If I had bladder or kidney cancer, would I have worse symptoms by now?

Today, when I went to the bathroom, my urine looked VERY dark and very red. It looked just like grapefruit juice. This is the number 1 first sign of bladder and/or kidney cancer. Of course after freaking out, I drank a bunch of water.

2nd time, less dark but still rose colored
3 and 4 were totally clear/normal.

I figured that its possible that it came from the fact that I drank a bottle of pomegranate Aqua Kefir that was colored a very dark red. At first I thought that it was possibly beet juice was used for the coloring. Until I came home from work, found the bottle, and there was no beet juice on the ingredients list..... :( Which means it possibly was blood....


I know its cancer, I just know it....please help me.

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Originally Posted by NervousSubject

Today, when I went to the bathroom, my urine looked VERY dark and very red. It looked just like grapefruit juice. This is the number 1 first sign of bladder and/or kidney cancer. Of course after freaking out, I drank a bunch of water.

2nd time, less dark but still rose colored
3 and 4 were totally clear/normal.

I figured that its possible that it came from the fact that I drank a bottle of pomegranate Aqua Kefir that was colored a very dark red. At first I thought that it was possibly beet juice was used for the coloring. Until I came home from work, found the bottle, and there was no beet juice on the ingredients list..... :( Which means it possibly was blood....


I know its cancer, I just know it....please help me.

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First you need to stop overthinking you said it yourself 3/4 th drink normal colour, you where probably dehydrated, see how things go over the next day or so, I'm sure you be fine xx

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Originally Posted by NervousSubject

I figured that its possible that it came from the fact that I drank a bottle of pomegranate Aqua Kefir that was colored a very dark red.

...Until I came home from work, found the bottle, and there was no beet juice on the ingredients list..... :( Which means it possibly was blood....

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So what was added to make the drink so dark red? If it is the GT brand it only contains 10% juice so the dark colour probably didn't come from that. Have you drunk it before?

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Originally Posted by MRS STRESS ED

First you need to stop overthinking you said it yourself 3/4 th drink normal colour, you where probably dehydrated, see how things go over the next day or so, I'm sure you be fine xx

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If my piss was dark brown, then yes I'd chalk it up to rehydration. But pink/red? Grapefruit colored? To me that sounds like a huge red flag that its something serious.

Why do you believe that red urine is indicitive of dehydration?

If you drank red juice, don’t you think it’s plausible the dyes briefly turned it red?

I know how scary it is to have a very visible symptom like that and jump right to the worst case scenario. I always do the same. But try and remind yourself that this is a symptom of the health anxiety and the things your mind is telling you is likely not what is really going on. Bladder and kidney cancer are rare. There are other much more common things that can cause blood in your urine (if it even is blood). UTIs, kidney infections and kidney stones can all cause this. I also have had pinkish urine and stool after eating beets. So like you mentioned, that is another possible, much more likely cause. If it persists or you have other problems, by all means make an appointment with your doctor. But even then, chances are that it is something common and treatable like a UTI.

Now I have another problem...My urine is normal colored now, but now I feel like I have to pee ALL THE TIME now. I drank a lot of water and cranberry juice last night but I don't think it was an overly excessive amount...Honestly the fact my urine is a normal color now doesn't comfort me at all, as constant urination (as well as blood in urine) could be a symptom of anything a simple UTI to bladder cancer or even prostate cancer. EVERY SINGLE health website is basically telling me I should drop what I'm doing RIGHT NOW and go to the emergency room because of the pink urine I had.

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Originally Posted by NervousSubject

Now I have another problem...My urine is normal colored now, but now I feel like I have to pee ALL THE TIME now. I drank a lot of water and cranberry juice last night but I don't think it was an overly excessive amount...Honestly the fact my urine is a normal color now doesn't comfort me at all, as constant urination (as well as blood in urine) could be a symptom of anything a simple UTI to bladder cancer or even prostate cancer. EVERY SINGLE health website is basically telling me I should drop what I'm doing RIGHT NOW and go to the emergency room because of the pink urine I had.

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Cause & effect. You had an issue, did something to remedy the issue, you are now experiencing the consequences of that remedy, you then worry about those consequences. Your HA is out of control right now. This is not an emergency especially since your urine is now clear. If you are truly concerned, make an appointment with your doctor.

