Kidneys and Urinary Tract

Blood in the Urine (Hematuria) – Location and Causes of Bleeding

The kidneys filter blood to remove wastes, excess water and micronutrients that are not needed by the body. These substances are passed out as urine. Although it is filtered >> Read More ...
Orange Urine Color – Causes and Other Symptoms

Urine is normally a clear to pale yellow color in a person who is well hydrated. Sometimes the urine may take on a much darker yellow hue. This is more likely to occur when >> Read More ...
Blocked Kidney – Causes, Symptoms, Treatments, Complications

The kidneys are constantly filtering the blood and producing urine in varying quantities. Once sufficient urine fills the bladder, the urge to urinate prompts a person to >> Read More ...
8 Signs of Bladder Cancer and Risk Factors

Bladder cancer is the third most common type of cancer that is not gender-specific (like breast cancer or prostate cancer). It is three times more common in men than women >> Read More ...
Irritable Bladder – Meaning, Symptoms, Causes, Treatment

Most people are accustomed to what can be termed as normal bladder habit. This includes the urge to urinate several times in a day with passing urine anywhere from 5 to 10 >> Read More ...

Uric Acid Kidney Stones Causes, Symptoms, Treatment, Prevention

Stones are hard masses that can form at several sites in the body. The kidneys are one of the commonly affected organs with regards to stone formation. These stones can affect children and adults. Overall kidney stones will affect about 12% of American men and 7% of American women in their lifetime. Most of these stones >> Read More ...

Signs of Kidney Damage (Renal Disease, Acute and Chronic)

Kidney damage can occur through various ways, from trauma and infections to autoimmune diseases and diabetes. These kidney diseases can be acute or chronic. As a person gets older the risk of chronic kidney disease increases. As many as 7 in 10 Americans over the age of 70 have some degree of chronic kidney disease whereas >> Read More ...

Kidney Damage – Diseases that Cause Damaged Kidneys

The kidneys are working throughout life to remove toxins and wastes from the bloodstream as well as balancing the fluid and electrolyte levels within healthy limits. These are essential processes for maintaining life. Both kidneys share this workload and each kidney does not have to function at full capacity all of the >> Read More ...

Morning Urination – Causes of Frequent and Urgent Urine Passing

Urinating in the morning is a normal occurrence for most people. After hours of not urinating the bladder will fill to some extent, if not completely, and there may be an urge to urinate immediately upon waking. However, when there is a recurrent urgent need to urinate every morning and frequent urination during the >> Read More ...

Bladder Spasms – Pain, Other Symptoms, Causes, Treatment

What are bladder spasms? Bladder spasm is a condition where the muscles of the bladder wall contract suddenly and often forcefully. This occurs without any warning and happens involuntarily. It may cause a sudden intense urge to pass urine and depending on the force of the contraction it may even result in urine being >> Read More ...

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Kidneys and Urinary Tract

Blood in the Urine (Hematuria) – Location and Causes of Bleeding

Orange Urine Color – Causes and Other Symptoms

Blocked Kidney – Causes, Symptoms, Treatments, Complications

8 Signs of Bladder Cancer and Risk Factors

Irritable Bladder – Meaning, Symptoms, Causes, Treatment