| It is important to remember that kidney pain | | | | How to tell if you have a kidney infection |
| and back pain can have similar symptoms that | | | | and what to do about it. |
| have entirely different causes. You can have | | | | |
| back pain symptoms that are caused by a | | | | If you have a kidney infection, you will |
| kidney infection, while another person could | | | | likely have some of the following symptoms: |
| have the exact same symptoms caused by a back | | | | fever, chills, backache and pain. Nausea and |
| problem. | | | | tenderness near the infected kidney can also |
| | | | occur. Your doctor will diagnose the |
| When lower back pain is caused by a kidney | | | | condition through tests of kidney functioning |
| problem. | | | | or by a bacterial test. Why two types of |
| | | | tests? Because there are two common types of |
| Your kidneys are located to the left and | | | | kidney disorders, each with a different |
| right side of your spine directly above your | | | | cause. Treatment and pain relief will likely |
| hips. Pain from a kidney infection will | | | | include rest and antibiotics for any |
| usually occur near this same general area, | | | | bacterial infections. Usually the treatment |
| although it can radiate outwards thus | | | | will last for several weeks, but certain |
| complicating diagnosis. Many people describe | | | | people may have structural issues and require |
| the symptoms as a general tenderness or ache | | | | longer-term treatment. |
| and not "pain." A strong, stabbing pain may | | | | |
| be related to back problems and not the | | | | The bottom line is that you want to get the |
| kidneys. The pain or tenderness can be due to | | | | right information about what might be |
| a kidney infection or it could be related to | | | | creating your pain symptoms - do not |
| some type of injury to the kidneys | | | | self-diagnose. A kidney infection left |
| themselves. For instance, an injury caused by | | | | untreated for many years can have |
| a fall could compress one kidney impacting | | | | catastrophic implications for your health. If |
| and damaging it. | | | | there is a history of kidney infection in |
| | | | your family, or you have recently been in a |
| In addition to kidney pain caused by accident | | | | fall or car wreck or had some other trauma |
| or injury there are also symptoms that are | | | | that could have damaged your kidneys, you |
| associated with a kidney infection. Pain | | | | should consider seeing a doctor. The |
| caused by kidney infection is much more | | | | treatment for low back pain caused by poor |
| common than that caused by physical trauma. | | | | posture or over exertion is different than |
| In addition, with kidney infection there will | | | | the treatment for low back pain caused by a |
| often be other symptoms such as a fever, pain | | | | kidney infection. You want to treat the right |
| while urinating or blood in the urine. | | | | condition. |
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