The problem is that a few infections manage to ascend the ureters and reach the kidneys. Here the bacteria can cause pyelitis or pyelonephritis. This can permanently scar the kidney. repeated untreated episodes can eventually result in renal failure. Also very occasionally the bacteria then enter the circulation and can cause septicaemia.

A simple 3 day course of antibiotics clears the problem, ideally with lots of any clear fluids to help flush it out.
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GP for more years than I care to remember

I get UTI’s all the time due to a neurogenic bladder and the first mistake I made was believing Cranberry juice was good enough. I did not pay attn to symptoms and I ended up in the hospital with a full blown kidney infection and septic – which means that is spread thru the blood stream
another example was the same sort of thing, my sister left it untreated and was in the hospial for a week, and the infection didnt want to heal. So they were talking surgery then and/or draining the pus thru surgery.Because she left it untreated! She now may need a kidney transplant and 1 yr later still having problems getting rid of it.
she then had to have a picc line pumping antibiotics for a month, she was literally knocking on deaths door.
the pain is horrific

SO prevent all of this and just call for an antibiotic – it will save a lot of problems.

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I’m prone to these things.

Oil of Oregano capsules or the tinture.

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