Have a question about e.coli with a kidney infection?

went to er a month ago w/ urinary infection.went backa week or 2 after meds were finished w/ severe pain in back legs and cramping.put me on different meds and ran a culture on urine this time come back saying i had e.coli?then they put me on another different med. told me to give it a couple of days and if not better go back to the money grubbing er and they might give me fluid or admit me.dont know where it came from but i have been running a 101 to103 fever,nausea,and severe pain for 5 days now. please what do i do and how do i find out where it came from?i have been sick for over a month but bad for 8 days. can some one help me please figure out what to do about this. hope to hear from someone soon.

E. coli is a bacteria that is naturally found in your digestive tract. It is the most common cause of UTI's, because the end of your digestive tract and the end of your urinary tract is so close together. I know this sounds nasty, but its the truth -- E. coli comes out when you poop and it sometimes can make its way into your urethra and bladder. It sounds like you originally had a bladder infection and your antibiotic didn't clear it up, so the bacteria continued to move into your kidneys.

You definitely need to go back to the ER. Trust me, I know that those hospital bills can be outrageous. But because your kidneys filter the things you don't need out of your blood, the bacteria can move from your kidneys into your bloodstream.

If they did a urine culture, then the new antibiotic should be effective. Not only does the lab identify what organism is causing your infection, they also expose it to several different antibiotics to determine which one would be the most effective against it. There are a few antibiotics that doctors prescribe for UTI's, because they are generally known to be effective against the most common bacteria that cause them, E. coli included. However, many organisms are becoming resistant to your average run of the mill antibiotics, which is why the sensitivity testing is so important.

How long has it been since you began the new antibiotic? If it has been over 48 hours, and you are still in pain and running a high fever, YOU NEED TO GO BACK TO THE ER. You may need to receive an IV antibiotic to knock the infection out, because its been going on a long time. For this reason and the fever also, you need to be tested to ensure that the infection has not already moved to your bloodstream. It sucks to be sick at the holidays so I hope that you feel better soon.

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R u wondering where the kidney infection came from or how the e.coli got in there?Since the meds didnt help the UTI it developed into kidney infection.As for the e.coli it can be from wiping back to front after pooping.Its possible you may have to go into the hospital to get it fully treated.

Go back to the money grubbing ER tonight, there is something wrong. If they don't admit you, make sure you call either a urologist or infectious disease dr next week. You are very sick! Make no mistake about it. The antibiotics are not working. Go to the ER now!

if a kidney infection is allowed to progress for a long time sepsis may result, which happens when the bacteria load in the kidneys builds up the the point that bacteria are being shunted into the bloodstream along with filtered blood. if it's bad enough for you to be admitted you will have to eat the financial loss, sepsis (blood infection) is life-threatening and you definitely don't want it to get that far. also make sure you are following the medicine instructions to the letter and that you are not taking anything else that might interfere with the antibiotic