urinary tract

Urinary Tract Pain – Location, Causes and Other Symptoms

The urinary system is responsible for filtering wastes from the bloodstream and expelling it as urine. It is also responsible for balancing the fluid volume in the body and maintaining blood pressure among a host of other important functions. Like any other system, the organs of the urinary system – kidneys, ureters, >> Read More ...

Green Urine Causes, Symptoms and Treatments

The color of excretions are known to vary to some degree but most of us can differentiate between normal and abnormal hues. When it comes to urine we expect it to be a yellowish color, sometimes ranging from a darker mustard color and at other times a very pale yellow or even clear. Green urine is not just abnormal, it is >> Read More ...

Blocked Ureter – Symptoms and Causes of Ureteral Obstruction

The ureters are the long narrow tubes that carry urine from each kidney to the bladder. Although this part of the urinary tract is often not given much consideration in diseases of the urinary system, the ureters can be affected by a number of conditions that will impact on the functioning of the kidney and could even lead >> Read More ...