Bladder Articles

According to a recent survey of UK residents over half of the UK understand what urology is and 86.7% would seek medical attention if they found blood in their pee or semen. While these figures seem good, NHS records that a number of people still ignore blood in their pee especially if they see it once or if they feel no pain.

The Urology Foundation emphasises the importance of immediately reporting blood in pee to your GP. Blood in pee or haematuria (medical name) can be a sign of a serious urological condition. Some common causes of blood in pee include: kidney stones, bladder infection, kidney infection, an enlarged prostate, kidney cancer, bladder cancer or prostate cancer. For several of these conditions, it is often accompanied with other symptoms which may include pain and frequent urination.

Once blood is spotted in pee; the individual upon presentation to a doctor will undergo some investigation to exclude benign causes. It is safer to receive professional counsel than to self-diagnose or self-medicate.
In some cases, blood in pee may be caused by bladder tumours. The following are some risk factors:

• Smoking
• Exposure to chemicals
• Some forms of Chemotherapy
• Chronic irritation and infection
• Pelvic irradiation
• Age over 40 years

In conclusion, the bladder which is connected to the kidneys plays the important role of storing urine and emptying urine at the appropriate time from the body. Its role in central in waste removal and thus must be treated with high importance when an abnormality is noticed.