Best Wishes

Anxiety can cause that sort of urgency - I've been there, and to an extend I still am.

Also, stop using Google. If you're really ill it'll make itself obvious soon enough.

You need to change your internal dialogue.

You should be saying thing like "Ok, so it could be blood, it may not be, but that doesn't mean I am about to drop dead of cancer. Let's think about what else it could be."

You really need to stop jumping to the worst case scenario.

I have had blood in my urine and it was kidney stones.

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Originally Posted by NervousSubject

I know its cancer, I just know it....please help me.

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Lol calm down.

You drank red, you pee'd red. End of story.

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Originally Posted by NervousSubject

If my piss was dark brown, then yes I'd chalk it up to rehydration. But pink/red? Grapefruit colored? To me that sounds like a huge red flag that its something serious.

Why do you believe that red urine is indicitive of dehydration?

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Why do you seem hostile to me, l took time to answer you then you question what l have said, so okay its cancer is that the answer you wanted, l don't like your attitude to me its rude

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Originally Posted by MRS STRESS ED

Why do you seem hostile to me, l took time to answer you then you question what l have said, so okay its cancer is that the answer you wanted, l don't like your attitude to me its rude

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I didn't mean to be rude. All I was trying to ask is how do you know that having urine that was reddish is linked to dehydration?

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Originally Posted by NervousSubject

I didn't mean to be rude. All I was trying to ask is how do you know that having urine that was reddish is linked to dehydration?

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Okay maybe l was being abit sensitive, l appreciate your reply, the reason l said this l work in a nursing home you be surprised the colours of wee l see, and most common is not drinking enough fluids, but l hope you are okay

take care xx

Even though I only had the pink urine once, I cant help but think something else is going on here. I keep having some gastro symptoms every so often, and I cant help but believe that I have some kind of mestatic cancer....I feel like Im dying :(

You have anxiety, that's all.

UTI test came back negative. I still have lower back pain and the urge to pee all the time. Now I'm totally convinced I have cancer.

Did they test for blood in your urine while testing for the UTI? I’ve had kidney stones that have caused lower back pain and blood tinged urine. It doesn’t necessarily have to be bladder cancer, there are many, many other far more likely causes.

You’re hyper focused on it since you had dye stained urine. Now you notice every twinge, ache and urge. It’s anxiety.

Im going to see a dr. tomorrow.

I went on cipro, and after a few days my symptoms cleared up so I stopped taking it. And just a few days later this afternoon, I started having pains in my lower abdomen again, and when I urinated in the shower when I was getting ready for work and I couldn't tell the exact color because I wasn't wearing my glasses, but it looked dark. REALLY dark. And when I went to the bathroom again at work, it was lighter but it had a slight brownish tinge, almost tan-colored...Now it seems like my UTI symptoms are back :P

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I went on cipro, and after a few days my symptoms cleared up so I stopped taking it.

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So you didn't finish the course of medication and your symptoms returned? Go figure!

Positive thoughts

So I went to the dr today and I told him what was happening. They made me take a urine test and it came back negative for a UTI. My urine did have very trace amounts of blood in it though...I asked him about renal cancer and he right away said there was no chance it's that simply due to my age alone...They want to do a STD culture for chlamydia, and he told me to follow up with a urologist.

I just left so much more confused...I feel like if I was having a kidney stone, I'd be having worse pain than I am now. All I can think this can be is cancer :(

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Originally Posted by NervousSubject

All I can think this can be is cancer :(

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You've been told it isn't so this thought is just a thought. Challenge it with what your doctor has told you.

Best Wishes

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Originally Posted by NervousSubject

So I went to the dr today and I told him what was happening. They made me take a urine test and it came back negative for a UTI. My urine did have very trace amounts of blood in it though...I asked him about renal cancer and he right away said there was no chance it's that simply due to my age alone...They want to do a STD culture for chlamydia, and he told me to follow up with a urologist.

I just left so much more confused...I feel like if I was having a kidney stone, I'd be having worse pain than I am now. All I can think this can be is cancer :(

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Hi NervousSubject. I don't have much to add that others haven't said, but my urine always shows up trace blood. Some people just do and it doesn't mean anything! Hopefully this could help you to relax.

