Contents:
- Medical Video: Symptoms of Kidney Disease
- What are the symptoms of kidney infection?
- 1. Frequent urination
- 2. There is blood in the urine
- 3. Back pain
- 4. Pain when urinating
- 5. The urine is cloudy and smelly
- 6. Fever
- 7. There is pus in the urine
Medical Video: Symptoms of Kidney Disease
The kidneys are one of the body's vital organs that are vulnerable to various kinds of problems. One of them is pyelonephritis, which was initially caused by a bacterial or viral infection in the bladder. This condition can affect the kidneys to eventually cause infection. So, it is important to look at various symptoms of kidney infection so that it can be detected immediately before it's too late.
What are the symptoms of kidney infection?
The following things can indicate a viral or bacterial infection in your kidney:
1. Frequent urination
The initial sign most often experienced by people with kidney infection is the desire to urinate continuously, according to Charles Modlin, MD, MBA, a urologist at the Cleveland Clinic. This is because the bacteria that causes infection can run into the bladder and cause irritation, which triggers the desire to urinate even though the bladder is empty.
2. There is blood in the urine
The appearance of blood in urine is one symptom of kidney infection. Because the body is trying to fight off the bacteria that cause infection, which eventually triggers red blood cells out through the urine. You also see this condition as blood in the urine.
3. Back pain
The kidneys are located in the back of the abdominal cavity, so they tend to be closer to the back. Kidneys that experience infection will swell and suppress the lower back. As a result, back pain arises as a symptom of kidney infection.
4. Pain when urinating
The bacteria that cause kidney infection not only undermine the lining of the kidneys and bladder. However, entering the bladder nerve tissue which then results in discomfort when urinating.
5. The urine is cloudy and smelly
The body that is experiencing an infection, has an automatic signal to produce lots of white blood cells to fight the bacteria that cause infection. Well, cloudy urine color is caused by an increase in the number of white blood cells in the body.
While the smell of bad urine is the result of bacterial fermentation that causes infection. However, Dr. Modlin said further that this condition can also occur if you experience dehydration.
6. Fever
Fever as a symptom of bladder infection is triggered by increasing the body's immune response. As a result, body temperature will increase. In some cases, fever can be accompanied by the appearance of cold sweat.
7. There is pus in the urine
Pus in urine is caused by a severe infection in the bladder. This condition occurs because there is a buildup of white blood cells and bacteria that come out with urine, said by Dr. Nicole Ali, MD, a nephrologist at NYU Langone Health.
