Does Blood in Urine Mean the Kidney Cyst Popped in PKD

2014-07-07 01:51

Question: I have Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD), and recently I found there is blood in my urine. Can you tell me what this condition means? Does blood in urine mean my kidney cyst popped in PKD?

Answer: From your description, I get the illness condition of you. PKD is a genetic kidney disease with numerous kidney cysts on kidneys, and the kidney cysts will be increased and get enlarged. When the kidney cyst gets into a certain size, it can cause cyst pops easily.

When the kidney cyst pops, the blood vessels on the cyst wall will get ruptured, which will cause blood in urine. When the blood in urine is caused by kidney cyst rupture, it will disappear naturally within 5-7 days. If you have blood in urine and it disappear naturally, so the blood in urine can be caused by the kidney cyst pops.

However, when the blood in urine lasts for a long time, then it can be caused by two reasons. One is infections caused by the kidney cyst rupture, and another is the kidney damage. When the kidney cyst gets ruptured, it can cause infections easily, then the blood in urine will be lasted for a long time. In this condition, patients need to have early treatment to treat the infections, which can help prevent the further damage to kidneys.

As we know, the kidney cysts will be enlarged, which will oppress the surrounding kidney tissues and cause kidney damage. When people have kidney damage, they will have blood in urine easily. In general, the blood in urine can be divided into gross hematuria and microscopic hematuria. You said you have blood in urine, so if it is caused by kidney damage, so your blood in urine may be gross hematuria.

From above, we can know that the blood in urine in PKD can be caused by these reasons, so you can contrast these factors with your condition, then you can know what causes your blood in urine. Or you can also go to hospital to have further test, which will be helpful for your condition. You need to have early treatment when you have blood in urine, which can help make a good prognosis for you.

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