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Overview - Kidney infection
A kidney infection is a painful and unpleasant illness usually caused by cystitis, a common infection of the bladder.
Most people with cystitis will not get a kidney infection, but occasionally the bacteria can travel up from the bladder into one or both kidneys.
If treated with antibiotics straight away a kidney infection does not cause serious harm, although you'll feel very unwell.
If a kidney infection is not treated, it can get worse and sometimes cause permanent kidney damage.
Symptoms of kidney infection
Symptoms of a kidney infection often come on within a few hours.
You can feel feverish, shivery, sick and have a pain in your back or side.
In addition to feeling unwell like this, you may also have symptoms of a urinary tract infection (UTI) such as cystitis.
These include:
- needing to pee suddenly or more often than usual
- pain or a burning sensation when peeing
- smelly or cloudy pee
- blood in your pee
When to see a GP
See a GP if you feel feverish and have pain that will not go away in your tummy, lower back or geni
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