Patient's question:
Hello, doctor, why has there been blood in my urine these days after the prostate surgery I had two years ago?Doctor's answer:
According to your description, this phenomenon is a common issue for patients who have undergone urological prostate surgery. There are generally a few possible reasons:1. About two weeks after the prostate surgery, sudden heavy bleeding may occur due to the shedding of prostate crusts. In such cases, timely catheterization and bladder irrigation are necessary.
2. Most often, the issue is caused by the patient not drinking enough water after surgery, leading to dysuria (painful urination) and hematuria (blood in urine). The solution is to encourage the patient to drink more water, with a daily intake of over 3000ml, which can help alleviate the symptoms of hematuria.
3. Patients may experience hematuria for up to three months after the surgery, with terminal hematuria (hematuria at the end of urination) possibly being more severe. This is because the wound from the prostate surgery needs time to heal. Although transurethral resection (TURP) does not leave an open wound, the surgery still creates a wound that requires a healing process.
I hope my explanation is helpful to you.