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What Do Red Specks In Urine Indicate?

Posted on Thu, 7 Jul 2016

Question: I see some red specks in my urine. Almost like tiny paint chips

Answered by Dr. Chobufo Ditah (10 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Drink much water and monitor only for now!

Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you so much for this query.

I am so sorry to hear about this finding in your urine and all the inconveniences this might cause you. This could simply be related to increased urine concentration from decreased fluid intake. I will suggest that you increase your fluid intake to at least 1.5Liters daily and observe to see if this persists. If it does, only at that time will i press on for further investigations and management!

I hope this helps. I wish you well. Feel free to ask for more information and clarifications if need be. Above all, thanks for using our services.

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

Follow up: Dr. Chobufo Ditah (4 minutes later)

What else can cause this? Besides lack of water intake?

Answered by Dr. Chobufo Ditah (50 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Could be an infection!

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Could be an infection but no other information suggests that. The most common cause if excessive urine concentration. Let's try this out and see what results we get. I hope this settles with you but if you have further comments/worries, feel free to forward them.

Thanks

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