What will happen if a child has long-term occult blood?

The food ingested by the human body is mainly digested and absorbed through the stomach and large and small intestines. Food that is not absorbed by the human body will be excreted from the body in the form of feces, urine, and sweat. Therefore, the condition of our urine can also reflect our physical condition. This is why when we go to the hospital for medical treatment, many doctors will suggest that we do a urine test first. Therefore, it is very necessary to pay attention to the condition of urine. What will happen when a child shows long-term occult blood symptoms?

1. What is the disease of occult blood in children's urine?

Tumor. Malignant or benign tumors of the kidneys, bladder, or ureters may cause occult blood in the urine.

Inflammation. Whether it is glomerulonephritis, pyelonephritis or cystitis, it may cause latent bleeding in the urine.

stone. Stones in the kidneys, ureters, bladder, etc. may cause occult blood in the urine.

In addition, strenuous exercise and medication can also cause occult blood in urine.

2. What is occult blood in urine?

Urine occult blood is an indicator found during routine examination of human urine. One of the items in urine routine inspection is to check the number of red blood cells in urine. If the number of red blood cells increases (normally negative), a small number can be called urine occult blood. Urine occult blood, as an indicator, can be divided into negative and positive. If it is positive, how many are added? Generally, occult blood in urine is caused by kidney problems or urinary tract infection.

The meaning of occult blood in urine is the same as hematuria, that is, there are red blood cells in your urine, just like blood. In fact, occult blood in urine cannot be seen with the naked eye and can only be discovered by test paper. Because when red blood cells are destroyed, the hemoglobin contained in them will be released, so the urine test stick can detect the hemoglobin reaction. Generally, occult blood in urine is attributed to the following three reasons: inflammation, stones, and tumors. Regarding inflammation, such as glomerulonephritis, pyelonephritis, cystitis, etc., in addition to the possibility of hematuria, occult blood may also occur in urine tests. The stones themselves, whether they are kidney, ureter or bladder stones, may cause occult blood. Other situations such as constipation during menstruation may also cause occult blood.

In addition, tumors can also cause occult blood, such as benign or malignant tumors of the kidney, bladder, and ureter. Of course, older men may have hematuria or occult blood after straining to urinate due to prostate hypertrophy and excessive residual urine, which makes the bladder prone to inflammation, congestion of blood vessels on the surface of the prostate, and difficulty urinating.