17 Signs And Symptoms Of Kidney Stones

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15. Chills

Source: https://vitalrecord.tamhsc.edu/

People may also experience chills together with the fever that accompanies kidney and urinary tract infections caused by kidney stones. Kidney inflammation or nephritis happens because of the abnormally high numbers of bacteria growing inside a blocked urinary tract. Because of this increase in bacterial load, infection sets in and fever develops, oftentimes followed by chills.

Shivering, or chills, is part of the body’s natural response to infection. It is through shivering that the body is able to raise its internal temperature by rapidly contracting and relaxing the muscles. This produces the heat the body needs to kill-off the harmful bacteria that caused the infection.