What Can Trigger Kidney Infections

The main task of the kidneys is to balance the electrolytes in the blood and maintain the pH homeostasis. The kidneys also remove waste products from the blood. They’re part of your urinary tract, which makes pee (urine) and removes it from your body.
The urinary tract is made up of your: 
kidneys (to clean waste from your blood and make pee) 
Ureters (thin tubes, one for each kidney, that carry pee to your bladder) 
Bladder (stores pee) 
Urethra: (carries pee from the bladder to outside your body)

If any of these parts get bacteria in them, you can get a urinary tract infection (UTI). Most often, it’s the bladder that gets infected. It can be painful, but not usually too serious. But if those bacteria travel up the ureters, you can have a much more serious problem: a kidney infection. Doctors sometimes call this “pyelonephritis.” 
Kidney infections are of two types:

• Uncomplicated kidney infection: The infections in this condition are minor and can be cured with minimal medication.
• Complicated kidney infection: These infections are more complex and serious as compared to the uncomplicated ones.

If not treated on time, kidney infection can prove to become a serious condition and lead to various complications including kidney damage and blood poisoning (sepsis).
The most common causes of kidney infections are:

1. Weak immune system: If you have a weak immune system, you are prone to getting a bacterial or fungal infection on the surface of your skin which eventually enters the bloodstream. The infection might right reach the kidneys and cause an infection there.
2. Bacteria entering from the urethra: The pathogen which causes an infection can enter the body through the urethra and multiply in the bladder. The infection spreads to the kidneys and causes renal infection.
3. Kidney stones: People diagnosed with kidney stones are at a very high risk of developing kidney infections. Kidney stones are caused because of a build-up of dissolved minerals in the inner lining of the kidneys.
4. Enlarged prostate: Men with an excessively enlarged prostate are prone to developing kidney infections as compared to men with a normal-sized prostate.
5. Intercourse: Engaging in sexual (anal or vaginal) intercourse with an infected person can be a major reason for kidney infection as the bacteria can enter the body through the anus or the vagina and affect the kidneys.

It is not difficult to detect infection in the kidneys as they have very visible symptoms. A few symptoms of kidney infection are: 
Excessive back pain
Sudden chills or fever
Nausea and vomiting
Blood in the urine
Pain while urinating

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