What Causes Light Bleeding During Urination?

Posted on Mon, 8 Jun 2015

Question: Was on a 5 day course of valcyclovir 1g finished it yesterday but today feel almost like i have a UTI. It was uncomfortable in the early morning and now theres light bleeding when i urinate. Can this be caused by the medication?

Answered by Dr. Albana Sejdini (32 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Not from medication, complication of viral infections

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

I am sorry for the situation you are in.

Vancyclovir is an antiviral medication used to treat viral infections including those of upper respiratory tract.

If it was uused the treat upper respiratory viral infection, then I can say that usually such infections are often associated with urinary tract infection ( UTI ) .

The signs you are feeling like burning, pain and blood in urine are indicative for UTI.

I advise to :
- run abdominal ultrasound and urine analysis & culture to determine UTI
- increase water intake
- take antacids to stabilize urine ph (eg. magnesium citrate)
- otc herbal remedies for UTI can also help like cranberry, uva ursi etc.

Wish fast recovery!
Dr.Albana

Note: For further follow up on related General & Family Physician Click here.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar