Blood in urine

[Bern33]

I am 38 and noticed I have had foamy somewhat cloudy urine. I have noticed that the cloudy foamy urine looks more obvious in the mornings. I went to my Dr. recently and brought this to his attention they ran a quick analysis in the office (just using a strip) and they said everything looked normal but there was apparently blood detected in the urine. I am now going to the lab to have my urine tested and anlayzed. This is making me neverous since I have been trying to alter my diet drinking more water and avoiding certain things like coffee and alcohol but I still see that this is foamy/cloudy urine and it has been like this for the past 2 months. What could this be?

[Dr J Singh]

Hello,
Blood in the urine can present in one of two ways: gross hematuria (blood that you can see in the urine), and microscopic hematuria (blood that is only seen when the urine is examined under a microscope). Both types can have serious causes. If you are passing different-shaped clots in your stream, they could represent bleeding from the urethra or prostate (in men). Clots can be wormlike, and if associated with pain it could represent clots coming from your ureters(tubes from your kidneys to your bladder).

When the blood in the urine is at the beginning of urination, it most likely comes from the urethra, (the tube from the bladder to the outside). Blood throughout urination is most likely from the bladder or kidneys or ureters (the tubes connecting the kidneys and the bladder).

Diagnostic tests that may be performed include Urinalysis, Urine culture, X-rays of the kidneys, Cystoscopy, IVP, Abdominal ultrasound and CT scan of the abdomen.

The treatment will depend on the cause of the blood in the urine.
Hope it helps.Take care and pls do keep me posted on how you are doing or if you have any additional doubts.Kind regards.