The appearance of blood in the urine - hematuria, is the name of this phenomenon in medical practice, which can indicate a whole list of serious diseases. Hematuria not only makes you anxious, but also makes you worry about your health.
It is quite clear that it is necessary to determine how to treat hematuria, and the cause of its appearance by force only to a qualified specialist.
What determines the treatment of hematuria?
To choose the right direction in treatment, it is necessary to determine the exact cause of hematuria. For which the doctor, in the first place, is carried out an ultrasound examination and examination of the urinary system, also tests are assigned. These measures will help to establish a diagnosis on which the treatment of hematuria and its causes in women directly depends.
To date, in the practice of medicine, there are more than 150 different diseases, the clinical manifestation of which can be the appearance of blood in the urine. The most common among our population is:
- Urolithiasis disease. When the concrements exit, the mucous membrane of the urethra is damaged, respectively, blood appears in the urine. Often, the stone becomes the cause of obstruction of the urinary tract and prevents the outflow of urine. This condition is very dangerous because of the possible development of renal failure or rupture of the urethra. If it turned out that the cause of hematuria is really urolithiasis, then for the beginning treatment is prescribed in the form of spasmolytic drugs and muscle relaxants. If the therapy is ineffective, surgery is performed.
- Accompanying the appearance of blood in the urine inflammatory diseases of the kidneys. In this case, prescribe a comprehensive treatment aimed at eliminating the inflammatory process.
- The most common cause of hematuria in women is cystitis . Depending on the etiology of the disease, a whole list of medicines is prescribed for treatment, with the aim of eliminating symptoms, including hematuria, and, of course, the causative agent.
- Unfortunately, the appearance of blood in the urine can also indicate cancerous formations. Often, hematuria is the only symptom of tumor development in the urinary tract, so patients are slow to consult a doctor, prescribing treatment themselves with the help of folk remedies and diets.
This list can be prolonged by an endless number of other diseases, but it is quite clear even from the resulted minimum that when blood appears in the urine, it is necessary to urgently go to a qualified specialist.