1. Get Help
- Call your health care provider to set up a prompt appointment, even if you only see blood once in the urine. Inform the staff about the blood when you call.
- Symptoms may include blood clots or red, pink, orange, or brown color in urine.
- Be ready to answer these questions for the health care provider:
- What color was the blood in the urine?
- Were there blood clots? If so, what size and shape?
- Was there blood at the beginning or end of the urine stream or during the entire stream?
- Was it painful for to urinate? Where was the pain located (for example, back, side, groin, or genital area)?
- Are there other symptoms, such as frequent or urgent urination? Burning during urination? Fever or chills?
- Most causes of blood in the urine are not serious, but some are. The health care provider may order one or more of these tests:
- Urinalysis to check for urinary tract infection or kidney disease
- Blood test to check for kidney disease
- Kidney imaging studies to check for a tumor, kidney or bladder stone, enlarged prostate, or blockage to urine flow
- Cystoscopic examination (looking at the inside of the bladder with a very thin scope) to check for a tumor or bladder stone
SOURCES:
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive Diseases: "Hematuria (Blood in the Urine)."
University of Iowa Health Care: "Blood in the Urine."
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