Why does a middle-aged woman urinate blood?

Hematuria refers to the presence of more than 2 red blood cells in each high-power field of view in uncentrifuged urine under a microscope. Patients experience blood mixed with urine or blood clots. Patients with hematuria often experience frequent and urgent urination, nausea, vomiting, and sometimes dizziness. Among them, the main reasons for hematuria in women are as follows.

1. Urinary system diseases: such as urinary stones, pyelonephritis, cystitis, prostatitis, kidney tumors, hereditary kidney disease, renal vascular diseases, effects of chemical drugs, exercise-induced hematuria, etc.

2. Diseases of organs adjacent to the urinary tract: acute appendicitis, salpingitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, pelvic abscess and pelvic tumors, tumors of the rectum and colon.

3. Blood disease: Friends who are concerned about why women urinate blood should also undergo a blood test if necessary. Hematuria is accompanied by bleeding from multiple parts of the skin and orifices, sometimes accompanied by fever.

4. Systemic diseases: seen in blood diseases such as allergic purpura, thrombocytopenic purpura, aplastic anemia, leukemia, etc.; connective tissue diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus, scleroderma, polyarteritis nodosa, etc.; infectious diseases such as meningitis, leptospirosis, scarlet fever, etc.; cardiovascular diseases such as hypertensive nephropathy, congestive heart failure, etc.; endocrine diseases such as gout, diabetes, hyperparathyroidism, etc.

Patients with hematuria can eat more celery, shepherd's purse, day lily, fresh lotus root, etc., which have the effect of clearing away heat and detoxifying, and reducing internal heat. Patients can drink more tea made from chrysanthemum or honeysuckle, which also has the effect of clearing away heat and detoxifying. Patients should develop the habit of drinking water, stay away from tobacco and alcohol, and do appropriate amount of exercise to recover from hematuria as soon as possible.