Blood in the urine is also known as Hematuria. 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.
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 health-care 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 (UTIs) or genitals
Blockage of the urinary tract, usually the urethra: by a stone, a tumor, a narrowing of the opening (stricture), or a compression from surrounding structures
Inflammation of the kidney, usually of unknown cause
Strenuous exercise, especially running, results from repeated jarring of the bladder. In one study, 24% of runners who competed in an ultra-long-distance marathon had hematuria after the race. The hematuria disappeared within seven days. A 20% incidence has been found in marathon runners.
Sometimes no cause is found for blood in the urine.
Please make sure you see a doctor about the blood in your urine.
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Hi Anon,
Blood in the urine is also known as Hematuria. Hematuria has many different causes.
The well-known causes of blood in the urine include the following:
Sometimes no cause is found for blood in the urine.
Please make sure you see a doctor about the blood in your urine.
Best,
Rosa
January 22, 2012 - 7:11amThis Comment
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