Tech diving and Hermaturia?

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Jeff Pack

Fake Diver
No, not asking for medical advice, but at least if anyone here has read or studied the effects of deep water diving, decompression and Hermaturia.
 
I'm pretty sure you mean hematuria. If you spell it correctly, you'll get more hits on Google as well as here. There's also a medical forum on Scubaboard you might hit. I'm just guessing, but the reason for the hematuria would be the key to answering your question. Hematuria is a sign, not a disease.
 
Pissing blood sounds kind of heavy, but it is a symptom of another problem. For gods sake, find out what the problem is - looked it up in Wikipedia, and the only cause that didn't cause fear is the recovery period after extreme sports and Kidney / Bladder infections. Every other listed cause scares the hell out of me including Tumors, and late stage Renal Failure. What does your medical team say?

Michael
 
Free medical advice: Get that checked out immediately. Return when you have a diagnosis and we can restart the discussion. Hematuria is merely a symptom and can't be used as a basis for discussion in this case.
 
Mine is only microscopic. But I lift heavy weights 4 days a week and Tec dive every weekend, so was wondering if the high volume of deep deco diving and stress would also contribute. The heavy lifting can contribute to hematuria.
 
Look up exercise induced rhabdomyolosis (if I spelled it correctly). Very common to have microscopic hematuria in weight lifters.
 
One drop of blood can cause your pee to be dark pink. Rhabdo can be life threatening if not treated with serious amounts of fluid.


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kwinter said:
Look up exercise induced rhabdomyolosis (if I spelled it correctly). Very common to have microscopic hematuria in weight lifters.
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yup, which was why I was asking if regular deep water/deco diving could also be a contributing factor, or having nothing at all.
 
Hello Jeff,

I agree with Ken (on everything except the spelling although I suppose since this is a USA-based forum he wins). Its a sign, not a diagnosis. I have never heard of diving causing recurrent microscopic haematuria (but if you find any reference to it I would be interested to see it). Your other activities are a plausible explanation, but I would advise against assuming you know the cause because there are other more sinister sources that are eminently treatable early but become more problematic if you do nothing about them. Probably best to see a urologist.

Simon M
 
thank you Simon, I was hoping you would chime in.

I'll be going back in a few weeks anyways, I just wanted to know if strenuous deco diving would also be a contributing factor or not.
 
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