Blood in the urine is formed from a collection of red blood cells. In medical terms, this is coined hematuria. Depending on the cause or condition, the amount of blood can be very slight or very heavy. In some situations, it can only be found...
While seeing blood in your urine can prove unsettling, it does not always indicate a serious problem. Strenuous exercise can trigger hematuria, the medical term for this condition. Most common in runners, it can affect participants of other...
The kidneys are important organs that remove excess fluid and toxic waste products from the body. They do so by filtering the blood and excreting noxious chemicals and molecules into the urine. Under normal circumstances, protein and blood are...
There are many reasons that blood can appear in urine and stools: disease, trauma, infection, tumors and anatomic abnormalities. Under normal circumstances, there should be no blood present in either system, so even the presence of a small amount...
If blood appears in your urine, it is a symptom of an underlying condition and must be checked by a physician. Once a diagnosis has been made to determine the cause, complementary remedies can be taken alongside standard medical care to resolve...
While some cases of blood in your urine can be indicative of serious conditions, such as kidney problems, many instances occur as a result of taking aspirin or prescribed medication or engaging in strenuous exercise. While vitamin B-12 deficiency...
It can be alarming when blood is in your urine after a day of cycling; however, cycling does not cause this problem. Blood in the urine, also known as hematuria, is caused by bleeding somewhere along the urinary tract and can be brought on by a...
The sugar in your blood is referred to as glucose. This sugar is the preferred source of energy for your brain and muscles. You obtain glucose from the food you eat, although some glucose is present in your blood even when you do not eat. A doctor...
Visible blood in the urine, or gross hematuria, is a symptom that you should never ignore. Most of the time, hematuria is caused by a problem with the kidneys, bladder or urethra. Occasionally, blood in the urine can be caused by strenuous...
Iron supplements can cause some side effects, but they will not cause blood in your urine. You can have blood present in your urine for a variety of reasons. It’s even possible to have such tiny amounts of blood in your urine that you...
Hematuria, or blood in the urine, can result from a number of causes, including exercise. Most common in long distance runners, it can occur after any type of prolonged, intense physical activity. In most causes, it is no cause for concern but you...
Potassium is an essential nutrient that is vital to heart, muscle and digestive health. Along with sodium, magnesium and calcium, potassium is an electrolyte, a type of mineral that carries electric charges through your body as it regulates fluid...
Even mild exercise changes the metabolic processes of the body, causing a need for additional oxygen supply to the muscles and the breakdown of the simple sugar glucose to be used for energy by the working muscles. This change leads to the need...
Urinary tract infections and urinary calculi represent two of the most common causes of blood in the urine, medically known as hematuria. Gross hematuria, meaning the urine appears red and bloody, is distinguished from microscopic hematuria,...
Finding blood in your child's stool or urine may indicate a number of issues. These include illness in your child's digestive tract or injury to the same. Getting to the root of the problem helps you determine whether the blood is a cause for...
White blood cells are the specialized cells in the blood responsible for fighting infections and providing the body with immunity. The kidneys filter about 200 quarts of blood a day, according to The National Kidney and Urologic Diseases...
The presence of blood in your urine is often unsettling, but it usually is not cause for alarm. Most of the time, it’s linked to an infection. When bacteria enter the body, your kidneys, bladder, urethra or other parts of the urinary tract...
White blood cells are not found in the urine of healthy people. This symptom can be secondary to a number of diseases ranging from easily treated urinary tract infections to chronic kidney disease that ends in renal failure. Since this symptom...
White blood cells, or WBCs, are not normally found in the urinary tract. Urine is normally sterile and contains no blood cells, so the presence of WBCs in a urine sample indicates inflammation or infection within the urinary tract or kidney. The...
Glucose, a form of sugar, is the body's main source of energy. Protein is a significant part of your skin, hair, organs, bones, glands and muscles and is present in all of your body fluids except bile and urine. Both glucose and protein come from...
According to MedlinePlus, urinalysis is the medical examination of urine involving evaluation of the urine's color and appearance, observing the urine under a microscope and chemical analysis using a test strip called a dipstick. The presence of...
The kidneys play an important role in maintaining blood pressure as well as the amount of fluid, protein and wastes in the blood. When the kidneys are damaged, they cannot perform these functions properly. High blood pressure coupled with protein...
Blood in the urine is called hematuria and should be evaluated by a doctor. Since trace blood in the urine can be invisible to the eye, a microscope is required to quantify the amount. Some blood loss in microscopic amounts is observed transiently...
Kidney patients routinely have their urine protein and blood pressure tested, as both elevated urine protein and high blood pressure independently destroy the glomeruli, or the filters in the kidney. Since this tissue does not regenerate, it is...
Glucose is a simple sugar that exists in many types of food and in your blood. It serves many functions, the most important of which is as an energy source. Your body has sensitive systems for keeping the glucose in your blood within a normal...
You can have your blood sugar and urine sugar levels checked when going to the doctor for a regular blood work and urine sample test or check these levels yourself at home using a blood glucose meter and urine glucose strips. If you have diabetes,...
Bloody urine after exercise is caused by bleeding somewhere along the urinary tract. The kidneys are responsible for removing waste from the blood and converting it to urine. Urine then travels down the ureters to the bladder where it is stored...
The National Cancer Institute estimates 70,530 new cases of bladder cancer will be diagnosed in the United States and 14,680 Americans will die of this form of cancer in 2010. The cancerous tumor usually originates in the cells that form the inner...
Seeing blood in your urine -- medically referred to as hematuria -- after an exercise session can be frightening, but it is not always a cause for concern, according to Mayo Clinic. The cause of exercise-induced hematuria is unclear, but it is not...
Views 108
Views 44
Views 55