overview
Seeing blood in your urine can be alarming. Although the cause is harmless in many cases, blood in the urine (hematuria) can indicate a serious disorder.
The blood that you can see is called gross hematuria. Urinary blood that is only visible under a microscope (microscopic hematuria) will be detected when your doctor tests your urine. In either case, it is important to determine the cause of the bleeding. Urine, blood Treatment in Hyderabad
symptoms
Macroscopic hematuria produces pink, red, or cola urine due to the presence of red blood cells. It takes little blood to produce red urine and the bleeding is usually not painful. However, draining blood clots in your urine can be painful.
The reasons
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- If you have hematuria, your kidneys – or other parts of your urinary tract – allow blood cells to enter your urine.
Several problems can cause this leak, including:
Urinary tract infection. These occur when bacteria enter your body through the urethra and multiply in your bladder. Symptoms may include a persistent need to urinate, pain and burning sensation when urinating, and extremely smelly urine. Urine, blood Treatment in Hyderabad
In some people, especially the elderly, the only sign of illness may be microscopic blood in the urine.
Risk factors
Almost everyone – including children and teenagers – can get red blood cells in their urine. Some of the factors that make this more likely include:
Age. Many men over 50 occasionally have hematuria due to an enlarged prostate.
A recent infection. Kidney inflammation after a viral or bacterial infection (post-infectious glomerulonephritis) is a major cause of visible urinary blood in children. Urine, blood Treatment in Hyderabad
Family history. You may be more prone to bleeding from urine if you have a family history of kidney disease or kidney stones.