hi i have a daughter who is 18 who had a kidney infection about 12 days ago and was constantly sick they thought that was due to the penicillin so they gave her a new prescption and an anti sickness injection last friday. she wasnt sick again until thursday night and is now back to being sick at least once or twice a day.but has no pain in her stomach or back any ideas what this could be as we are starting to worry alot now.
Hi, Thanks for writing in. If your daughter had a kidney infection 12 days back then it was a recent event. Kidney infections take time for recovery and cause symptoms like pain in the lower back, burning urination, pain and bleeding in urine and lower abdominal pain with fever. However, every symptom is not found in each patient, and it is important to know what are the symptoms your daughter is having regularly. Kidney infections are caused by bacteria and sometimes a bacterium cannot be controlled with an antibiotic. This is to be clarified with her tests and if required then a change of antibiotics will treat the infection completely. If in doubt, you can request your doctor to repeat the kidney function tests at regular intervals. Imaging investigations like ultrasound scan or CT scan abdomen can help if the symptoms persist after treatment changes. Please do not worry.