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From: pattyjamas on 6 Dec 2006 10:04
I am trying to narrow down while after years of IBS that there is blood
in urine. Happened 3 times over last 3 months. Usually after straining
(sorry) for a bowel movement while on the toilet.

Been to doctor for blood and other tests but they found nothing. Read
that 44% of the time doctors will find nothing. I did not have a
cystoscopy nor where they inject die and do an ultrasound.

Really have no discomfort.

Drinking a lot of water as suggested by doctor.
Urination is not that frequent.

Thanks for any advice or if others have had this

Sincerely
Patty

From: r d on 6 Dec 2006 22:23
I've noticed blood on the bathroom tissue after straining. My
speculation is that the the lining is sensitive, especially if you find
yourself in that predicament on a regular basis. If enough irritation
results, blood is the natural result. The discharge is always brief and
is followed by abdominal irritation that lasts for hours.

From: pattyjamas on 6 Dec 2006 23:23
Thanks.
I do not get blood on the bathroom tissue. Just can see some coffee/tea
colored urine which indicates blood. May be just IBS.

If it continues on and off I will go back to doc for third time and
have more tests done.

Take care
Patty
r d wrote:
> I've noticed blood on the bathroom tissue after straining. My
> speculation is that the the lining is sensitive, especially if you find
> yourself in that predicament on a regular basis. If enough irritation
> results, blood is the natural result. The discharge is always brief and
> is followed by abdominal irritation that lasts for hours.

From: REP on 7 Dec 2006 04:29
In article <1165465427.520997.96110(a)n67g2000cwd.googlegroups.com>,
pattyjamas(a)hotmail.com wrote:

> Thanks.
> I do not get blood on the bathroom tissue. Just can see some coffee/tea
> colored urine which indicates blood. May be just IBS.
>
> If it continues on and off I will go back to doc for third time and
> have more tests done.

This does not sound like a bowel-related problem. Hematuria (bloody
urine) can be caused by a number of things, from bladder infections to
bladder cancer to kidney stones (not all stones hurt) to benign
idiopathic hematuria to liver disease to etc etc etc. You need to be
checked out by a urologist (regardless of your gender - going to a
urologist can be a strange experience for a woman, but they do treat us,
too).

Dark urine usually indicates bleeding higher up in the urinary tract
(ureters, renal pelvis, etc); sometimes it only indicates dehydration,
though dehydration usually doesn't lead to such dark urine. It can be
easily checked in your doctor's office to see if the discoloration is
caused by blood or dehydration (most urinalysis strips include a
specific gravity test; these strips also include tests for urobilirubin
and bilirubin).

I've had severe spastic colon forever and also have mild Crohn's
disease, and while they've caused bleeding, it's never been in the
urine. Chances are it's nothing serious, but please get it checked to
make sure!

--
"Did Father shoot him? I will eat Grandfather for dinner."
- Helen Keller, on learning of the death of her grandfather

email: aripee at inanna . com
From: pattyjamas on 7 Dec 2006 09:57
Thanks so much
I will get it checked again
Patty

REP wrote:
> In article <1165465427.520997.96110(a)n67g2000cwd.googlegroups.com>,
> pattyjamas(a)hotmail.com wrote:
>
> > Thanks.
> > I do not get blood on the bathroom tissue. Just can see some coffee/tea
> > colored urine which indicates blood. May be just IBS.
> >
> > If it continues on and off I will go back to doc for third time and
> > have more tests done.
>
> This does not sound like a bowel-related problem. Hematuria (bloody
> urine) can be caused by a number of things, from bladder infections to
> bladder cancer to kidney stones (not all stones hurt) to benign
> idiopathic hematuria to liver disease to etc etc etc. You need to be
> checked out by a urologist (regardless of your gender - going to a
> urologist can be a strange experience for a woman, but they do treat us,
> too).
>
> Dark urine usually indicates bleeding higher up in the urinary tract
> (ureters, renal pelvis, etc); sometimes it only indicates dehydration,
> though dehydration usually doesn't lead to such dark urine. It can be
> easily checked in your doctor's office to see if the discoloration is
> caused by blood or dehydration (most urinalysis strips include a
> specific gravity test; these strips also include tests for urobilirubin
> and bilirubin).
>
> I've had severe spastic colon forever and also have mild Crohn's
> disease, and while they've caused bleeding, it's never been in the
> urine. Chances are it's nothing serious, but please get it checked to
> make sure!
>
> --
> "Did Father shoot him? I will eat Grandfather for dinner."
> - Helen Keller, on learning of the death of her grandfather
>
> email: aripee at inanna . com

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