My 2 year old daughter has blood in her urine, what is wrong?

Question

I took my 2 year old daughter to the doctor today after she had been complaining of her "butt hurting" after a bowel movement. The doctor said they found blood in her urine, and are sending it off for a culture. The Dr. treated her for a bacterial infection, but still seems concerned about something else. And the results won't be in until Friday. Am I just worrying too much? Please, serious answers only. And Thank You

Answer 1

Blood in Urine Overview
Blood in the urine is a common problem. The medical term for red blood cells in the urine is hematuria. Sometimes blood in the urine is a sign of a more serious problem in the urinary tract. Other times it is not serious and requires no treatment.

The urinary tract consists of the following structures:

Kidneys: You have 2 kidneys, located closer to your back than your front at about waist level. The kidneys filter water and waste out of blood to produce urine.


Ureters: These narrow, hollow tubes carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder.


Bladder: The bladder is a balloonlike organ that holds urine until it is convenient for you to empty your bladder (urinate).


Urethra: This narrow, hollow tube carries urine from the bladder to the outside of your body. The flow of urine is controlled by internal and external sphincter muscles, which tighten or relax around the urethra, holding or releasing urine.


In men, the genitals and prostate are considered part of the urinary system. The prostate surrounds the urethra in men. It is made up of glands that secrete a fluid that is part of semen. The prostate often becomes enlarged in older men.
Blood in urine is not always visible. If the amount of blood is small, the urine looks normal. This is called microscopic hematuria because the blood cells are visible only under a microscope. Typically, this is discovered when you have a urine test for some other reason.

When there is enough blood to be visible, the urine may look pinkish, red, or smoky brown (like tea or cola). This is called gross or frank hematuria. It takes very little blood in urine to be visible —about one fifth of a teaspoon in a half quart of urine.

A trace amount of blood in your urine is normal. The average person with a healthy urinary tract excretes about 1 million red blood cells (RBC) in the urine each day. This amount of blood is not visible. This is not considered hematuria.

An abnormal amount of blood in the urine can be acute (new, occurring suddenly) or chronic (ongoing, long term). Acute hematuria can occur just once, or it can occur many times.

Up to 10% of people have hematuria. About 3% of people develop gross hematuria.

Women develop hematuria more than men because women are more likely to have urinary tract infections.

Answer 2

Don't worry too much. All you have to do is wait for the lab result and pray. Anyway, it's good that you took her to the doctor right away. The blood might be a symptom of an illness. Usually, blood in the urine is a sign of a urinary tract infection which happen to most children from 6mos to 3yrs old. Too much use of diapers can be a culprit, but there are also other causes like improper washing of the genital area, lack of water and salty foods. It can easily be treated by antibiotics depending on the degree of infection. usually if the infection is high, the RBC count and the WBC count or the pus cells is high. You can see it base on her urinalysis. Urine culture on the other hand is being done to also determine what kind of antibiotic should be given to her. It really takes days for the result. Of course anything irregular in the system means something is wrong but trust your doctor. This case isn't new to them and they know very well what kind of treatment should be given.

Answer 3

Well, they're treating your daughter for a bladder infection. And often, in little kids with bladder infections, they worry about a condition called "kidney reflux," or VUR, where the valves between the kidneys and the bladder (which are supposed to be one-way, exit-only) are "leaky" and allow urine to flow both directions. This can cause repeated bladder and kidney infections, and, in worst cases, scarring of the kidneys. But they usually diagnose VUR through imaging exams at your local children's hospital. So I'm not sure what tests your doctor is waiting on? Both of my daughters have VUR. They're likely to grow out of the condition as they age, but if they still have it by the time they're five, the pediatrician will consider a surgical correction. Until then, they take a small dose of preventive antibiotics every day, and we haven't had an additional bladder infections since we started the drugs.

Answer 4

Child Blood In Urine

Answer 5

um well it sounds like a urinary tract infection, could even be a kidney infection. Of course you're going to worry, this is your child, but there isn't much you can do. Just trust that you did right by taking her to the doctor and that you will know whats wrong soon

Answer 6

it sounds like maybe a kidney infection or urinary tract infection. which at times can spread to the blood stream or circulatory system which may be why he was concerned because of her age. all though it's not likely. i wouldn't worry until you're given a reason to worry. us parents have enough things to be worried about when it comes to our children with out adding extra concern. since he sent it off and didn't have her admitted to the hospital i wouldn't be overly worried. just relax until you get the results. i hope everything works out for you! and i hope she's just fine!

Answer 7

Does she drink a lot of kool-aid? That can give her a kidney infection. The popsicles can do it to. My daughter couldn't handle it or drinks like O.J. The acid in it would burn her little bottom up!! Apple juice did the same. Acidic drinks will cause an infection.

Answer 8

maybe she has a urinary tract or kidney infection. did he say what else he thinks it might be and if not why didn't you ask. My daughter used to get uti's all the time. I spent so much time sitting on the floor waiting for her to pee in the cup. then we realized that some fabric softeners and most bubble baths were off limits for her.

Answer 9

sounds like a kidney infection, but that is very young. I would give her plenty of water before next visit

Answer 10

Oh,I have never heard of anything like that,that's definitely something only the doctor can tell you unless they have had that problem.