Prednisone now feels like kidney pain?

[MichelleAnn]

I am on Prednisone, and last 2 days my lower back on each side is killing me (a little more left than right but both sides)...also my lower abdomen feel pressure...aches...I am urineating a little more but it is not a bladder infection...its more like I cant make myself finish going or get the urine stream started then it stops and i cant make it go again....can Prednisone cause kidney infection or pain?...I had kidney infections and this is what this feels like...except it is not starting with a bladder infection, I have no burning, or feel like I have tro urinate all the time thing...it is just the lower back pain and pressure lower abdomen...it is just the kidney pain....Prednisone I thought helped lupus nephritis...can it cause kidney damage?...it is uncomforable...my stomach feels so full like I ate already and I have not eaten...and when I do eat, I cant eat much, my stomach is full....?? Pressure? Hope somoone can answer me...thanks you..
MichelleAnn

[Karin1]

Hi MichelleAnn, I don't know that prednisone can "cause" those things, except that prednisone can lower your ability to fight infection. Certainly with those symptoms I would be seeing a doctor. Not "all" of my kidney or bladder infections caused pain on urinating, so I don't think that determines an infection. I think you need to have that looked into.

Please do that if your symptoms persist today! I sure hope you feel better!

Karin

[shannon34]

If it helps any, I was on a prednisone taper for about 10 days or so after IV steroids, and I had never had to pee so often in my life. I found this very worrisome, as I rarely have to pee at all most days. I also panicked to find particles in my urine and felt that the urine stream was not normal. It was sort of shooting out in all directions. I made an appt. with the gp at that point and she thought that maybe I was spilling sugar from the prednisone which could signal diabetes. She had bloodwork and urinalysis done, and everything was absolutely normal. I guess it is probably just an annoying side effect of the drug. Definately get it checked out, but try not to worry too much.

Shannon

[alicia1]

Hi. I'm having the same type of pain. Mine worsened after my pred was raised from 10mg to 30mg. I'm beginning to wonder if it's a problem with the pred. It is so bad that I was in the hospital for a couple of days. My dr. have ruled out kidneys and pretty much everything else. After reading your symptoms though I'm beginning to wonder if maybe we're having a bad reaction to the steroids. Will have to mention it to the rheumy. Hope you get to feeling better because I understand how painful and uncomfortable it is. Take good care!
alicia