If blood appears along with burning, urgency, frequency and other typical infection symptoms, a UTI is one possible explanation.
But bleeding without these symptoms, bleeding that keeps returning, or blood that remains after an infection has been treated needs further evaluation.
Dr Sathe said, “One important warning sign is blood in the urine without the typical symptoms of a UTI.
Repeated episodes of blood in urine, particularly without a clear explanation, should also be evaluated by a doctor.”Blood may sometimes be visible only once and then disappear.
The US National Cancer Institute notes that blood in urine is the most common symptom of bladder cancer and can appear intermittently.
The important clue is what comes with the blood. If blood appears along with burning, urgency, frequency and other typical infection symptoms, a UTI is one possible explanation. But bleeding without these symptoms, bleeding that keeps returning, or blood that remains after an infection has been treated needs further evaluation.
Dr Sathe said, “One important warning sign is blood in the urine without the typical symptoms of a UTI. Repeated episodes of blood in urine, particularly without a clear explanation, should also be evaluated by a doctor.”
Blood may sometimes be visible only once and then disappear. That does not necessarily mean the problem has gone away. The US National Cancer Institute notes that blood in urine is the most common symptom of bladder cancer and can appear intermittently.
