WebMD Symptom Checker helps you find the most common medical conditions indicated by the symptoms bleeding, diarrhea and pain or discomfort including Food poisoning, Irritable bowel syndrome, and Gastroenteritis. There are 79 conditions associated with bleeding, diarrhea and pain or discomfort.
At least half of women have experienced the discomfort with urination caused by a urinary tract infection: painful, urgent, or frequent urination. Pyelonephritis may start with similar symptoms. However, once the infection has spread to the kidney, signs of more severe illness usually result.
In children, symptoms of a kidney infection often are slight and more difficult to recognize (see Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Children). In older people, pyelonephritis may not cause any symptoms that seem to indicate a problem in the urinary tract.