to the lower limbs. It is usually a pyramidal collapse fracture caused by osteoporosis. Osteophytes in the elderly can cause spinal muscle stiffness and persistent low back pain.

    2. Hydronephrosis

    Hydronephrosis is a pathological change in kidney function caused by obstruction of the urethra due to various reasons such as ureteral stones, tumors, and congenital diseases, which prevents urine from being discharged to the bladder satisfactorily. The symptoms of hydronephrosis are mainly soreness and pain on one side of the waist.

    3. Poor married life

    Excessive sexual intercourse can cause muscle strain and low back pain, but unenjoyable sexual intercourse can also cause mental low back pain. Therefore, when carrying out married life, each other must maintain an appropriate frequency and do what they can.

    4. Male prostate problems

    The most common male prostate problem is prostatitis. Prostatitis not only causes lower abdominal pain, perineal pain, but also low back pain. However, the low back pain caused by prostatitis is mostly in the lower waist, which is somewhat different from the low back pain caused by other diseases.

    5. Waist damage

    Low back pain may also be caused by lumbar muscle strain. Standing for a long time and bearing too much weight usually cause lumbar muscle strain.

    6. Urogenital system

    Many patients with pyelonephritis also experience low back pain, but this type of low back pain is mainly swelling and pain. In addition, genitourinary tract stones and tuberculosis also have symptoms of low back pain, but they are characterized by hematuria accompanied by renal colic, or symptoms such as discontinuation of urination, poor urination, blood in the urine, and low back pain. Pyelonephritis is characterized by hematuria accompanied by painful urination, bloody urine, frequent urination and urgency, low back pain, and fever.

    7. Kidney deficiency

    Boys are very worried about their own kidney deficiency, which will not only make them lack self-confidence, but also make them seem to be unable to do anything in their married life. How to know whether low back pain is due to kidney deficiency? In addition to low back pain, symptoms of kidney deficiency also include aging, memory loss, insomnia, poor appetite, bone and joint pain, backache and leg weakness, fatigue, sleepiness, etc. In addition, kidney deficiency also has symptoms in the genitourinary system: symptoms of frequent urination, urgency, and long and clear urination may occur.