Bladder Bleeding: Causes, Symptoms & What to Do

If your urine is pink, red or the color of cola, you could be bleeding from your bladder. Contact your doctor, who can diagnose the cause of the bleeding.

Bladder

• Your bladder is located in your lower abdomen. A part of your urinary system, it is hollow and stores urine.

Exercise

• According to the Mayo Clinic, you can bleed from your bladder after strenuous exercise. The exertion could cause trauma to your bladder, resulting in blood in your urine.

Bladder Stones

• Bladder stones are hard masses of minerals that can form inside your bladder. They can cause damage to the organ's tissue, resulting in bleeding.

Bladder Cancer

• One of the symptoms of advanced bladder cancer is visible blood in your urine, say the National Institutes of Health.

Treatment

• Bleeding from your bladder caused by exercise will stop on its own. Bladder stones can be removed through surgery. Bladder cancer can be treated with radiation, chemotherapy and/or surgery.