Yep my pee tests have shown traces of blood but the doc said nothing their to worry about.:yesyes:

I didn't get pain with my kidney stones - didn't even know I had them.

It is not cancer - like many others I get traces of blood all the time in urine samples.

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Originally Posted by nomorepanic

I didn't get pain with my kidney stones - didn't even know I had them.

It is not cancer - like many others I get traces of blood all the time in urine samples.

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But two weeks ago, my urine was very pink. As I said then, my urine looked like grapefruit juice, then rose wine, and then clear. But then came the UTI symptoms, and with the dip stick test becoming negative, it seems like the only two possibilities are kidney stones, or kidney/bladder cancer...And kidney stones have more pain than what Im in...I can't stop thinking that its cancer...

And now Im wondering if this is another type of cancer that metastasized to the bladder like pancreatic cancer or colon cancer...

Even though the Dr said I'm too young for cancer like that, he wasn't any specialist, he was a walk-in clinic doctor....And look at poor Chadwick Boseman...He was only 39 when he was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer...

Is there anyone on this board that has experience with bladder cancer or kidney cancer? Do I have a reason to be concerned with my symptoms?

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Originally Posted by NervousSubject

But two weeks ago, my urine was very pink. As I said then, my urine looked like grapefruit juice, then rose wine, and then clear. But then came the UTI symptoms, and with the dip stick test becoming negative, it seems like the only two possibilities are kidney stones, or kidney/bladder cancer...And kidney stones have more pain than what Im in...I can't stop thinking that its cancer...

And now Im wondering if this is another type of cancer that metastasized to the bladder like pancreatic cancer or colon cancer...

Even though the Dr said I'm too young for cancer like that, he wasn't any specialist, he was a walk-in clinic doctor....And look at poor Chadwick Boseman...He was only 39 when he was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer...

Is there anyone on this board that has experience with bladder cancer or kidney cancer? Do I have a reason to be concerned with my symptoms?

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My friends dad has kidney cancer. He started to have weight just fall off of him and he looked terrible. He didn't know he was sick until he could no longer eat or do anything other than sleep.

Okay, so my symptoms went away again with Cipro, but my round is almost up and I'm terrified to get off it because what if the symptoms come back? What if there is something else causing a recurring UTI? Could it be cancer? Could it be kidney stones?

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Originally Posted by NervousSubject

Could it be cancer? Could it be kidney stones?

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Could it just be a UTI that you've treated? :shrug:

Positive thoughts

I dont know if this is a physical manifestation of anxiety over other things going on in the world, but part of me feels like my symptoms are coming back, even though Im on the cipro :( I've pretty much acccepted that I have cancer.

Why are you so negative?

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Originally Posted by nomorepanic

Why are you so negative?

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Because Im sick and tired of everyone, including my own mother, gaslighting me into thinking that theres nothing wrong with me when there clearly is. How the hell can someone gaslight away an actual PICTURE OF ME HAVING PINK URINE?! I've read stories of people as young as 20 having bladder cancer and visible blood and UTI symptoms is how it started for them!

Ok you have cancer - best get it sorted then :wall:

I just looked back at your posts and you have had cancer since April 2019 so don't you think it would be pretty advanced by now?

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Originally Posted by nomorepanic

I just looked back at your posts and you have had cancer since April 2019 so don't you think it would be pretty advanced by now?

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This time, I actually had a physical symptom that there is no way it's psychosomatic. There is no way that pink urine is normal.

So how many times have you had it pink then?

I didn't say it wasn't normal, I am saying there are reasons other than cancer for it.

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Originally Posted by nomorepanic

So how many times have you had it pink then?

I didn't say it wasn't normal, I am saying there are reasons other than cancer for it.

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It was pink once, then normal. Then I had brown urine two weeks later, then it was normal.

So how can it be cancer if you had just one episode?

I had two with my kidney stones.

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Originally Posted by NervousSubject

It was pink once, then normal. Then I had brown urine two weeks later, then it was normal.

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So no matter what anyone says you are adamant you have cancer, well here are some facts cancer doesn't come and go it gets worse and worse so please tell what other symptoms or proof you have, l have lost too many people to this awful awful illness believe me they weren't sat wasting time over it you are poorly but look deeper its not Cancer xx