The Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai fame actress took to Instagram to reveal her diagnosis. (Image: Instagram)
The infection may then move towards the upper urinary tract, towards one or both kidneys. Sometimes, blood can carry bacteria or viruses from a different part of the body to your kidneys.
Shivangi Joshi was recently taken to the hospital due to kidney problem. The Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai fame actress took to Instagram to reveal her diagnosis: kidney infection or pyelonephritis. He also reminded his fans to take care of their health and stay hydrated. His advice to drink enough fluids is important to prevent pyelonephritis. Find out what a kidney infection is, why it happens, and how it can be treated and prevented here.
What is pyelonephritis?
Pyelonephritis is a type of urinary tract infection (UTI). It usually begins in a person’s bladder or other parts of the lower urinary tract. The infection may then move towards the upper urinary tract, towards one or both kidneys. Sometimes, blood can carry bacteria or viruses from a different part of the body to your kidneys.
The body has some natural defense mechanisms against kidney infection. The one-way flow of urine from the kidneys to the bladder prevents viruses or bacteria from traveling upward. By urinating, such disease-causing microorganisms get out of the body.
These defenses can fail for a variety of reasons, leading to kidney infections.
Symptom
The symptoms of pyelonephritis can vary depending on the age of a person. In adults, it usually manifests in symptoms such as chills, fever, pain in the back, sides or groin, nausea and vomiting.
Symptoms of kidney infection vary by age. Cloudy, dark, bloody, or foul-smelling urine and painful and frequent urination are also warning signs.
Treatment
Kidney infections rarely cause serious health problems. Prompt treatments are able to prevent most complications. A health care professional may prescribe antibiotics to treat your kidney infection. They may go with a generic, stronger antibiotic, or choose one based on your test results, or do both consecutively. It is important to ensure that you do not stop taking the medicines before the course is over just because you feel better.
Redressal
Here are some ways to prevent kidney infection:
- Fluids help flush bacteria out of the urinary system. Water is the most readily available, cheap and preservative-free beverage. Most healthy people should drink six to eight glasses of water daily.
- If urine remains in the bladder for a long time, then the chances of bacteria growing there increase. Try to urinate at least once every 3-4 hours.
- It is important to flush out bacteria that enter the urethra during intercourse. The best way for men and women to do this is to urinate immediately after sex.
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