Causes of occult blood in urine

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A few days ago, I was found to have occult blood in my urine during the physical examination of my unit. I didn't feel too uncomfortable. Let me explain the reason for occult blood in my urine.

Causes of occult blood in urine

First, causes of occult blood in urine and many, can have temporary and persistent points. For example, after strenuous exercise, mental stress and dehydration, there will be temporary occult blood in urine. This situation will disappear after one or two days, which is not a big problem.

Second, there are some reasons for occult blood in urine, which need our active examination and treatment in time. Generally, persistent occult blood in urine is more serious, such as respiratory tract infection, febrile diseases, nephritis, tumor, stone, tuberculosis, urinary tract infection, etc. can cause occult blood in urine, at this time we should attach great importance to make further diagnosis to determine the condition, and timely diagnosis and treatment.

Third, generally speaking, occult blood in urine is attributed to the following three reasons: inflammation, stones and tumor. In terms of inflammation, such as glomerulonephritis, pyelonephritis and cystitis, in addition to hematuria, occult blood may also occur in urine examination. The stones themselves, whether kidney, ureter or bladder stones, may cause occult blood, and other conditions, such as physiological period, may also cause occult blood.

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Occult blood in urine refers to the increase of red blood cells in routine urine examination. In a few cases, it can be called urine occult blood. Single urine occult blood can not be used as the basis for the diagnosis of disease, because normal people may also have urine occult blood under normal circumstances, but the normal urine occult blood is negative.