Ask the Doctor Questions about kidney disease? Risk factors?
Signs and symptoms? Are you concerned about yourself, a friend
or family member? Ask Dr. Spry. New York, NY September 22, 2006
Acute kidney failure is one of the more serious complications of
E. coli, but if treated immediately, patients can have a full
recovery. And so while garbage cans all over America fill up
with leftover spinach leaves, the National Kidney Foundation
fills in with information about Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS),
a condition that can result from E. coli and cause acute kidney
failure. If you notice the following symptoms within 24 hours of
eating spinach, see a doctor immediately: -paleness, loss of
color in the skin -loss of energy The National Kidney Foundation
provides a free fact sheet that can be accessed here.