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White floater strings in my urine, heard something like the lining of the bladder ?also have uti, on cipro (ciprofloxacin).what could that be?
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Mucous: What you're seeing is probably mucous. The urinary tract has glands to secrete mucous for lubrication. This can be seen as white strands in the urine from time to time.
Answered 9/25/2016
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Mucus: Might be a strand of mucus produced by an irritated lining of the bladder.
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