What causes bleeding in the urine?
Patient: Good evening. I have had polycystic kidney disease for many years and under a consultant nephrologist. Having had a recent test I was found to have slight furring of a coronary artery so as a precaution he placed me on a daily dose of 75 mg aspirin and avorstatin once a day! I am otherwise fit and get plenty of exercise whilst on a healthy vegetarian diet! After 2 days of taking the aspirin I have developed blood in my urine. I feel well in myself but would like to know if I can stop taking the aspirin until my hospital appointment at the end of the week? I have read that this can cause blood in the urine! Advice wether the abrupt cessation of the aspirin until I see the consultant is advisable please? Doctor: Hi,Aspirin has ante-platelet action which help in prevention of abnormal blood clot formation but it may lead to bleeding tendency. In your case presence of polycystic kidney and aspirin treatment both are risk factor for blood in urine.I will advise you to consult your doctor immediately or if it is not possible then it is better to stop aspirin till your consultation with your doctor.Because many of the time intra-cystic bleeding may not be associated with blood in urine and we cannot estimate actual blood loss externally without doing investigations like complete blood count, ultrasound of kidneys.