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A geriatrician who really knows the problems of elders may be helpful. You could try different incontinence products,but it seems as though you are doing nearly everything imaginable. I would keep checking with specialists to see if someone has an idea. The very best to you and your mom as you cope with this distressing problem.
Carol
Keeping the area as dry as possible is the challenge. Also, in-between showers your Mom can use a vinegar/water wash to cleanse the outer area. Then use cornstarch powder (never use a powder that contains talc).
Adult diapers are good for the condition, but trap moisture. I wish there was an alternative because both pads and diapers have an outer plastic covering.
mom didn't want them - it was easier to take a pill (different generation!!!) - yes an
antibiotic again and wouldn't listen when she was told that it was the antibiotic that was actually causing this chain reaction - UTI then C-diff (which she constantly had) How could it be - the doctor gave her the antibiotic and he should be right - was her attitude. Like I said "different generation". So it was impossible to help her - but I tried everything from my end that I could. Probably the best thing is to try all of these suggestions. Hope things work out. Thoughts and prayers to you as I know how hard it is to be a caregiver.
I eat yogurt daily and take a probiotic before bedtime. I haven't had a UTI or yeast infection in years.
Now having my Mom do something on a daily basis is another story. When she first arrived here she was having terrible problems with constipation. She used harsh laxatives that her docs recommended, etc. I finally told her to incorporate ground flax seed (which I buy at the grocery store) in her diet every day. "Magically" the constipation disappeared. But, to this day, she thinks she only needs to use it when she is feeling constipated.
I will do anything not to have to go to the doctor. The last time I did, he gave me a new antibiotic that I had never tried. It sent me to the ER with a bad reaction. I am not saying that all drugs are bad...there are MANY beneficial ones. But ya' got to wonder when drug companies are advertising on television and when I go to the pharmacy I see hundreds of prescriptions waiting to be picked up. I once lived near the Astra-Zeneca corporate office...it was nicer and bigger than most college campuses.
Seniors are especially vulnerable because Western medicine has convinced them that aging is a "disease." When they go to new doctors they load them up with new drugs without eliminating some of the old ones. My in-laws had 15+ bottles of pills they took everyday.
I am a fan of naturopathy because their philosophy is holistic: the body, mind and spirit working as one. I think the best of all worlds is your MD and ND working together....but, that is highly unlikely.
Bottom line: start with the simplest and safest solution then go from there...
Lilli
Hope her dr is good and treats daily as a preventative, it can make them crazy in their heads. The daycare always knows when a patient has one too now, they are used to the signs. Good Luck
The urologist/gynocologist should have done a CULTURE on the urine to see just what 'bacteria' is present. If this hasn't been done, please request that a culture be done. Most time they will NOT do a culture until requested. That being said I also agree that ANYONE using ANTIbiotics, needs to take PRObiotics between antibiotic doses to repopulate the system with GOOD bacteria. NO bacteria in the system is almost as detrimental as the existence of 'bad' bacteria in the system. We (mother and I) used D-Mannose to ward off urinary tract infections which can result in bladder infections. Please take a few minutes to read the information I reposted from one of hundreds of sources online. D-Mannose is available in whole food stores (bulk powder is least expensive) and since it is a powdered sugar, VERY easy to add to cereal, coffee, juice... etc.
I hope this helps... it is certainly worth researching. Again... I am not a doctor but I cared for my mother for 5years and we had much success with this product.
God Bless.
Glad to hear you, your mom and dogs are all doing well!
Thank you!
Good luck. UTI's are the worst.
Is she drinking enough water? If she gets dehydrated, her urine will be concentrated. Our bladders need plenty of water to flush out any bacteria that might be growing. I do agree that a visit to a urologist, if you haven't done so, is probably a good idea. As for the C-Dif, it is a very infectious bacteria that grows in feces. It is often found in institutions such as hospitals or nursing homes where proper there are poor hygiene practices. C-Dif is becoming more and more resistant to antibiotics. The best protection is probably as already suggested-- that she maintain a bacterial flora in her intestants that can help to ward off the invasion of C-Dif.
Her doctor's kind of given up and sent her to an infectious disease specialist. We're going to be so glad when this is all under control. At least we can laugh about it (most of the time)...
He went in first and it cleared up. A month later he had another and a long stay in the hospital and I finally attributed it to adult underwear. They loaded him up on all kinds of anti before the culture came back.
Thus he ended up with C Diff which is horrible and we are battling that now. Terrible stuff. He has gone from walking around normally 3 wks ago to being totally weak and having to be fed.
We brought him home since the nursing home where he was rehabing would leave him in wetness and poop for lengths of time...plus when the bed alarm went off, they did not get there soon enough and he would fall. He did not remember that he needed help to pee and he forgot how to call the nurse. The question is would the nurse even get there soon enough! At the hospital..yes...nursing home...no.
This nursing home had excellent ratings. Perhaps that is because those who got the best care did not have dementia. I don't know.
And In the nursing home for rehab went from okay to bad, I was hands on all right. My husband and I were there each day at different times, sometimes twice a day. Each time we had to remedy another situation.
IE: To give pills without having the patient drink 8 oz of water, but just a little to get the pills down is craziness. Water is what flushes the body. Or they will wisk their dinner plate away when they haven't eaten, saying he didn't eat any dinner. Well, there's a red flag! How about diarhea 10x a day...hello?
I get angry with the whole thing which I have been battling for the last 6 weeks. Minute by minute there are changes. Grrrr