Kidney Infection

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I have spent the day at hospital (who were wonderful and lovely) and thank goodness, I am not in early labour but just have a kidney infection. Who knew that they could be so agonisingly painful? At 22 weeks I was beginning to think the worst re early labour so I am very relieved but still in a lot of pain.

I have antibiotics and paracetamol but any other tips on how to relieve it? I have a band of pain around my middle but particularly around the right hand side.

Please tell me that it will go away soon!

I had what can only be called relentless kidney infections with ds and dd2 (they're now almost 15 and 13!)

I ended up with stones too but the advice is the same - lots of fluids. Like LOADS of them - I was on 8 pints a day - twice the usual amount. Stay off the cranberry when you're on antibiotics (they interfere with each other) but if you're not on the anti-b's then 500ml/day cranberry (from my urologist). drink and keep mobile. See a doc at any hint of infection - I ended up on low-dose abs for about 7 weeks - kept the infection under control.

Keep talking to the doctors and KEEP DRINKING WATER! Best of luck!

Thank you! Recurrent infections does not sound fun - poor you.

I will keep up the fluids (and off the coffee/cranberry juice!) and just take it easy. I'm a teacher and had just had an amazing school lunch and hot pudding and custard just before I became ill. I had convinced myself I had just been a pig and had indigestion!

If you want cranberry juice only get biona brand from health food shop!

I've had recurrent kidney infections but not during pregnancy. They are rough. I used to drink LOTS of water, 3-4 litres a day, and use a hot water bottle on my back for the pain. Once on antibiotics it was manageable within about two days. Get well soon!

I was on prophylactic anti biotics from 20 weeks because of kidney infections, only stopped when I gave birth, they're horrendous aren't they?! I got prescribed codeine usually, any chance you could get a prescription for that? You can buy 8mg co-codamel, it's not as good as 30mg but better than paracetomal! Lots of water!! And a hot water bottle on my infected kidney eased the pain slightly too. and morphine was given, better than any of that

I also had this problem. I was on antibiotics for nearly all of the third trimester. Towards the end the antibiotics weren't even enough to keep it at bay fully. I had existing kidney problems (that was previously completely under control) but developed hydroenphrosis (swollen kidneys) in pregnancy. The colour of my wee changed to every shade imaginable it seemed. I also had co-codamol for when it was really painful. But all you can do really is take the antibiotics, drink lots of water, stay away from alcohol (!) and caffeine and take pain killers when necessary. Look after yourself. I'm a teacher too and was stupid and went to work when I'm terrible pain.