If kidney damage happens quickly, it is called acute kidney injury, or acute kidney failure. This can happen if there is reduced blood supply to the kidneys, such as in surgery or through dehydration, damage caused by a medication, a physical injury to the kidney, kidney stones or enlarged prostate. Though often short-lived, this can still cause lasting kidney damage. If you experience acute kidney injury, it's important to keep a close eye on your kidney health in future. Other types of kidney-related conditions include: urinary tract infection or kidney infection kidney stones — rock-hard crystals that form inside your kidneys polycystic kidney disease — an inherited condition causing cysts in the kidneys glomerulonephritis — inflammation of the kidney's filters (glomeruli) kidney cancer — this is rare Some of these are curable. Some are not. But in all cases, there are ways to make you feel better and ease symptoms. If you have an infection, you will need antibiotics. If you have kidney stones, you may need painkillers, antibiotics or surgery.