Urologist Questions

i have blood in the urine but it clears up after a few days

i have blood in the urine but clears up after a few days this is the second time last time was last year

Male | 79 years old
Complaint duration: 2 days
Medications: narvasc
Conditions: enlarge prostate

1 Answer

Urologist
Hello sir, Visible blood in the urine that is not painful, and goes away on its own is something that definitely needs to have additional workup by a Urologist. While many conditions can cause this including enlarged prostate, infection etc, the most dangerous would be some form of bladder or urothelial (lining) cancer. Risks factors for this include family history of the same, smoking history, or environmental exposure to some chemicals. I would definitely recommend seeing a Urologist and discussing this further. I hope you find out it is nothing to be concerned about. *Ian W. Udell, MD* Associate Professor of Urology Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine Washington State University