Pyelonephritis and Chronic Renal Failure

Pyelonephritis is a bacterial infection. It is usually caused by a bacterium called Escherichia coli. The infection usually occurs when bacteria from the urethra and bladder travel up your ureter to kidneys. If left uncontrolled, the infection will damage the kidneys in the following ways:

1. It can cause the inflammation in kidneys. If left untreated, the inflammatory response will attract more and more inflammatory factors to cause more severe damage to kidneys.

2. Pyelonephritis may cause retention of urine in bladder. The pressure in kidneys will increase significantly, thus causing compression to kidney tissues. If the kidney tissues and cells can not get insufficient blood, oxygen and nutrients, they will loss function gradually and finally complete Renal Failure.
Early inspection and treatment is particularly important to stop Plylonephritis from developing into Renal Failure. The following symptoms imply that you may be affected with the infection.

1. A fever
2. Shivering
3. Lower back pain
4. Fatigue
5. Vomiting
6. Increased urination

How to stop Pyelonephritis from progressing into Renal Failure?

Once the infection occurs, a proper treatment is quite necessary.
1. The patients are recommended to drink more water to produce more urine. In this way, a part of bacteria will be washed out of body by urine.
2. Usually the patients are prescribed antibiotics to control the infection. By this way, it can prevent the spreading of the infection effectively.