[katzy]

Born with it and I am wondering if anyone else has chronic uti's and kidney infections. I cannot work due to this chronic problem which seems more frequent in colder months of the year. I also get kidney infections in the summer but i am not in so much body pain as I am in winter and fall. I have fevers, fatigue and confusion when I start getting sick with Kidney infection. So far, it has ruined my plans to do alot of things I have to get done...HELP!

KatzY in Canada

[UroDoc]

In true double collecting systems one drains the top half of the kidney while the other drains the lower half. Also one tends to have reflux which can make a simple bladder infection into a kidney infection. If you have reflux you should consider getting it fixed. Beyond that daily cranberry juice or pills maybe helpful. In some of my patients with chronic UTI's I put them on a low dose daily antibiotic (macrobid also called macrodantin 100mg) that they take before going to bed.