Question 1

i have chronic pyelonephritis and four kidney stones in my kidney. it has shrunk immensely in size and is now in early renal failure. should i remove?

Accepted Answer

Stones or kidney?: If stones are cause of chronic pyelonephritis, then discuss removing stones to reduce risk for repeat infections as a means to improve kidney function. Optimize blood pressure & sugar as these are two main causes of renal failure. We don't usually remove kidneys even in failure.

Question 2

30 female, h/o kidney stones /pyelonephritis. now bilateral increased echotexture and cortical thinning. 4mm stone in left kidney. is that bad?

Accepted Answer

: Regardless of your eGFR you are a patient with chronic kidney disease. If possible, the current kidney stone, even small, should be eliminated. You need to follow closely with a urologist or nephrologist with high expertise in stone prevention and treatment or a team of both specialists. Kidney disease will progress but at a slow pace with effective measures for stone recurrence &amp; pyelonephritis.

Question 3

what is worse a kidney stone or a kidney infection?

Accepted Answer

Comparative severity: Both are nobody's idea of fun. Kidney stones can result in secondary uti. Kidney infections often require long periods of antibiotic therapy and can potentially produce severe damage. Depending on the cause of stones they can represent disease elsewhere (i.e., hyperparathyroidism, etc.). Would not rate them since both are potentially severe.

Question 4

how do you tell the difference between kidney stones and a kidney infection?

Accepted Answer

Different pain: Stones trying to pass in the ureter produce an intense pain that hits in waves.  Though they may cause nausea and vomiting, they usually do not produce fever. The urinalysis may show blood but not full-field bacteria. A kidney infection, which may be caused by an obstruction stone, is marked with fever, pain, and a urine that is full of white blood cells and bacteria.

Question 5

are the symptoms the same for kidney stones as they are for kidney infections?

Accepted Answer

Some: Kidney infections would present with fever, pain on urination. Kidney stones would present with significant pain, blood in the urine (visible or present on urinalysis).

Question 6

how long can it take for a big kidney stone to cause a kidney infection? a few days? a few weeks?

Accepted Answer

Depends on size: And location. You might have it for years and not get any infection.

Question 7

i keep geting kidney stones & kidney infections no matter what i do & even with medicines... why? whats the problem?....

Accepted Answer

Urinary stones: Very often the organisms will reside within the stones, which may be very difficult to eliminate entirely, and as soon as  you are off meds they reinfect you. You may need to discuss with a urologist and and infectious diseases expert and work this difficult issue out. Bad problem and hope it gets resolved.

Question 8

is there a noticeable difference of the pain you have between having kidney stones vs some other type of kidney infection or problem?

Accepted Answer

As: Kidney stones attempt to pass through a narrow pass way, is quite painful. The infection will give you pain and usually presents with bad blood infection.(not to be confused with bladder infection).

Question 9

i have globus sensation for about a week now.i want to know if it could be corona although i have no other symptoms of corona.  i also have kidney stone and kidney infection?

Accepted Answer

COVID 19 concerns: Suspicion for COVID 19 is higher if you have at least 2 of these symptoms:  temp of at least 99.6, Cough, Shortness of breath, Chills, Shivering, Muscle pain, Headache, Sore throat or new loss of taste or smell. If you only have this one symptom - it is less likely that the cause is COVID 19.

Question 10

what food that causes kidney stone or kidney infection + weight lost & hair ?

Accepted Answer

See below: One single food would not cause those symptoms.

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I have chronic pyelonephritis and four kidney stones in my kidney. it has shrunk immensely in size and is now in early renal failure. should i remove?

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30 female, h/o kidney stones /pyelonephritis. now bilateral increased echotexture and cortical thinning. 4mm stone in left kidney. is that bad?

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What is worse a kidney stone or a kidney infection?

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How do you tell the difference between kidney stones and a kidney infection?

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Are the symptoms the same for kidney stones as they are for kidney infections?

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How long can it take for a big kidney stone to cause a kidney infection? a few days? a few weeks?

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I keep geting kidney stones & kidney infections no matter what i do & even with medicines... why? whats the problem?....

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Is there a noticeable difference of the pain you have between having kidney stones vs some other type of kidney infection or problem?

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I have globus sensation for about a week now.i want to know if it could be corona although i have no other symptoms of corona. i also have kidney stone and kidney infection?

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What food that causes kidney stone or kidney infection + weight lost & hair ?

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