What is a kidney infection?
Kidney infection or pyelonephritis as it’s medically known is an infection of one or both kidneys. Kidney infections can develop at any age and are usually more common in women. What is a kidney stone? . Stones can form in any part of the urinary tract and are quite common. Kidney stones can vary greatly in size from the size of a grain of sand to a pearl or even larger. They are often painless when in the kidney but can cause severe pain when they pass from the kidneys to the bladder. What causes kidney infections? Kidney infections develop when bacteria from the bladder travels up the kidneys, this can happen when you have cystitis, although most people who have cystitis will not get a kidney infection. For more information on cystitis click here. A kidney infection that develops without a bladder infection can be caused by kidney stones or a blockage in one of the ureters. Occasionally bacteria can reach the kidneys from the bloodstream. What causes kidney stones? The cause of most
