My mother has been having pressure around her lower back for about a month with some sharp pains and the family doctor first thought it was skeletal. 1 week ago he did a urine sample and found leukocytes and started treating her for a bladder infection and kidney stones . The antibiotic is almost finished and she still isn t feeling better. Today she said it feels warm around the genital area and up to the ribs. Can you help explain what s going on?
The symptoms you have described may be due to stone causing obstruction in the urinary tract. Indiscriminate use of antimicrobial is not warranted. I suggest you get USG kidneys & bladder done. Ensure 3-3.5 liters of liquid intake daily after obstruction has been ruled out/tackled. Once this is done then there is nothing to worry about. Presence of pus cells in the urine in the presence of stones is a common finding & does not always suggest infection