Blood in urine of 14 year old girl

[~Wingnut~]

Hi. My daughter went to the Doctors the other week about something and just happened to mention that she had recently started to need the loo alot and had been to the loo that day 12 times, just for a wee, sometimes there was a lot there other time just dribbles. The tested her urine which showed traces of protein and sent her for blood tests to check kidney/liver etc functions which have all come back fine. The Doctors rang again last week asking her to bring in another sample, which she did and have just rang now asking her to come in tomorrow with another sample as there is blood in her urine!!
She goes away on Friday with school to Ardeche for 8 days. Starting to worry about what it could be. She seems fine in herself. She has buscopan for IBS symptoms and has been on these since Feb with no problems.

Just wondering if this is something to really worry about as the first urine test showed no signs of infection just a bit of protein.

Thank you

[~Wingnut~]

Sorry forgot to add she had a hernia operation in May which she made a full recovery from.

[Sqad]

Almost certainly no big deal as children often have bouts of blood in their urine (haematuria).It only becomes a concern, if the insinuation is persistent and then she may need referral.

Not to worry.

IBS at 14years of age.????

[Sqad]

Sorry...should have typed " if the situation becomes persistent."

[woofgang]

Sqad looking back I have had ibs since childhood. They called it bilious attacks then.

[LoftyLottie]

IBS often goes side by side with irritable bladder. I too had IBS as a child - they took my appendix out and there was nothing wrong with it. It was called stomach migraine in those days.

She might also have cistitis which causes blood in urine and the need to wee frequently.

[Sqad]

woofgang/lofty.....well, abdominal migraine in children is STILL the diagnosis that i prefer rather than IBS as it usually involves abdominal pain and vomiting with no change in bowel habits.

[~Wingnut~]

Thank you Sqad! I feel a bit more reassured now.

she has sypmtoms of pains in her sides and extrememly grumbling stomach (sound is unbelievable!) had scans etc not showing anything and the only thing that has helped is Buscopan :o)

[LoftyLottie]

Sqad, Well I was nine when I had my appendix out wrongly and abdominal migraine was ultimately diagnosed, and 16 when diagnosed with IBS. They seemed linked, both stress related.

[Eve]

As an aside to possible medical reasons (I have had blood, protein etc... come up in tests and been treated for UTIs then yeast infection), has she started her periods as yet?

[~Wingnut~]

Hi Jenna, she started them about 4 years ago. She says it doesnt sting or burn when she goes to the loo and the first urine test showed there was no infection, just made me worry as to why there was now blood.

[Eve]

Ah, if she hasn't I'd have said could it be a possible on the way which could account for blood showing up.

Did it just show up on a dipstick at the doctors or did they send it to the lab for analysis and did they say what kind of blood cells they found and levels?

If low levels then things can come and ok hence the benefits of retesting. I had a run of things showing up, blood, protein, leukocytes and things on blood tests too but often they would have disappeared on another test. I didn't have stinging either and had some treatments for utis then swabs done which found a high level of yeast so treated for that - my GP said that could cause uti like symptoms.

As I was back and forth doing wee tests, I got myself some of those self test strip things so I can test my own so that if nothing showed up I would not bother my GP (and vice versa as appropriate) especially as I have to ring her enough anyway with other things. I see traces of things appear and disappear from test to test (not that I do it regularly) and it's been quite revealing and I wouldn't bother my doctor unless specific things showed up pretty high or kept showing up or I had other symptoms.

Good they are keeping an eye on things and, if trace amounts, I wouldn't worry too much.