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What Causes Blood In Urine?
Posted on
Sun, 11 Dec 2016
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Sun, 11 Dec 2016
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Question : I have found blood in my urine off and on all week. what could be causing thus
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Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXXXX
There are a number of different things that can cause what I am assuming is painless bleeding into your urine.
The most common cause is an infection anywhere in the urinary tract. If it is in the kidneys, usually there is also aching in the flanks, nausea, and fever. But a bladder infection can cause hematuria (blood in the urine) without all of that.
Stones anywhere in the urinary tract can cause this too.
Tumors or other abnormalities anywhere in the urinary tract can cause bleeding.
And strenuous exercise can do so too.
Finally, kidney disease, usually related to another problem in the body, such as diabetes or certain autoimmune disorders can cause bleeding.
So - I recommend you go in to your doctor as soon as possible and have a urinalysis done. This can check for infection, and can show stones sometimes too. If this doesn't sort things out, then the next step is imaging studies, usually starting with an X-ray of the abdomen, and then getting more detailed with ultrasound, CT or MRI. If the problem is thought to be in the lower urinary tract, a urologist my do a cystoscopy to directly have a look.
But the place to start is with a urinalysis (not just a dip urinalysis which is a quick test in the office, but then the urine should be sent to the lab for a full urinalysis).
I hope this information helps. Please let me know if I can provide further information or clarification.
One more thing - it can take hours to get a reply on this site and this depends on how many physicians are on the site and how many questions there are waiting for answers. Some questions don't get picked up for many hours.
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Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXXXX
There are a number of different things that can cause what I am assuming is painless bleeding into your urine.
The most common cause is an infection anywhere in the urinary tract. If it is in the kidneys, usually there is also aching in the flanks, nausea, and fever. But a bladder infection can cause hematuria (blood in the urine) without all of that.
Stones anywhere in the urinary tract can cause this too.
Tumors or other abnormalities anywhere in the urinary tract can cause bleeding.
And strenuous exercise can do so too.
Finally, kidney disease, usually related to another problem in the body, such as diabetes or certain autoimmune disorders can cause bleeding.
So - I recommend you go in to your doctor as soon as possible and have a urinalysis done. This can check for infection, and can show stones sometimes too. If this doesn't sort things out, then the next step is imaging studies, usually starting with an X-ray of the abdomen, and then getting more detailed with ultrasound, CT or MRI. If the problem is thought to be in the lower urinary tract, a urologist my do a cystoscopy to directly have a look.
But the place to start is with a urinalysis (not just a dip urinalysis which is a quick test in the office, but then the urine should be sent to the lab for a full urinalysis).
I hope this information helps. Please let me know if I can provide further information or clarification.
One more thing - it can take hours to get a reply on this site and this depends on how many physicians are on the site and how many questions there are waiting for answers. Some questions don't get picked up for many hours.
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