Blood in urine

[Krawlins]

Hi all

I’m a type 2 diabetic, age 62, previous hysterectomy. I get recurring water infections and often the dipstick shows that up and nearly as many times I’m told no infection. I class myself as having painful bladder syndrome though that’s never been confirmed. My question today is that often along with the infection I’m told the dipstick indicates along with leukocytes or white cells (maybe they’re the same 🤔) there is blood, it’s been classed as both visible and microscopic. Anyone know why with some infections you get blood. I was asked to drop off a sample a week later after finishing three days of nitrofurantoin and it had cleared.

I had a bladder scan which was unremarkable about 4 years ago and kidney ultrasound which showed a kidney stone of 3mm.

Have you had anything similar yourself where there’s no reason seemingly for the presence of blood. As a child I suffered seriously painful cystitis where it hurt me so much to wee. I was only around 5 when I had a kidney scan and my mum used to say that whatever it was they told her it would come back when I was a young woman. Well that pain haunted me into my 20s and 30s but I at least stopped getting the intense pain when I wee’d eventually, so I don’t call it that usual cystitis.

Also would like to know if you’ve found anything successful to prevent recurring infections. It’s just thoroughly miserable to keep getting them, especially as I also get recurring thrush and have piles!! I just wish I could do away with that party of my body sometimes. I think this last infection might have followed taking Vagifem for a few days in a row as I also have vaginal atrophy and had forgotten to take it for a week or two so thought I’d do 7 days in a row. Your thoughts please.

Thank you for reading this long diatribe

Kay

[Helloit]

hello Krawlins I have similar issues but only started in 2023 I hope you are doing better now as it’s been 8 months since this was posted 🤍

[Krawlins in reply to Helloit]

Hi Helloit

I suppose I’ve been a bit better more recently, I often feel I have an infection but dipstick says NO, then I feel bad for wasting their time. I’ve probably had two positive tests in the last eight months. Hopefully yours subside too. I think if I remember to use the Vagifem pessaries they help me and I’ve no idea if I still have this little kidney stone or if it ever passed, I don’t recall excruciating pain like some mention they have.

Best wishes to you.

Kay

[Helloit in reply to Krawlins]

Thank you Kay I feel the same but it’s scary seeing blood I have colitis as well but it’s under control and at least I know the reason last year the only thing that showed up in my sample was candida so I was put on a six months prescription for fluconazole and I thought that was the problem solved unfortunately it may have been wishful thinking I will ask if I can get another prescription as I’m ever hopeful that may be the issue at least for me it’s not painful either.

Wishing you all the best

Donna

[Krawlins]

hi Donna, I get a lot of thrush too, though once again, can be convinced I have it and swabs come back negative. In fact it’s often BV. We poor women have to put up with so many bladder/gynae issues. I’ve got my blood sugar down to pre-diabetes levels but that’s probably because I take two Metformin a day and have lost maybe 3kg, not a great deal but enough to reduce the HbA1c. I’ve had BV this year once, but I live in trousers/jeans and I know that won’t help.

Take good care, Kay