Sick of constant kidney infections and antibiotics

Omg I can relate to your problem. I am 26 and just under 2 yrs ago I got a pain in my ribs front and back, when I went to the docs they said I had a viral infection in the cartilage below my ribcage I was told 2 go home rest up and in about 6 weeks I would be completely pain free. Six weeks went by and my pain was getting worse I'd lost so much weight so went back 2 docs. They finally decided to do blood tests and a urine test. The results came back and they discovered that I had a kidney infection they prescribed antibiotics and painkillers and sent me home telling me in a week I would b completely symptom free. I finished the course of antibioctics and was still in pain, the docs once again tested my urine but this time I was infection free docs were confused and so was I this went on for about 6months I would b free from infection 4 a few days but then the infection would once again b present in my urine. I finally got refered to specialists at Royal Gwent Hospital Newport had no end of tests but everything comes back clear apart from the urine tests which is always showing infections. I have been admitted to hospital twice this yr due to the infections. I have tried a long term antibiotic which doesnt work because I was still getting infections while on it, i've increased my fluid intake, make sure I pass urine regularly and after intercourse. I have also been prescribed an antibiotic 2 take after sexual intercourse because they say its a high risk cause of infection but they dont work either. I am also so fed up of antibiotics, painillers dont work. I am in constant pain every day which gets so much worse when the infection is present. I am unable to work because of this and struggle to live a normal life. I am very emotional due to this and have lost 3st in weight. I just wish the docs could find a miracle cure and I could have my life back.

I'm going through a similar experience , with 6 kidney infections in 6 months. Was just wondering, if you were still having these problems now?

Hi I am 29 year old from Brisbane, Australia and I was googling how to stop these infections.  I don't even get frequent Urinary Tract like burning etc.  But immediately always goes straight to my kidneys.  The only symptom i get is bad smelling pee.  Also I complained alot of my kidneys being sore until end of last year I fell extremely ill.  They found 2 lumps on my right kidney which made me critically ill with extreme fevers.  I was in hospital for a month and now i have to have on going tests.  They found 2 abcesses on my right kidney and they were large and full of pus and infection.  My body was shutting down.  They had to drain them.  Now about 2 months on, they scanned again and found its grown back.  So this Saturday I have to have an MRI which they now are going to check the flow from the Bladder to the Kidney. 

Since I was a kid I have always had trouble holding my bladder, as soon as I need to pee - I urgently need to pee.  Even as an adult.  I am 30 in May and they still don't know whats wrong (I guess until I became very ill with lumps on my kidney) but they do not know why and how to stop this.

They told me those lumps on my kidney was rare.  And it would be extremely rare for them to ever come back.  And whats happened within 2 months after being in hospital for a month somethings come back.

And right this instant I feel like I have an infection again, sharp pain in my kidney and bad smelling pee and soreness in my bladder.

I can completley relate, my parents took me to the dr because I was still wetting the bed at 10, when I was 14 I had pyelonephritis I was in hospital for 3 weeks and they never sent me for a scan, when I was 16 I was refered to a nephrologist who sent me for scan after scan after scan, I had chronic kidney infections but because only a handful of the urine tests were possitive I was put on massive doses of antibiotics to the point where I am now allergic to all antibiotics, if I get a kidney infection now I have to be admitted to hospital and given antihistemines with antibiotics to try and prevent a reaction, it was only when I turned 20 and was so ill it was effecting my job, I was on the verge of being fired for having so much time off that my drs did anything, I was sent for bladder scans and every other scan imaginable, finally they injected me with dye and took regular xrays of my abdomen which showed that i have 3 kidneys (duplex kidneys) i have 2 seperate left kidneys with 2 seperate tubed which interlink causing kidney reflux and that my right kidney is enlarged and I have a narrowing of the tube as well, it is ridiculous because it took 20 years for me to be diagnosed with something I was born with, I suggest you ask for the test I had done because nothing showed up on any other test, the duplex kidneys themselves dont cause that much trouble its the tubes coming from them because they cause kidney reflux. I highly advise against the antibitoics every day as thats how I became allergic to all of them, go to your GP and ask to be refered for an Intravenous Urography as this may show if you have a narrowing of the tubes causing something, I completely understand how frustrating it is, Dont worry about kidney faliure either has I have suffered for 22 years and my kidney function is perfect its just the tubes from my kidneys causing a problem, I also suggest trying cranberry extact tablets, they have significantly reduced my infections I havent had an infection for almost a year now, all down to these tables, you can get 3 months supply from tescos, thats where i get mine and they really do help, I Hope everything works out for you with this

