Question 1

after a kidney infection, is it normal for dull back pain to linger for weeks? all other symptoms are gone?

Accepted Answer

: No it is not. Get seen again if no improvement.

Question 2

been on nitrourantoin for a bladder/kidney infection for 4 days still got back pain and fever & flu symptoms when will i get better?

Accepted Answer

Might need ABX chang: If you have not seen an improvement in 4 days, you might want to check back with your physician.   It could be the bladder infection is not sensitive to that antibiotic or  maybe there is something else causing the pain that you thought was a bladder infection.  Additionally, Nitrofurantoin is a great medication but does not have the coverage of bacteria that other bladder antibiotics have.

Question 3

is it possible to have a kidney infection, w/out a bladder infection? i have all uti symptoms, left lower back pain and 2 cultures come back negative.

Accepted Answer

Need to look for an: Other reason for pain: urine cultures would be positive with kidney infection, with or without the bladder being involved. If two cultures were negative when you were not on antibiotics, then please discuss with your doctor to consider other causes of pain.

Question 4

blood in my urine on ua only symptom is lasting right back pain radiating down right leg knee is swollen and painful can a kidney infection cause this?

Accepted Answer

Blood in urine: There are many people (1-5%) who have microscopic amounts of blood in their urine yet have nothing wrong with them. So the presence of blood is not necessarily, or even likely, related to your knee pain. A kidney stone could cause blood in urine and flank pain or pelvic or urethral pain, but not knee pain. I think they are unrelated, not a kidney infection, and a doc needs to examine your knee.

Question 5

is it possible to have kidney infection no fever? bad nausea and back pain but two uti tests negative no uti symptoms like painful urinating?

Accepted Answer

: Nausea and back pain are more likely due gastrointestinal problem rather than kidney infection in your case: no fever, no urinary symptoms with negative urine test.

Question 6

kidney infection is gone. why am i still experiencing back pain?

Accepted Answer

Need to investigate: You should go see your doctor to investigate the cause. There can be something else going on in your kidney or in the spine. Often the kidney infections are caused by an underlying cause like stone or tumor. Or the cause of the back pain may be something outside the kidney area..

Question 7

if i have constant lowe back pain on my right side could it be kidney infection?

Accepted Answer

: Possibly. And a simple test by your physician can determine if there is an infection and the need for antibiotics.

Question 8

im haveing middle back pain im afraid it might be a kidney infection should i go get checked out or is it just normal back pai.?

Accepted Answer

If new, not normal: Pain in the middle of the back is a little unusual for a kidney problem. The kidneys are more on either side. A kidney infection more usually presents with burning or pain with urination, and sometimes going more often.Fevers can be the sign of a more serious infection.Pain in the middle of the back could involve a bone.Severe pain may suggest a compression fracture or something else to check out.

Question 9

how harmful for your health is the back pain during a kidney infection?

Accepted Answer

Don't be fulled : Kidney infection can, but not always, be associated with back pain. Even then, the degree of pain does not necessarily correlate with the severity of the infection. That have being said, if one has a urinary tract infection and back pain follows, the doctor should be informed before full blown pyelonephritis and sepsis set in.

Question 10

is having continued back pain after kidney infection a normal condition?

Accepted Answer

Best to have it look: Best to have it looked at as continued pain could mean something is still wrong.

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After a kidney infection, is it normal for dull back pain to linger for weeks? all other symptoms are gone?

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Been on nitrourantoin for a bladder/kidney infection for 4 days still got back pain and fever & flu symptoms when will i get better?

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Is it possible to have a kidney infection, w/out a bladder infection? i have all uti symptoms, left lower back pain and 2 cultures come back negative.

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Blood in my urine on ua only symptom is lasting right back pain radiating down right leg knee is swollen and painful can a kidney infection cause this?

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Is it possible to have kidney infection no fever? bad nausea and back pain but two uti tests negative no uti symptoms like painful urinating?

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Kidney infection is gone. why am i still experiencing back pain?

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If i have constant lowe back pain on my right side could it be kidney infection?

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Im haveing middle back pain im afraid it might be a kidney infection should i go get checked out or is it just normal back pai.?

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How harmful for your health is the back pain during a kidney infection?

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Is having continued back pain after kidney infection a normal condition?

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