Well mine was just the inflammation of my kidneys and that for me was excruciating that's why I say that I can't even imagine going through even more severe kidney problems. I actually went to the doctor and he gave me some strong pain tablets and I had cranberry juice and buchu tea, which really helped me. I also started getting some pain yesterday and instead of taking my pain tablets which would've knocked me out all day, I just had some of the buchu tea and the cranberry juice and I feel good.