In the doctor's office, I offered a 'by the way, I have this pain' after describing my orginal reason for seeing the dr. in the first place. I've had a soft, tender spot just above my waist on the left side, but could not necessary feel a lump. They did. They took a urine sample and found blood in the urine. Now I wait - for an ultrasound & more in depth blood work. I cannot see blood in my urine, nor do I have pain when urinating. Thank goodness for thorough doctors! Published: September 17 ::

Hello. I am 50 years old, 4 weeks post-op from hip replacement surgery, and I have recently have several incidents of blood in my urine, always at night. My urine comes out normally for the most part but once in a while I have a very brief burning sensation and then I pass just a little bit of bright red blood. I just had a full pre-op physical exam and my prostate was normal (digital exam). I don't seem to have any other pronounced symptoms (fever, chills, pain in kidneys, etc.) I have been experiencing frequent night-time urination (4-5 times per night) although the blood has only appeared 2 or 3 times. I am currently taking coumadin on a daily basis and hydrocodone/APAP for pain, as needed. Your thoughts woulkd be much appreciated. Published: September 17 ::

I had a seemingly large amount of blood in my urine, and my urologist said that visible amounts of blood in the urine IS cause for attention. An exam revealed quickly what would be classified as a non-aggressive tumor that is easily removed. I had no pains or unusual urination symptoms, just blood clots and red urine. Published: September 10 ::

I hadn't had any problem like this in my entire life and suddenly one morning I noticed my stool was abnormally reddish, so I got scared and started digging through the web for about an hour just to make me more frightened. Then I went to check my urine, to my surprise my urine was also red. You could imagine the state I was in. It was not until an hour later that I realized I had "beetroot" the night before. So I gave it a shot and looked for it online. I turned out to be right, eating beetroot does occasionally make your urine and stool turn red. Some more research on this matter (from other sources) revealed that eating Vicia faba may also cause this unexpected symptom. What a relief... Published: October 30 ::

09/26/09 approximately 1:15 PM, I stopped at a gas station to use the facilities. While urinating I noticed a couple of bloody "pieces" exit penis followed by blood-tinted urine. No pain there or elsewhere. My next trip to the restroom was about three hours later and everything was normal. Published: September 28 ::

I have had spotting and blood in my urine on and off for one week. I have had a dull pain in my lower left side next to my pubic area. I’m 52, and my period has always been every 28 days. This time it was barely there but still lasted for five days. I am being treated with Bactrim while waiting for test results. Published: September 25 ::

My husband has had blood in his urine for about 20 years now. A long time ago, he had all the tests done, but they could not find the reason for the blood in his urine. He still has blood in his urine, but now he has new doctors and they would like to run more tests. He is 46 now. Published: September 17 ::

Every time I go to a doctor for a urine sample, I have a lot of blood in my urine. At least 20 times over the last 5 years I have had severe abdominal pain and nausea that the doctors say could be kidney stones. Seen urologist who reckons it’s not kidney stones. Kind of confused…just waiting on a cystoscopy to find out what is wrong with me! Hopefully, I will find out soon. Published: November 05 ::

I take blood pressure medication and cholesterol medication as well as medication for rheumatoid arthritis. I took fish oil capsules and found blood in my urine. I ate dark chocolate and found blood in my urine. Now I took aspirin for 3 days and found blood in my urine for almost a week, and after some urine blooding it appears that a clog comes out. Published: November 02 ::

For the last 2 or 3 months I have been having sporadic episodes of blood in my urine. It is strange though because when it happens, it only happens once - then not again for a week or so! It is definitely not from any food that I am eating and I don't experience any pain. Normally my urine is very clear - very pale in color so when all of a sudden I get a red tinged one it is rather startling! I have spoken to my GP about it and he said to bring in a sample but so far I haven't managed to catch one with the color in it for him. I am not in any pain, I am obese and I do take paracetemal with codeine and diclofenic on prescription for arthritis. Published: November 02 ::