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If there is blood in urine, diagnosing the cause and treatment options should become a priority. The sooner you discover the cause, treatment can begin. It may be a simple infection or it could be something more serious. Don’t wait if you suspect or see blood in your urine.

Hematuria

Hematuria is the name given to the presence of blood in the urine. It can be microscopic and only visible through a microscope, whereas gross hematuria is visible to the naked eye. Gross hematuria can look pale pink to bright red or have small visible clots.

Common Causes Of Blood In the Urine

There are various causes and conditions of hematuria, some more serious than others.

Urinary Tract Infections

A UTI is a very common cause of blood in the urine.

Symptoms include urinating frequently, pressure in the pelvis or back, pain in abdomen, side, or lower back, and burning while peeing. It’s recognizable and easy to treat with antibiotics.

Kidney Infection

Characterized by chills, fever, and pain in your lower back.

Bladder Or Kidney Stones

Severe pain in the abdomen or pelvis is a major symptom.

Kidney Cancer

Characterized by weight loss, fatigue, loss of appetite, and pain on the side.

Other causes of blood in the urine include the following:

Dehydration

Vigorous exercise

Enlarged prostate

Blood thinners

Kidney injury from an accident or sports

Diagnosing Hematuria

Island Men’s Health will first run a urine test to look for any signs of infection. Next, they may do a cytology where your urine is studied under a microscope.

The next step would be a CT Scan to look for the source of the blood. It may discover kidney or bladder stones, tumors, or cancer. Contrast material may be needed to highlight certain areas.

This may be followed by a kidney ultrasound.

The next test is a cystoscopy. Here, a small camera is inserted into the bladder. Although it is a quick test, it may be slightly uncomfortable.

How Blood In The Urine Is Treated

Depending on the specific cause of the blood, treatment options vary. It be anything from antibiotics, medications for passing stones, shockwaves and lasers to break up stones, to cancer treatments and surgery.

The first important step is to find the source of the blood in the urine.

If you, or someone you know, has discovered blood in the urine, contact Dr. David L. Peters at (516) 758-8600 as soon as possible to uncover the source and start treatment.

While women are more likely than men to experience urinary incontinence, the condition can be especially troublesome for men. Men seek care from incontinence after living with the problem for about 4.2 years on average. You don’t have to wait years to get some help. Take control by reading this men’s guide to urinary incontinence.

What Type Do You Have?

Start by knowing what kind of urinary incontinence (UI) you are dealing with. Recognizing the type leads to the causes, and the appropriate self care or treatment follows.

If you have a sudden overwhelming need to pee, and you can barely make it to the bathroom, this is known as urge incontinence. This is also known as an overactive bladder (OAB).

When certain behaviors like coughing, laughing, or bending over put pressure on your bladder and cause a leakage, this is stress incontinence.

If you realize you have a combination of stress and urge incontinence, It’s called mixed incontinence.

Lastly, overflow incontinence is when you never seem to be able to completely empty your bladder, and leakages or dribbling occurs frequently.

All of these issues can be treated and improved by making an appointment with Dr. David Peters in Long Island, NY.

Common Causes of Male Incontinence

Sometimes male incontinence can occur due to medical conditions like benign prostatic hyperplasia (enlarged prostate) diabetes, or Parkinson’s disease. It can happen after some types of prostate surgery from damage to the sphincter muscle.

Bladder control issues can be short term or long term. Certain medications can cause short-term UI. Cold therapies, depression medications, sedatives and diuretics can also lead to short-term incontinence.

It does occur more as men get older, but age is not a normal cause and treatment is within reach.

Conservative Management of Male Urinary Incontinence

You can take some control and make lifestyle changes on your own like the following:

• Limit caffeine, sodas, alcohol, and tea, especially before bed. All these can irritate your bladder, but don’t cut back liquids so much you become dehydrated.
• Figure out your triggers. Is it spicy foods, chocolate, or artificial sweeteners? Eliminate certain things from your diet and note any changes/improvements. Maintain a healthy weight.
• Try yoga, breathing exercises, and meditation plus anything that will reduce stress in your life.
• Set pee time. Go to the bathroom every half hour at first (whether you feel the need to go or not). Then make the time in between a little longer. Slowly work your way up to 4 hours if possible.
• Learn Kegel exercises.

After trying these conservative lifestyle changes, schedule a visit with Dr. David Peters  in our urology clinic in Long Island, NY  to discuss prescribed medications, devices, or procedures that could help.

Don’t live with urinary incontinence. Contact urologist Dr. David Peters at (516) 758-8600  to explore which treatments may be right for you.

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