Polycystic Kidney Disease Patients with Blood in urine

Polycystic Kidney Disease is genetic disease and the development of the disease is related with the increase of the age, the lifestyle of patients live, the environment of patients located and so on. With the grow and enlargement of the cysts, patients suffer more and more symptoms, such as blood urine, high blood pressure, back pains and even more serious, patients may suffer renal insufficient, depending dialysis to live longer.

Blood in urine (Hematuria) is one of common symptoms for patients with Polycystic Kidney Disease. Unlike other kidney diseases, PKD can lead blood cells leakage caused by various factors. What cause the blood in urine in PKD patients?

1. Infection

Cysts in kidneys are always filled with yellow cystic fluids and they can cause hydrops in kidneys. With hydrops in kidneys, infection occurs more easily, which is also a cause of blood in urine for Polycystic Kidney Disease patients. The most common for kidney disease is the repeated urinary tract infection.

2. Cyst rupture

The most likely cause is cyst rupture. With the continuous enlargement of kidney cysts, they tend to break up and cause bleeding, especially then the cysts are larger than 4cm. You may experience the repeated rupture in the renal failure stage, since the cysts are very big at that condition. If cyst rupture is seriously, your doctor has to take operations to cleanse away the blood and cyst fluid in your internal cavity in case that it throws you into emergency.

3. Inability of glomeruli

Glomeruli are the small functional unites in the kidneys. Glomeruli filter the all blood in the body. They eliminate the toxins and hold the essential substance, including blood cells and protein, as well as minerals etc. If cysts pressure forces to glomeruli constantly, the small renal unites fail to function well, leaking the blood cells into urine.

4. Kidney stone

Many patients appear to have kidney stones after diagnosis of the cystic kidney disease. Kidney stones can rub the capillaries urinary tract and cause bleeding. Many herbs are suggested to dissolve the stones and cleanse away them naturally.

There are so many causes leading to blood in urine, Polycystic Kidney Disease patients must know the specific cause and have a timely treatment. Prevention plays an important role in avoiding the happen of Kidney Failure, patients must keep a scientific lifestyle and have a timely treatment. Now if you want to know more information about PKD, you can contact our online doctors, leave us messages or send email to kidneyhospitalabroad@hotmail.com, we will reply you within 24 hours.