Worrying lower back pain for quite a while now?

Question

Hello, I am a 16 year old male, 6?3 (190.5cm) and weigh 75 kg. Around a month ago I was on vacation in a hotel, I had contracted sinusitis and was being treated for it, I noticed that whenever I coughed my lower back would hurt, but only a little and only for a brief amount of time, the pain would quickly go away even though it felt pretty uncomfortable for around 5-7 seconds. The morning I had to check out, I had another coughing fit and at this point after coughing, my lower back had an EXTREMELY sharp pain, it hurt so bad that my eyes started tearing up whenever I sat, stood or bent over, it was truly a nightmare, and I had to do A LOT of travelling on this day as well which made it even worse, after I got home i rested up and it got better but its still there! It's been a month now, the pain is still a lot (never as much as the first day) and it occurs when i sit, stand, bendover or even stretch my hips infront. Please help me, I'm getting increasingly worried, I'm only 16 what is this?

DESCRIPTION OF THE PAIN
Alright so its MAINLY on my right side of the lower back, its a sharp stinging/stabbing sensation pretty deep (not on the surface) and sometimes I can feel tingling in my right leg.
On the first day it was just the entire lower back but now its mainly on the right side.. But sometimes i can also feel some pain all over.

Answer

Magnesium deficiency is quite common among young Americans. One of the more frequent symptoms is bed wetting. Magnesium strengthens muscles, calms nerves, stops cramps, and fights infections. Get epsom salt. It is cheap, five bux for a year's supply. Put a dose in a glass with water to cover and stir until it dissolves. Fill the glass with lemonade and drink it. You can take it without the lemonade but you won't like the taste. Milk of magnesia is more expensive but nicer tasting and gentler laxative action. Your choice.

Vitamin C is another common deficiency, but the most common symptom of that is a bruise. It's cheap and safe, so you ought to take some just because it's cheap and safe and your body needs it. The pads in the joints are made of vitamin C.

Read some books about nutrition so you know these things. Doctors are not trained in nutrition, so they will not give you any such advice.

The tingling is hard to guess at. You would have to get a doctor's examination for that.

Worrying lower back pain for quite a while now?

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