My mom is a person who suffers with having chronic UTI. She just got over one last week and I think she has another one now. What can I do I make sure she wipes right because I wipe her myself when she is at home. I worry about her having these UTI's so regularly, she is 93 and has Alzheimer's/dementia. Her doctor recommended a one time antibiotic for her which works for her but now she is acting the same way again. Any advice?
Any kind of yogurt with live bacteria culture has the pro-biotic effect, plus is tasty and easy for an elderly person to swallow. Mom said she hated yogurt, so I called it custard and she ate it happily. I poured her unsweetened cranberry juice in a pretty glass before dinner, replacing wine or other types of drinks she consumed when younger.
Some people have mentioned being allergic to the Depends material they use. Which sounds good to me since I cannot use any Kodex products.
Its also been said that a culture needs to be done to make sure antibiotic is for that particular infection. Also, make sure she is catherized to get all the infected urine.
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Our doctor said, some elders live for years with infections...
Eventually, there will be nothing you can do. The body is breaking down...
Treatments for my relative no longer work, and she is just living with it (it's been nearly 2 years now). And surprisingly, she's doing ok.
Even if you do the treatments, sometimes they cause side effects that aren't worth it (for my relative, it was months of off-and-on diarrhea that made her totally miserable until her gut recovered from the medication).
All the best to you and your mom!
I think you could do this as a preventive measure with any elder who eats solid food. (My husband drinks a jigger of unsweetened cranberry juice every day and doesn't have UTI's either. He says you get accustomed to the lack of sweetness, but I suppose some sugar or stevia could be added.)
When she gets delirium The things she says are : deeply insulting and hurtful...
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