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What makes red blood cells go into your urine?

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Dr. Tarek Naguib answered

Specializes in Nephrology and Dialysis

Nephritis,stones, CA: Nephritis is inflammation of the filtering units. Stones could cause bleed due to scratching the tissues. Cancer also could bleed. Also, urine infection sometimes causes blood in urine.

Dr Kuitems and 4 doctors agreed

Answered 2/13/2019

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Blood in urine: Infection or inflammation are two causes.

Answered 10/28/2018

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