Trace of blood in urine?
I recently went for my annual pap, my urine sample showed a trace of blood. They sent me to a Urologist for further testing. When the Urologist did a urine sample, blood was present at a level 1 (4 being the worst). I was sent to the hospital for an x-ray to see if it’s a kidney stone, nothing showed. He "felt around" and didn’t find any lumps, says he doesn’t think it’s any kind of growth because I’m 29 and a non-smoker. Now he wants to run another test, which involves running a tube up to my bladder to see if anything is going on. My only symptom is that a urinate a little more frequently than usual. The problem is I don’t have any insurance, and these office visits and tests are ridiculous costs. What should I do, keep going or just forget it? Any kinds of natural cures for clearing out your urine stream?
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Could have been a minor kidney infection as well. I would drink as much water as I can about 1/2 ounce of water for every pound of body weight you have. (i.e.) 130 pounds drink 65 ounces of water minimum a day or more.
Cranberry juice is real good too but drink fluids that are not carbonated or have caffeine or alcohol.
You may pee a lot but it will help flush out the system
Sometimes traces of blood in the urine can signal kidney stones. But not all of them can be visualised by an X-ray, ultrasound or a CT Scan. Some stones are too minute to be seen or not radio-opaque enough. One other thing that is considered is Cancer. But for a +1 level in your urine, and having no "lumps" or pain, this is unlikely. I suggest taking a lot of water, cranberry juice or coconut water. Coconut water is the best. There are some medications that can be given for minute stones to help you pass them out. Maybe your doctor can prescribe them.