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Posted on December 14, 2008 by Drew Heavrin | Posted under Health
Urinating Blood - Possible Causes and Treatments
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One of the most common reasons for urinating blood is a bladder or urinary tract infection. This is more common in women than in men because of how they are built, but can happen to both sexes. Often urinating blood will be accompanied by pain during urination, pain in the lower abdomen, or pain in the lower back. A urine test can help the doctor determine if there is an infection present, and if there is he can prescribe antibiotics or sulfa drugs to clear it up. Though drinking plenty of water or cranberry juice can help clear up a urinary tract or bladder infection, it should by no means be the only method used. Urinary tract or bladder infections can turn into kidney infections if they are not probably taken care of. Another reason for urinating blood could be kidney stones. Almost always the blood in the urine will be accompanied by pain in the lower stomach�sometimes very severe pain. Depending on how serious the kidney stone problem is, the doctor may want you to pass them normally, or he may want to go in surgically and remove them. With kidney stones, blood in the urine is common, and only a symptom of the overall problem. Once the stones are gone, the blood should clear up. One obvious cause of urinating blood could be injury. Since the injury would have to be fairly serious to cause the blood in the urine, you would probably know exactly how it happened. If you have been checked by a physician or in an emergency room after an injury and then notice urine in the blood later, you need to call your doctor. There may be an internal injury that was missed in the first examination. Though the injury may heal on its own, the doctor needs to determine if surgery is necessary. About The Author: Drew enjoys researching and writing about subjects of interest in his sparetime. Recently, he has begun submitting exclusively to www.articleclick.com so be sure to check back often for more of his work. |
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