It is also important to consider the presence or absence of accompanying medical issues in order to precisely identify the cause and to help formulate the optimal treatment for pain in the buttocks.
The abdominal cavity contains the stomach, intestines, liver, gallbladder, kidneys, spleen and pancreas. Side pain can be a symptom of a wide variety of mild to serious diseases, disorders and conditions, such as infection, infarction, inflammation, indigestion, trauma, intestinal obstruction, and cancer.
No, not normal: Kidney infection can cause back pain in both sides, but not likely. Kidney stones in both sides is also possible but not likely. Retained gallstone after gallbladder removal can happen and cause pain. Scar tissue from surgery can also cause pain, but not usually on both sides when surgery was on one side.