Posted 4/30/2019 8:31 AM (GMT -5)
I think it could be either, or both. Drink plenty of water to keep things moving in that system, and go easy on your kidneys. When I have bladder pain (stupid Lyme) I take a urine test at home to ease my mind about a UTI or kidney infection (but I have gone to the ER anyway, occasionally, when pain has been persistent or overwhelming). When I have kidney pain, I take dandelion and hydrate extra with herbal teas and unsweetened cranberry juice, which seems to help. The endotoxins of the dead bacteria being ushered out of your body could be irritating your urinary tract, so if you already had symptoms in that area, it makes a lot of sense to me that they would worsen for a time.