Nina, I don't know if this will be of help or not, but, before getting my amalgams out, I used to have really strong kidney pains. I went to several drs. and even a specialist, who could find no problems. The specialist said that it was not kidneys. I finally asked my chiropractor and he said, "Do you think it might be yeast?" I thought he was crazy! But when the pains were only two days apart between severe sessions, I finally stopped eating sugar. The pains stopped and do not return unless I eat sugar. Or starch. Even starchy veggies bring the pain on. The last two times it flared up, it was after I ate yams(sweet potatoes) with NO sugar in the recipe. Sugar also causes stomach pain - as does glutin from wheat, rye, barley, etc. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />