Repeated cystitus infections in mid 70s female relative
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I presume you mean Cystitis (UTI)?
If so, there's some good information here:
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/cystitis/#:~:text=Cy...
In older people, a key issue leading to UTIs can be dehydration/not drinking enough. This sounds minor, but can be really serious in the elderly, leading to hospitalisation in some cases (my dad and a couple of friends' mums went through this).
Hope you and she can get it sorted.
If so, there's some good information here:
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/cystitis/#:~:text=Cy...
In older people, a key issue leading to UTIs can be dehydration/not drinking enough. This sounds minor, but can be really serious in the elderly, leading to hospitalisation in some cases (my dad and a couple of friends' mums went through this).
Hope you and she can get it sorted.
A friend of mine with an elderly mum who gets repeated infections can now detect the earlier warnings of this, before a full blown infection she becomes disorientated and confused a little. This is also a sign of dehydration so he tries to ensure she measures her water intake by issuing 3 litres of water in jugs that she drinks during the day.
He’s reached the stage where he can have her on antibiotics before the main symptoms kick on now which, with other health conditions, generally helps stave off a hospital stay with invariably IV saline and antibiotics if caught too late.
Hope this helps as it can be a distressing condition as you know but in some cases can be prevented or at least the worst of it headed off. On another note, be careful of using the sachets used to treat the condition as they are incompatible with some drugs (blood thinners I recall, but double check with the doctor).
Had this with my mum, doctor via telephone said to use over the counter stuff, luckily the pharmacist was the one used by my mum and told us definitely not to, bouncing us back to get AB from the same doctor!
He’s reached the stage where he can have her on antibiotics before the main symptoms kick on now which, with other health conditions, generally helps stave off a hospital stay with invariably IV saline and antibiotics if caught too late.
Hope this helps as it can be a distressing condition as you know but in some cases can be prevented or at least the worst of it headed off. On another note, be careful of using the sachets used to treat the condition as they are incompatible with some drugs (blood thinners I recall, but double check with the doctor).
Had this with my mum, doctor via telephone said to use over the counter stuff, luckily the pharmacist was the one used by my mum and told us definitely not to, bouncing us back to get AB from the same doctor!
Just another note, certain other medications can increase the chances of this by upsetting the imbalance of body chemistry, similar to antibiotics disrupting good gut health during the course they are taken. Have her reviewed if she is on other meds to see if this might be the cause.
Extensive experience of this with a late 60's female. Increase fluid intake as much as possible as research a herbal remedy called Uva Ursi. Usual caveat of I'm not a doctor and experiences may vary but was extremely successful for resolving repeat UTI's in both my late mother aged 65+ and my partner aged mid 30s
JWH said:
Extensive experience of this with a late 60's female. Increase fluid intake as much as possible as research a herbal remedy called Uva Ursi. Usual caveat of I'm not a doctor and experiences may vary but was extremely successful for resolving repeat UTI's in both my late mother aged 65+ and my partner aged mid 30s
Not for prolonged use as it causes kidney damage. It's a strong herb.Cranberry is of the same family, and the juice is perfectly safe to drink. Just the boggo cranberry juice on sale in supermarkets.
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