{"id":113,"date":"2020-02-19T12:13:10","date_gmt":"2020-02-19T12:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/healthissues24.co.za\/?p=113"},"modified":"2020-02-19T12:13:10","modified_gmt":"2020-02-19T12:13:10","slug":"what-are-the-early-signs-of-kidney-infection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/health\/what-are-the-early-signs-of-kidney-infection\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the early signs of kidney infection?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Signs of kidney infection<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kidney infection (pyelonephritis) is a type of urinary tract infection (UTI) that generally begins in your urethra or bladder and travels to one or both of your kidneys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A kidney infection requires prompt medical attention. If not treated properly, a kidney infection can permanently damage your kidneys or the bacteria can spread to your bloodstream and cause a life-threatening infection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kidney infection treatment, which usually includes antibiotics, might require hospitalization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Sign and Symptoms Kidney Infection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Signs and symptoms of a kidney infection might include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Fever<\/li><li>Chills<\/li><li>Back, side (flank) or groin pain<\/li><li>Abdominal pain<\/li><li>Frequent urination<\/li><li>Strong, persistent urge to urinate<\/li><li>Burning sensation or pain when urinating<\/li><li>Nausea and vomiting<\/li><li>Pus or blood in your urine (hematuria)<\/li><li>Urine that smells bad or is cloudy<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4>When to see a doctor<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Make an appointment with your doctor if you have worrisome signs or symptoms. If you&#8217;re being treated for a urinary tract infection but your signs and symptoms aren&#8217;t improving, make an appointment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Severe kidney infection can lead to life-threatening complications. Seek immediate medical attention if you have kidney infection symptoms combined with bloody urine or nausea and vomiting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Signs of kidney infection Kidney infection (pyelonephritis) is a type of urinary tract infection (UTI) that generally begins in your urethra or bladder and travels to one or both of your kidneys. A kidney infection requires prompt medical attention. If not treated properly, a kidney infection can permanently damage your kidneys or the bacteria can\u2026 <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/health\/what-are-the-early-signs-of-kidney-infection\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=113"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unionline24.co.za\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}