for what length of time can you live with a kidney infection without treatment?

Question

How long should symptoms of kidney infection last after treatment has started?

Answer 1

Varies long2not long: Untreated kidney infection/ pyelonephritis & abscesses can lead to overwhelming sepsis & rapid death pyelonephritis & small kidney abscesses can linger for months. Also depends upon overall health of subject when infection occurs. Babies & old folks tend to fare worse than ages inbetween. All kidney infectios need to treated asap.

Answer 2

Possible: Excellent local hygiene and washing hand before relationship would prevent this however.

Answer 3

Rare: It is possible to get a UTI (urinary tract infection) from sex, including fingering. If you got a UTI from that and it was untreated, it could develop into a kidney infection, or pyelonephritis. This would be rare, but it is possible.

Answer 4

No: But you could get a bladder infection just as u can with sex.

Answer 5

Probably not: I'm not sure what you mean by detoxification, but having burning with urination, blood in the urine, fever and/or pain under your lower ribs could be a kidney infection. Get a urine test by your doctor.

Answer 6

Bad idea: If you really have a kidney infection it needs treatment, do not wait, see a doctor, it can lead to loss of kidney function.

Answer 7

See below: Bacterial kidney infections (aka pyelonephritis) requires prompt medical attention. If not evaluated or treated properly, kidney infection can permanently damage one’s kidney or the bacteria can spread into the blood stream and cause life-threatening sepsis within hours, especially in people who are elderly, or have other medical co-morbidities or have impaired immune systems.

Answer 8

Very Low Likelihood: Most kidney infections can be treated with oral antibiotics prescribed by your primary care doctor. Most kidney infections start as uti. Once the UTI is treated, it is unlikely that a kidney infection develops and then no hospitals.

Answer 9

Kidney infection: Unlike a bladder infection, a kidney infection can make you very Ill. In addition to causing excruciating pain on the side of the infected kidney, nausea, vomiting, fever and chills are common symptoms as well. If you are unable to remain well hydrated or take antibiotics without vomiting, hospitalization will be necessary. It is not unusual for patients with a kidney infection to require hospi

Answer 10

Fever, pain: Usually kidney infection starts with pain and frequency of urination which can develop into pyelonephritis (kidney infection) which presents with fevers, chills, flank pains in addition to pain and frequency of urination. You need antibiotics right away, .

Answer 11

Pain / fever: Pain in the kidney area and fever are suggestive of pyelonephritis. This can be a very serious infection causing other systemic signs such as nausea, weakness, lightheadedness, etc. This type of infection is diagnosed with a urine culture, some blood work and occasionally radiology examination. It might require IV or long term oral antibiotics.

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