Blood in Urine

Blood in the urine is a common problem. The medical term for red blood cells in the urine is hematuria Sometimes blood in the urine is a sign of a serious problem in the urinary tract, while other times it is not serious and requires no treatment. Only after a thorough evaluation by a healthcare provider should blood in the urine be attributed to a non-serious cause.

 

The urinary tract consists of the following structures:

 

Kidneys:

You have two kidneys, located closer to your back than your front at about waist level. The kidneys filter the blood in your body and produce urine.

 

Ureters:

These narrow, hollow tubes carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder

 

Bladder:

The bladder is a balloon-like organ that holds urine until it is convenient for you to empty your bladder (urinate).

 

Urethra:

• This narrow, hollow tube carries urine from the bladder to the outside of your body. The flow of urine is controlled by internal and external sphincter muscles, which tighten or relax around the urethra, holding or releasing urine.
• In men, the genitals and prostate are considered part of the urinary system. The prostate surrounds the urethra in men. It is made up of glands that secrete a fluid that is part of semen. The prostate often becomes enlarged in older men.
• Blood in the urine is not always visible. If the amount of blood is small, the urine looks normal. This is called microscopic hematuria because the blood cells are visible only under a microscope. Typically, this is discovered when the patient has a urine test for some other reason.
• When there is enough blood to be visible, the urine may look pinkish, red, or smoky brown (like tea or cola). This is called gross or frank hematuria. It takes very little blood in urine to be visible —about one-fifth of a teaspoon in a half quart of urine.
• A trace amount of blood in your urine is normal. The average person with a healthy urinary tract excretes about 1 million red blood cells (RBC) in the urine each day. This amount of blood is not visible. This is not considered to be hematuria.
• An abnormal amount of blood in the urine can be acute (new, occurring suddenly) or chronic (ongoing, long term). Acute hematuria can occur just once, or it can occur many times.
• Sometimes the urine can appear with a color indicating hematuria, but the urine actually does not contain red blood cells, but rather is discoloured by medications or foods.
• Up to 10% of people have hematuria. About 3% of people develop gross hematuria.
• Women develop hematuria more than men because women are more likely to have urinary tract infections.
• Older adults, especially men, have hematuria more often than younger people because they are more likely to take medications that can irritate the urinary tract, have enlargement of the prostate, or cancer.

 

 

Causes of Blood in Urine

• Hematuria has many different causes.
• Blood in the urine can come from any condition that results in infection,
• inflammation, or injury to the urinary system.
• Typically, microscopic hematuria indicates damage to the upper urinary tract (kidneys), while visible blood indicates damage to the lower tract (ureters, bladder, or urethra). But this is not always the case.
• The most common causes in people younger than 40 years of age are kidney stones or urinary tract infections.
• These may also cause hematuria in older people, but cancers of the kidney,
• bladder, and prostate become a more common concern in people older than 40 years of age.
• Several conditions causing hematuria may exist at the same time.
• Some causes of hematuria are serious, others are not. Your healthcare provider will perform tests to help tell the difference.

 

The well-known causes of blood in the urine include the following:

• Kidney stones
• Infections of the urinary tract or genitals
• Blockage of the urinary tract, usually the urethra – by a stone, a tumour, a narrowing of the opening (stricture), or a compression from surrounding structures
• Cancer of the kidney, bladder, or prostate
• Kidney disease
• Blood clotting disorders
• Injury to the upper or lower urinary tract, as in a car accident or a bad fall
• Medications -Antibiotics, analgesics, anticoagulants [blood thinners],
• Benign (noncancerous) enlargement of the prostate – known as benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH), a common condition in older men
• Chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, and sickle cell anaemia
• Viral infections
• Inflammation of the kidney – usually of unknown cause
• Strenuous exercise, especially running – results from repeated jarring of the bladder
• Sometimes no cause is found for blood in the urine.
• If serious conditions such as cancer, kidney disease, and other chronic diseases that cause kidney damage or bleeding are ruled out, the cause is usually not serious.
• The hematuria will probably go away by itself or continue as a chronic condition without doing harm. Any changes should immediately trigger a return visit and evaluation by your healthcare provider.
• Urine can be colored pink, red, or brown for reasons that have nothing to do with bleeding in the urinary tract:
• Foods – beets, berries, rhubarb in large amounts
• Food colouring
• Medications – Certain laxatives and pain medications
• Menstrual blood
• Liver diseases – also can be very serious

 

Blood in Urine Symptoms

Blood in the urine is itself a symptom rather than a disease. The appearance of the urine is usually not a clue as to the cause.

In gross hematuria, the urine appears pinkish, red, or smoky brown (like cola or tea). There may be small blood clots. The amount of blood in the urine does not indicate the seriousness of the condition.

In microscopic hematuria, the urine appears normal.

• Many people with hematuria have no other symptoms. Other symptoms are related to the underlying cause of the bleeding.
• Pain in the flank (side of the body between the ribs and the hips), back, or lower belly (abdomen) or groin
• Burning sensation or pain when urinating (dysuria)
• Fever
• Nausea or vomiting
• Weight loss
• Decreased appetite
• Kidney stones: Not all people with kidney stones have all of these symptoms.
• Pain, often severe, in the flank, back, or lower abdominal pain that may radiate to the groin area
• Nausea and vomiting
• Usually a normal temperature
• Frequent urination
• Burning sensation with urination
• Restlessness –
• constant moving around (writhing) to find relief from pain

 

Urinary tract infection:

Symptoms may be similar to those of kidney stones.

• Pain in lower back, flank, lower abdomen, or groin – may be severe but not enough to cause writhing
• Fever with or without chills
• More frequent urination
• Sensation of having to urinate but little urine produced (urgency)
• Burning sensation or pain with urination
• Cloudy urine – due to pus in the urine

 

Investigations

Lab tests, Urinalysis, Urine culture

 

Homeopathy  Treatment for Blood in Urine

Many conditions can cause blood in the urine. Treatment depends on the cause of the bleeding. Anytime you notice blood in the urine you need to consult the doctorfor an evaluation. Symptomatic Homeopathy medicines helps for Blood in Urine

 

Whom to contact for Blood in Urine Treatment  

Vivekanantha Clinic Doctors treats many cases of Blood in urine, with successful results. Many patients get relief after taking treatment from  Vivekanantha Clinic.  You can meet the Doctors at Vivekanantha Homeopathy Clinic, Velachery, Chennai 42. To get appointment please call 9786901830, +91 94430 54168 or mail to consult.ur.dr@gmail.com,

 

 

 

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