I'd like some feedback about a symptom I'm having. I think it may be a result of fasting but I'm not sure.

I'm beginning day 6. I haven't been sleeping well because the last 3 days, day 4, 5 and today, I've got such burning pain in my buttocks/hips. It feels like it's in the hip sockets but I'm not sure.

I'm concerned because I had lumbar surgery on a disc just 4 months ago. If it's an inflammation response I am hoping it will go away at some point. But I'm afraid that my back may be deteriorating. I don't have joint pain anywhere else.

I've been measuring my urine and saliva pH daily and am highly acid. Both urine and saliva are 5.5 or below (though the saliva this morning is about 6.-6).

I think I'd have a higher energy level if I could sleep but the burning is keeping me from restful sleep.