A 43-year-old member asked:
What can cause gross hematuria (blood in urine)?
2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Yash Khannaanswered
Family Medicine 58 years experience
Infection,tumourSton: Can be due to following reasons
1 infections in bladder or kidneys
2 bladder or kidney stone
3tumours and cancer of bladder or kidneys
4benign prostatic hypertrophy and prostatitis
5kidney disease like glomerulonephritis
6 inherited alpert sybdrome and sickle cell disease
7meds like aspirin, anticoagulants, anti cancer drugs
8 some time strenuous exercise can too
blood can be visible or microscopic.
5.6k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A Verified Doctoranswered
Urology 52 years experience
Here are: Many. Examples are tumors of urinary tract - kidneys, ureters, bladder, prostate, urethra with bladder most commonly involved, UTI-hemorrhagic cystitis, stone passage through ureter or bladder stone itself, cystitis after radiation, some nephropathy, even after vigorous running, after catheter, after various surgery in kidneys, ureters, bladder, prostate, and urethra, etc.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
What might be some causes of blood in urine?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Dr. Clarence Lyonsanswered
Family Medicine 21 years experience
Many: Infections, kidney stone, cancer, and a lot of things.
5.1k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
Last updated Apr 10, 2021
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