i need some advice please?

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my grandfather is 84 years old...just today when he went to the bathroom, after he was done peeing he started bleeding through his penis...we're not sure of what caused this and was wondering if anyone knew of anything to do in order to stop it...my mom refuses to take him to the hospital and I dont know what to do...if anyone has any sites i can go to to find out anything about his bleeding please let me know...

id like serious answers please because this is a serious question...

Answers:
Well, I'm a doctor and would definitely advice to take him to the ER today. It's not because he will bleed badly, but because most likely he will get obstructed with a clot inside his urethra (the canal where he pees), the urine won't come out, and your poor grandpa will start having severe pain from a distended bladder in 12 to 24 hours. And if you say he has Alzheimer's (not sure how severe), he won't probaly be able to tell you that he is in pain. Take him now to the ER, most likely he won't be admitted anyway unless the bleeding is severe. He will probably get a Foley catheter put in his penis to ensure he is able to void and be referred to a primary care physician or better, a urologist.

Causes are varied, but at his age the most common causes are
- straining from an enlarged prostate.
- prostate cancer
- stones (they usually don't bleed that much)
- other types of cancer in the urinary system, like bladder cancer, ureteral cancer or kidney cancer.
- use of anticoagulants (Warfarin, Coumadin).

Anyway, in this case it won't help not taking him to the doctor, he will need to go anyway sooner or later, so do it sooner before things get worse. Hope it helps. Any other question, mail me.

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Hi. This is a very serious condition, and really should be evaluated by a physican. Does he have any pain associated with this symptom? Any other symptoms at all?

dont no..............go to the dr# this can be something very serious

Please take my advice seriously.
Your grandfather could be suffering prostate cancer or serious genital tract infection.
Call the doctor and report your mother refusing to give him medical assistance.

You can find some answers on www.webmd.com however, I suggest taking him to the emergency room or his family doctor as it could be a very serious condition.

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