Can Kidney Stones Cause Bleeding

Kidney stones can cause bleeding through the urinary passage. So when you pee (urinate) if there is blood it may be due to a kidney stone. Many people who have kidney stones end up seeing blood in their urine. If there is pain associated with the bleeding, it is likely a kidney stone. If there is no pain, it may be bladder cancer.

The blood can be there one day, and absent a few days later making a person think it has cleared, and then show up again days or weeks later. The only way to know for sure is to get tested by a family doctor.

How Are Kidney Stones Diagnosed?

Kidney stones are diagnosed by a variety of different methods from different doctors, depending on symptoms described by the patient. here are a few…

• Blood Tests – Too much calcium and uric acid can be detected in the blood, helping to develop a diagnosis
• Urine Tests – A strainer used during urination may be used to catch mineral and calcium deposits
• Images Tests – X-Rays can detect larger stones, although smaller stones may not be detected

View when you should see a doctor for a kidney stone.

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At Whitefish Family Doctor we believe in treating the whole person, if you think you may have the symptoms of a kidney stone or are having trouble sitting down, lying down or are urinating blood, please contact us.