So, about 2 years ago my husband started suddenly having Visible blood in his urine, it seemed to be made worse when he rode his bicycle. He was, at the time ,riding 30 miles a day, he still rides occasionally but far less. At the time this happened we ran to the ER, the ER doc showed little to no concern, he said he believed it was caused by cycling. He sent us to an urologist, who also showed hardly any concern, and had the same thought that it was caused by exercise. The urologist said that he COULD do an ultrasound to see if there were stones, but he said he didn t believe it was necessary. We never did the ultrasound due to lack of money, and went on with our lives. Nothing happened again until now, just shy of 2 years later, after working out hard on a stationary bike, my husband began to pee blood again. After he gave working out a break for a week, it seemly stopped, he got back on the bike this week, and today he has slightly dark urine. My husband has just turned 37 if that helps. We plan to go back to doc next week, however I d like to hear opinions, and other people s stories if they have had anything similar to this. I am sick with worry about him.
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I am 41 and ride my bicycles about 15-25 km per day and never had blood in my urine except for after lithotripsy surgery to blast kidney stones. That time my urine was entirely composed of blood, a whole bladder full. They didn't warn me about this when I woke up so I screamed like a little girl. But anyway you should ask the urologist what could be causing this problem so frequently.
Women normally lose blood each month and yet can be perfectly healthy. Others donate blood each month. I'm thinking the doctors know a small amount of blood loss is not that serious and the reason they showed little to no concern.
Another concern that may keep him off the bike is the increased risk of cyclists to experience impotency. With so many sports and activities out there to stay in shape why limit yourself to cycling?
If he has been a cyclist all his life and insist he always will then doing what you love on the most comfortable seat possible is his best option. Also, he should train himself to be off the saddle as much as possible and use padded shorts.
why would he continue to cycle if it causes hematuria (blood in the urine)? odd. anywho, he's only 37 but likely needs to have his PSA checked - won't hurt a thing - his urologist likely did this. PSA is usually mostly elevated in elderly men. yes, a stone could cause bloody urine but he'd likely be in a great deal of pain. cycling can create pressure on prostate which could induce hematuria. he's losing blood... it's only hoped that his body is creating more blood to replace that which is lost. has he had a CBC done? this will estimate blood loss. blood in urine... at any time... is a big red flag. he may need to give up cycling and take up running - for his own good.
It's probably not a disease, but injury caused by exssesive trauma to his (area). I'm no doctor but any man could agree that sitting on a tiny bike seat and moving your legs around rapidly a lot would cause damage. STOP riding bikes is what you need to tell him. Or ride one of those cool bikes where you sit down on a chair 😂 The bicycle seat is probably causing this
You should check it out it could be bladder cancer which most common symptoms include dark urine,blood in urine, and frequent urination. I HIGHLY doubt your doctor is a cancer specialist so check it out especially since he s near his 40s when cancer diagnosis seams to be most prevalent but not to worry as it could be numerous other things remember your doctors are not perfect so they could make mistakes on diagnosis
Does happen like the docs said-- I have had the same issue. Easy enough to stress your bladder and cause internal bleeding or even in the urethra-- these are usually small bleeds and heal up-- but key is to stop doing things that cause the bleeding-- like the bike riding -- clearly it is causing the trauma. He needs to just try running for a while and park the bike.
I've been told that recumbent bicycles are easier an a man's body. Look into that option - and see an MD.
Try drinking more water like 8 cups a day or ten il exercice intense work out
So you have a stupid husband who won't
listen to medical advice. Why blame doctor.
Stop cycling.
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No physician would have shown no concern. Why'd you make that up that lie?