Does Urinary Tract infection lead to kidney failure?

Question:

I had UTI symptoms which first surfaced on 03rd July 2006. Subsequently, I had to be hospitalised and creatinine levels shot up to 486. Infection was brought under control after changing the antibiotic(through IVF). After 9 days creatinine levels came down to 174. Since then the creatinine levels almost stopped dropping. Oral antibiotic was continued for a month. The creatinine dropped to 101 when I last tested on 25 Sept 06. I had occassional pain in my left kidney for almost the entire period. However, now the pain has vanished but discomfort can be felt rarely. There was no accumulation of fluid in the body throughout. My Cholesterol, BP went out of control and I am currently on medication (Lipitor 20 mg and 25mg BP tab). Now I am a bit wary. When I urinate now.....I can feel an incomplete feeling at the end. If I try.....another 2-4% will flow out with difficulty. I have done MRI, Ultrasound, Xray, CTscan etc. No prostrate or other problem was detected. Is this chronic?

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If you have symptoms of a lower urinary tract infection your healthcare should be notified with what's going on. If you have symptoms of an upper urinary tract infection involving your kidneys you should go to the emergency room if your doctor cannot see you the same day. If you are having symptoms of a lower urinary tract infection and experiencing any of the following: vomiting and inability to keep down fluids or medication, not better after the second day of starting your antibiotics, if you are pregnant, have diabetes, A.I.D.S, or any other disease that affects the immune system,
and if you are taking anyy medications that supresses the immune system. You should also know that Ibuprofen, motrin, any medication related to Ibuprofen also puts you at greater risk of kidney failure, even when taken without having a U.T.I. Because urinary tract infections are very common among women, you should always drink plenty of water. Cranberry juice helps as well and if you don't like cranberry juice they
also sell cranberry pills, usually found at any supermarket with the vitamins. Quite often it takes a couple rounds of experiencing antibiotics until the doctor finds the one that worked. You are most likely to damage your kidneys if this is left untreated. Best of luck.....................

BUN and Creatine levels are used to evaluate renal function. A UTI can lead to a kidney infection, and I suppose if it was bad enough, it could lead to renal failure. What about your thyroid, I'm pretty sure that if it is out of whack long enough, it can cause renal failure. Do you have a history of kidney stones? That could be to blame also. Hope this helped

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