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What does a kidney infection feel like?
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Pyelonephritis: Symptoms of pyelonephritis can include fever, painful urination, the sensation of an urgent need to urinate, blood in urine, nausea, vomiting, flank pain and sometimes groin pain. Please obtain prompt medical care if you think you have a kidney infection.
Answered 2/21/2013
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Kidney infection: Kidney infection (pyelonephritis) generally causes fever, chills and very significant flank pain. One generally feels "sick". Bladder infection (cystitis) rarely causes systemic symptoms. Discomfort in the pelvic area and irritative voiding symptoms are typical.
Answered 12/10/2013
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Hi, I need help. My mum she had problems with her kidneys and she die. I have very often uring infection.Can kidneys problem come like genes from mum?
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