Contents:
- Medical Video: Kidney & Bladder Health : How to Treat Frequent Urination
- When do I have to immediately check my blood for urine to see a doctor?
- The cause of bloody urine you need to know
- 1. Bladder infection
- 2. Kidney infection
- 3. Inflammation of the urinary tract
- 4. Kidney stones
- 5. Glumerulonephritis
- 6. Swelling of the prostate gland
- 7. Disease due to illness
- 8. Accidents and sports that are too hard
- 9. Take medication
Medical Video: Kidney & Bladder Health : How to Treat Frequent Urination
Have you ever had bloody urine? You can't bleed urine for a moment, you know. Bloody urine can be a sign of a problem in your urinary tract, kidney, or prostate. You need to know what causes it to know the right treatment method.
Hematuria or commonly called Indonesian people as bloody urine is a condition when urine contains red blood cells. Urine becomes a pinkish, red, or dark brown color. Normal urine will not contain blood cells at all. Usually you don't feel pain, but in some cases, your urine can be very painful.
As you know, the color of urine can indeed change. Certain foods that are concentrated in color, sufficient water, and exercise can temporarily change urine color. Usually this will disappear in a few days.
In addition, urine discoloration is usually caused by drugs such as laxatives and some antibiotics such as nitrofurantoin and rifampicin.
Often times bloody urine will appear suddenly without any other signs or symptoms before. In fact, blood in your urine may not be visible to the naked eye. New blood cells will be seen by testing in the laboratory. This is called microscopic hematuria.
When do I have to immediately check my blood for urine to see a doctor?
You need to see a doctor as soon as you realize there is blood in your urine. Especially if you remember that you did not eat food or use drugs that change the color of urine mentioned above. It could be someone who has a problem with tissue or organs around your urine.
The cause of bloody urine you need to know
There are several causes of bloody urine. The following are some examples.
1. Bladder infection
Acute cystitis or commonly referred to as bladder infection will make the sufferer sick while urinating. This occurs in adulthood. But in infants or children, this infection can occur. Usually the baby or children will get a fever, pain when they are urinating and sometimes pain in the lower abdomen
2. Kidney infection
Pyelonephritis or kidney infection has symptoms of fever and chills. Sometimes you will feel pain in your lower back because that's where your kidneys are.
3. Inflammation of the urinary tract
Urethritis or inflammation of the urinary tract (urethra) is usually caused by sexually transmitted diseases such as chlamydia. This channel is the way out of urine from the bladder. This disease can be followed by pain when urinating and a very strong urine odor.
4. Kidney stones
Kidney stones can also cause urinary bleeding. When kidney stones come out due to urination, you may not feel anything. You will not be aware until the stone blocks the discharge of urine.
However, the release of kidney stones can also cause tremendous pain around the lower abdomen and pelvis. This can cause visible blood or a small amount of blood that cannot be seen in plain view.
5. Glumerulonephritis
Glumerulonephritis or glomerular bleeding can cause your urine to bleed. Glomerulus is a capillary network that arranges the kidney which functions as the first filter in the process of making urine.
6. Swelling of the prostate gland
Swelling of the prostate gland is common in men who are elderly. Symptoms that usually follow are the desire to urinate often but difficulty when going to throw it away and empty the bladder.
7. Disease due to illness
Some blood disorders such as sickle cell anemia and genetic disorders such as Alport syndrome that attacks the filter membrane in a collection of nerve endings can also cause your urine to bleed out.
8. Accidents and sports that are too hard
Accidents or sports that are too hard can cause kidney injury. When the kidney is injured, the blood can also be carried out through the urine.
9. Take medication
Anti-cancer drugs such as cyclophosphamide and penicillin can also cause urine to bleed. Visible blood from urine can occur if you take aspirin or heparin, which can cause blood clots or thickening.
