Treating this with IV fluids may not cure it since only 1 in 10 antibiotics are effective against C difficile colitis, which is why doctors recommend more targeted measures like fecal transplants if possible.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\nWhen Can Antibiotics Not Be Used?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Diagnosis of kidney infection is based on a urine sample, which may contain white blood cells or pus. Treatment can be as straightforward as taking an antibiotic for a few days; if kidney function begins to deteriorate, surgery may be necessary. A kidney infection has more severe effects than a bladder infection because the kidneys clean waste from the blood by removing fluid and salts. If your doctor tells you that you have a kidney infection, it is important to get treatment right away in order for your kidneys not to fail completely.
As with bladder infections, antibiotic prescriptions are recommended for 7-10 days after symptoms are gone if they reappear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How Are Kidney Infections Treated?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Kidney infections, or pyelonephritis, are when bacteria from the bladder reach the kidneys. The most common symptom is fever with shaking chills. You may also have nausea, vomiting, blood in your urine, and pain in your side. However, about half of people with a kidney infection don’t have any symptoms at all! If you do notice symptoms, see a doctor immediately to make sure that it isn’t something more serious like sepsis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Is There Anything Else I Need To Know About Getting Rid Of This Thing?!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
1 Know the signs of a UTI. There are signs that are more common for UTIs in women than men, but keep in mind that anyone can have a UTI. The most common sign is pain or burning when urinating, followed by nausea and dizziness. Other symptoms include blood in urine, fever, chills, and feeling like you need to pee all the time or can\u2019t completely empty your bladder no matter how hard you try. These are the most common symptoms of UTIs in adults, but if you think it might be one call your doctor just to make sure they don\u2019t turn into something more serious.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) can be unpleasant and irritating, especially if you don\u2019t get them treated quickly enough. Fortunately, there are several steps you can take to help prevent UTIs from occurring and help treat them if they do happen to strike. We\u2019ll take a look at the three most common types of UTIs \u2013 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":20558,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[143],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zaratechs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20536"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zaratechs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zaratechs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zaratechs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zaratechs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20536"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/zaratechs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20536\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20559,"href":"https:\/\/zaratechs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20536\/revisions\/20559"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zaratechs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20558"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zaratechs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zaratechs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zaratechs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}