Hi

That's horrible, I am glad they know what it is now and can treat it.

I have just had an mri and they found that my kidney seems fine but in the last 3 weeks I've already had another 2 infections. Now they are now considering the bladder. I now have to go for a cystoscopy so they can run the dye through like you mentioned so they can see it through the tubes because something isn't functioning right. Let's hope this is the end of it.

I can relate totally to all these and am at the end of my tether totally. I lost my NHS Job in 2010 because of constant Kidney infections and this has been a continuous thing every couple of months until Oct 2014 and I have had kidney stones, and constant kidney infections.  I have just changed my doctor because I am constantly put on antibiotics which make me very ill or just don't work.  Since October 2014 I have passed out several times after feeling very dizzy & sick and have been to my local A&E so many times. I passed a few kidney stones November 2014 (have had these before) and on a visit to A&E following another collapse,  I was given an MRI scan on both kidneys. It was discovered that my left kidney was very swollen and urine was not passing through to the bladder but was backing up to the kidney.  I was sent home following this and told to go back to my GP and again I was given more antibiotics.  Later on visiting another GP at the practise I was given an internal when it was discovered that I have a slight prolapse which I believe was caused because I am in constant pain when I wee and I have been pushing my wee out.  I am in constant pain and for months now I only manage to pass a small amount of wee. I constantly feel like I need to wee and that my bladder is full and my abdomen has been swollen up for months now.  Four days ago the pain in my right kidney was unbearable and I also had shooting pains up my left arm and heart palpations.  I collapsed and was taken to hospital by Paramedics.  Because of NHS cutbacks I did not get the ECG or Kidney scan in this hospital as it was not my local hospital as that one and the next one had closed their A&E departments because they were too busy.  This hospital took no observations whatsoever in the 7 hours I waited on a trolley in the hallway but they did do two urine stick tests (the first one disappeared in the hospital somewhere) and a blood test for glucose. The medic told me in the hospital "We suspect you have a kidney infection again as there is blood in your urine" I was given antibiotics yet again and now 4 days on I still feel no better although I guess I need to give them time to work. They may work but I will still have the problem trying to force my wee out and the constant back pain and nausea and dizzy spells when I have finished taking them.  I asked about having an ECG and kidney scan and was told they were too busy and I would have to go back to my GP and request these tests.  I actually collapsed 5 days ago late at night but decided not to call an ambulance since I had my fiance with me so he kept watch over me whilst I slept.  I phoned my GP's surgery at 8am 4 days ago and requested a phone call back after telling the receptionist what happened the night before.  I am still awaiting that return phone call.  7 hours after the request to my doctors for a call back, I answered my front door to a delivery guy and then collapsed, hence ending up in a nice ambulance and being taken to hospital. I telephoned my GP the next morning again requesting a telephone call back, to explain what had happened and request the ECG & Kidney scan, I did not get a return call yet again.  I expect to lose my current job also because of these problems and i am no longer being paid sick pay anyway.  I cannot live like this and am now becoming very depressed.  What kind of a life is this to be constantly needing to wee (although I don't ever leak if I cough), being sat on a toilet for more than an hour trying to wee, having constant back pain, feeling nauseas, having headaches and dizzy spells?