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Can drinking a lot of alcohol cause kidney pain or uti/kidney infection? drank a lot last night and now my kidneys really hurting.. is it related?
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No connection : There is likely no connection, other than that your drinking may have stopped your antibiotic from working on a preexisting kidney infection. If you are in a lot of pain and are running a fever, you should go to the er now in case you have a kidney infection that could spread to your blood. Also, you need to have kidney stones ruled out. Good luck to you and take care of yourself. Alcohol causes more problems than it's worth.
Answered 9/28/2018
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