Blood in urine after running without experiencing pain isn’t normal and should be evaluated by a healthcare provider immediately, as this could indicate cancer or kidney disease.
Blood in your urine could either be visible to the naked eye, or microscopic enough that only health care professionals are capable of seeing it.
Causes
Blood in your urine could be caused by exercise, medication or serious diseases like kidney disease or cancer; but oftentimes hematuria does not warrant concern and will eventually resolve itself either naturally or with treatment.
Vigorous exercise such as long-distance running or high intensity training may cause you to pass blood with your urine – an effect known as exercise-induced hematuria.
Gross Hematuria occurs when blood can be seen visible in your urine; in other instances, microscopic Hematuria must be detected through laboratory tests or urine samples to be noticed.
Blood in urine can be caused by various sources, including urinary tract infections (UTIs) and some forms of bladder or urethral cancers. Gout, kidney stones and liver diseases may also contribute.
Symptoms
Hematuria (blood in your urine) can be disconcerting, but is usually harmless. Your healthcare provider will determine its source and treat as necessary; blood could indicate anything from something minor like kidney disease or cancer to more serious conditions like bladder stones.
Beets and rhubarb foods that produce red urine may cause visible blood in your urine after strenuous exercise or after eating red-tinged foods, like beets or rhubarb, may result in redder-than-usual urine output. UTI’s, common among women who have an enlarged prostate or urethra. Blood in your urine could also be due to side effects from medications like blood thinners, aspirin or penicillin therapy as well as chemotherapy drugs like Cyclophosphamide used by chemotherapy drugs like Cyclophosphamide; blood in your urine may also be seen when treating cancer patients receiving chemotherapy treatments like Cyclophosphamide therapy; it could even be due to some inherited conditions such as sickle cell anemia or Alport syndrome syndrome.
Treatment
Hematuria refers to the presence of blood in urine (pee). This may be visible, turning toilet water pink or bright red in color; or microscopic and only detected during routine urine testing done at your doctor’s office for some unrelated reason.
Blood in your pee is always cause for alarm, even if it seems harmless. To make sure nothing more serious is occurring like infection or cancer of either kidney or bladder. Consult a medical provider as soon as possible in case something serious could be happening that warrants further testing.
Rarely, intensive exercise can cause gross hematuria in long-distance runners and other high-performance athletes. Hematuria may also result from genetic disorders like sickle cell anemia and Alport syndrome as well as cancer of the urinary tract, with either gross or microscopic hematuria depending on its cause; treatment options might include medication for infections or procedures to break up kidney or bladder stones.
Prevention
Hematuria, or blood in urine, is usually harmless and easily treatable; however, it could signal a more serious medical issue that needs immediate attention.
Hematuria occurs when red blood cells from the kidneys, ureters or bladder pass through the urethra into urine and into the urinary system. Blood may be visible or detectable by lab testing; in either case hematuria can only be confirmed with laboratory analysis.
Spotting blood in your urine can be alarming, particularly if it happens while running. But there could be numerous reasons for its appearance – not all of which require medical intervention.
Some causes of painless, visible hematuria can be treated with rest and over-the-counter medication; other sources require urgent medical intervention such as urinary tract infections, kidney disease, cancer or blood disorders. Whatever their source, always contact a healthcare provider even if your clots in urine appear small and painlessly – no matter their source.
