Worried sa Health Condition ng Dad ng hubby ko.

Medyo nag aalala ako sa health condition ng dad ng hubby ko kasi twice na sya na hospitalize this month kasi may blood ang urine nya wala pa rin alam ng Dr ang cause ng pag urinate nya ng may blood.... 2 days ago biglang na ospital ulit sya for the same reason. Feeling ko theres something wrong talaga kaya nag research ako about dun pero sana maging ok na sya after ng procedure na gagawin sa kanya today.Pwedeng kidney problem o Prostate ang cause ng pag kakaroon ng blood ng urine nya.ito yung mga na research ko Causes of Blood in the Urine. Alam ko feeling nila di ako ganun ka affected sa nangyayari sa kanila na parents ng hubby ko syempre parents ng hubby ko yun at apo nya mga kids ko alam ko mahal ng kids ko lolo nila kagaya ng pag mamahal ng kids ko sa parents ko.Sana maging ok ang lahat at maganda maging result ng biopsy.

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 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
•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 (especially falls onto your back)
•Medications: antibiotics (for example, rifampin [Rifadin]), analgesics such as aspirin, anticoagulants (blood thinners such as warfarin, [Coumadin]), phenytoin (Dilantin), quinine (Quinerva, Quinite, QM-260)
•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 anemia
•Viral infections
•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.

•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 health-care provider.
Urine can be colored pink, red, or brown for reasons that have nothing to do with bleeding in the urinary tract:
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Blood in the Urine Overview

Blood in the urine is a common problem. The medical term for red blood cells in the urine is hematuria. If there are only a small number of red blood cells in the urine, the urine color might not change and the blood cells are only apparent under a microscope. This is usually referred to a microscopic 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 health-care provider should blood in the urine be attributed to a nonserious cause.

•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.

Picture of the urinary system

Blood in the urine is not always visible. If the amount of blood is small, the urine can look 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 or as part of a screening examination.

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 1/5 of a teaspoon in a ½ quart of urine.

A trace amount of blood in your urine can be normal but needs to be observed and followed by a health-care provider.

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 though the urine actually does not contain red blood cells but rather is discolored by medications or foods. This can be distinguished by a urinalysis (UA) test.

Up to 10% of people have an episode of hematuria. About 3% of people develop gross hematuria.

•Women develop hematuria more than men because women are more likely to have urinary tract infections, and these infections may lead to hematuria.



•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, or have enlargement of the prostate, or cancer.