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What Causes Blood Clots In Urine?
Question: I am on antibiotics for a bladder infection, I am concerned that I am still passing blood and clots, I wonder when would it be likely to stop as some clots stop me urinating properly and can take hours to pass.
Brief Answer:
Wait until day 4 on the antibiotics just to be sure
Detailed Answer:
Hello sir and welcome.
Thank you for writing to us.
I have gone through your query with diligence and would like you to know that I am here to help. In majority of cases with UTI's and bladder infections, patients experience a response to antibiotics (if they are susceptible to them) within the first 48 hours resulting in a general improvement of well being and gradual suppression of symptoms.
Most symptoms start reducing within that duration, but blood and clots may take about 2-4 days to completely stop and so you should monitor that, especially because you mentioned that you did not respond to the first antibiotic used.
So if you continue to experience the bleeding and clots, then you may have to report to your doctor as he/she will have to check whether the antibiotics being used are actually helping or not. I would advise you to wait until day 4 of the antibiotic and then report to your doctor if the clots continue, just so your doctor can make sure all is going as planned.
Please also feel free to write back to me for any further clarifications, I am always here to help.
Best wishes.
Wait until day 4 on the antibiotics just to be sure
Detailed Answer:
Hello sir and welcome.
Thank you for writing to us.
I have gone through your query with diligence and would like you to know that I am here to help. In majority of cases with UTI's and bladder infections, patients experience a response to antibiotics (if they are susceptible to them) within the first 48 hours resulting in a general improvement of well being and gradual suppression of symptoms.
Most symptoms start reducing within that duration, but blood and clots may take about 2-4 days to completely stop and so you should monitor that, especially because you mentioned that you did not respond to the first antibiotic used.
So if you continue to experience the bleeding and clots, then you may have to report to your doctor as he/she will have to check whether the antibiotics being used are actually helping or not. I would advise you to wait until day 4 of the antibiotic and then report to your doctor if the clots continue, just so your doctor can make sure all is going as planned.
Please also feel free to write back to me for any further clarifications, I am always here to help.
Best wishes.
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