Why is the baby's urine red?

The color of urine is related to the health of the human body. Under normal circumstances, human urine is transparent or light yellow, but some parents will find that their babies have red urine. This situation may be caused by disease, such as urinary tract infection, kidney inflammation, etc. Parents need to pay special attention to it. The following is a detailed introduction to what causes red urine in babies.

When the mother sees that the baby's urine is red, her first reaction is to think of blood in the urine, which means that there is something wrong with the baby's kidneys. In fact, there are many reasons for the redness of baby's urine, including physiological and pathological reasons, and it is not entirely caused by illness.

The most common pathological causes of red urine in babies include acute nephritis, urinary system trauma, pyelonephritis, renal tuberculosis, Wilms' tumor, etc. If your baby's red urine lasts for a long time and is accompanied by symptoms such as frequent urination, urgency, and pain when urinating, you need to seek medical attention immediately.

Physiological ones are common in diet (blackberries, red dragon fruit, beets, etc.), oral iron supplements, rifampicin and other medications, etc., which can also easily cause baby's urine to be red.

Another situation is that because babies drink less water in the hot summer and engage in strenuous activities, it is easy to cause a decrease in glomerular blood flow, which causes insufficient blood supply to the endothelial cells on the glomerular capillaries. This situation will cause the intercellular space to increase, and red blood cells will escape through the space, resulting in red urine. In this case, generally pay attention to rest and drink enough water to help improve the condition. If the baby's condition is caused by oral iron supplements, you can stop taking the iron supplements and observe.

If your baby stops taking iron supplements and pays attention to his diet, but the red urine still does not improve, it is best to seek medical attention in time to avoid delaying the disease. At present, several cases of babies with red urine were found in the outpatient clinic, which was related to the oral use of adult cold medicines, or large doses of children's cold medicines, resulting in drug-induced nephritis. Therefore, mothers should pay attention to this situation. When the baby has a cold or other diseases, avoid blindly giving the baby oral medications or taking medicine for the disease.