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What to do if i have a foley catheter in place and i am peeing blood. why?

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Dr. George Klauber answered

Specializes in Pediatric Urology

ASAP call doctor: who either inserted or ordered Foley catheter. Most likely a UTI. You need catheter removed or replaced + antibiotics for UTI.

Answered 6/2/2021

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My husband had Office-based transurethral microwave thermotherapy , 4 days ago. He still has catheter, there's still some blood in urine. He also has ?

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Bacteria will grow in the urine for the catheter is a foreign object- but that is not an infection." could this be shoving up my Blood Sugar numbers? or does only UTIs do that?

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My father have urinary retention and he's wearing catheter for two months now..blood is seen in and around his underwear also sometimes his urine looks yellow and sometimes look red..what causes this?

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Im urinating blood stained urine with clots in it and its very painful while urinating and I have lower pelvic pain. This blood started showing while in hospital I had an in dwelling catheter after it was removed it was worse its been over 3 days ?

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