How Is PKD Linked with Blood in Urine

2014-12-22 07:20

How is PKD linked with blood in urine? Diagnosis of PKD is based on medical tests like routine blood test, routine test and B ultrasound. However, many people go to doctor to have tests due to serious physical discomforts. Blood urine is a symptom caused easily by PKD and it is really a scared experience to have lots of blood in urine. Well, how is PKD linked with blood in urine on earth?

PKD stands for Polycystic Kidney Disease which can lead to blood urine in the following several ways:

1. Rupture of kidney cyst

PKD can cause countless cysts in kidney. These kidney cysts enlarge over time and they rupture easily when they become very large in size, they burst easily. Rupture of kidney cyst always cause blood in urine which goes away in one week. Additional, rupture of kidney cyst is usually accompanied with severe sharp pain in kidney location.

2. Kidney stone

Kidney stone is a common complication of PKD. For small kidney stones, they can be passed easily by drinking much more water and doing some physical exercises. However, for large kidney stones, they stuck in kidney or urinary tract easily. Under such a condition, when the stones move, they may scratch kidney or urinary tract, leading to blood in urine.

3. Kidney infection

Another cause of blood urine in PKD is kidney infection which can also cause symptoms like fever, back pain, abdominal pain, strong and persistent urge to urination, burning sensation during urination, cloudy urine, etc.

Blood urine is just one of the symptoms that PKD patients may experience and besides it, they also have back pain, foamy urine, kidney growth and abdominal enlargement. To get all these symptoms eliminated fundamentally and permanently, medical treatment is needed to reduce cysts in kidney. Here you can leave a message below or consult our online doctor for help to get detailed information on how to reduce cysts in PKD.

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