Guatemalan food is largely based on corn, which has been a staple crop here for centuries. The corn is ground and then used to make the tortillas that most Guatemalans consume daily. Tortillas are delivered from local tortillerÃ­as or made in-house at the front of a restaurant.
Finding blood in your urine, particularly if you're not menstruating, can be frightening. But before you let your mind go to the scariest possible place, you should know that there are a number of different conditions that can cause blood to appear in your urine, many of them less serious than others. In fact, the most common cause in women is vaginal bleeding or normal menstrual bleeding. What Might Be Causing Blood in Urine. Drugs. Certain drugs, including blood thinners such as warfarin, can lead to blood in urine. Doctors often prescribe blood thinners if you have a heart or blood vessel disease, or if you have poor blood flow to your brain. Blood thinners reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke by reducing the formation of blood clots in your arteries and veins.
Causes of Hematuria. Common causes of blood in urine include: 1  Bladder or kidney infections. 2  Bladder or kidney stones. 3  Certain kidney diseases, such as inflammation in the filtering system of the kidneys (glomerulonephritis).4  Enlarged prostate (benign prostatic hyperplasia) or prostate cancer.auses of Hematuria. Common causes of blood in urine include: 1  Bladder or kidney infections. 2  Bladder or kidney stones. 3  Certain kidney diseases, such as inflammation in the filtering system of the kidneys (glomerulonephritis).