After the holidays, I had back pain and pyelonephritis
Feb 02, 2025
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During the holiday season, I spent a lot of time sitting for a long time preparing food, and I did not urinate often while drinking less water than usual. In addition, eating habits and sleeping patterns were disturbed due to frequent drinking of fatty foods due to family gatherings. It was estimated that pyelonephritis occurred due to decreased immunity due to several causes.
Pyelonephritis is a condition in which infections have occurred in the upper urinary system such as kidney and pyelonephritis, and is mainly caused by E. coli. A healthy person prevents the kidney from being infected by urine flow or structural function, but due to structural abnormalities, physical obstruction, and urine reflux, bacteria can go back to the kidney and cause infection.
If you have chronic diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure or your immune system is weakened, you can easily get pyelonephritis, and infestations can occur through the bloodstream in rare cases. When pyelonephritis occurs, symptoms such as fever, chills, back pain, and vomiting, as well as urination, urgent urination, and hematuria can occur.
Urine tests, urine culture tests, blood tests are performed to confirm kidney infection, and imaging tests can be performed if necessary. Depending on the diagnosis, medication is started, and most of them improve within a few days. However, if pyelonephritis occurs repeatedly or is left unattended, it may progress to chronic pyelonephritis, so care should be taken.
"Physical and mental stress builds up during the holidays, weakening the immune system, and contacting many people increases the risk of exposure to bacteria or viruses," said Kim Min-ji, head of the artificial kidney center at Daedong Hospital. "In particular, women are structurally vulnerable to urinary tract infections, so if abnormal symptoms appear, they should visit a hospital immediately for diagnosis, and it is important to maintain a healthy lifestyle to prevent infection."
Since pyelonephritis mainly begins with urinary tract infection, keeping the urinary tract healthy is the key to prevention. It is recommended to go to the bathroom immediately without holding back if you feel urination because urination is delayed by 6 to 8 cups of water per day, and bacteria can remain in the urinary tract for a long time and lead to infection.
After urination, wipe from front to back and thoroughly hygiene your hands to prevent the spread of bacteria in the anal area to the urethra. In addition, it is recommended to wear cotton underwear while avoiding drinking alcohol or caffeine that irritates the bladder.
If you have chronic diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure, your immunity may be weak and your kidney function may be deteriorated, so it is important to check your kidney function through regular checkups, and if you have abnormal symptoms, visit a medical institution immediately to check your condition.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
