Kidney Infection Pain In Back And Legs. Enlarged or infected kidneys can cause inflammation towards the front of the body in addition to the back. Rarely kidney infection results after kidney surgery.
Back pain is more common than kidney pain and is usually caused by a problem in the muscles bones or nerves in your back. Kidney pain occurs below the rib cage on either side of a person s spine. Enlarged or infected kidneys can cause inflammation towards the front of the body in addition to the back.
Sometimes a bladder infection may occur at the same time as a kidney infection.
Although it is rare i have seen weakness in the legs which improved w. Back pain tends to remain on the back side of the body. Bacteria from an infection elsewhere in your body also can spread through your bloodstream to your kidneys. The national health body advises anybody experiencing a kidney infection to drink plenty of water to flush out the bacteria from the kidneys.