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Incontinence
Incontinence in the Elderly
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My dad suffers from dementia. Sometimes he will urinate anywhere in the house except the bathroom. How can I stop this?
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Carol Bradley Bursack, CDSGF
Answered Mar 2011
My grandmother has Alzheimer's and she is urinating and having bowel movements on the floor, how can I help her?
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lach61
Answered Mar 2011
My 86-year-old MIL lives with us and she refuses to wear depends. We're constantly having the carpet cleaned and there is fecal matter in the washer! What can we do?
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gheppe
Answered Mar 2011
My husband has just sarted to lose control of his bowels. He is in the later stages of Alzheimer's. How can I help him to not be upset?
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pltrickey
Answered Feb 2011
My 85-year-old mom with Alzheimer's is currently taking vesicare and her accidents are increasing. Should I continue the meds if its not working?
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Carol Bradley Bursack, CDSGF
Answered Feb 2011
Small, but frequent Bowel Movement
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Answered Feb 2011
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Should my grandfather get a Colonoscopy?
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Eddie
Answered Feb 2011
How do I tell my friend that she needs to wear protective undergarmets or depends at night?
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yellowfeever
Answered Jan 2011
My mother, 74, urinates in the house. She wears adult diapers. What do we do? I live 3hrs away; she & my 55 bro. who lives ther hav diabetes
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anonymous14030
Answered Jan 2011
Should a 86-year-old women be taking estrace cream for incontinence that also takes coumidin and blood pressure medication?
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toadballet1
Answered Jan 2011
My Dad doesn't seem to care that he has accidents for us to clean up and won't wear Depends. How can I convince him with his lite dementia?
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PirateQueen
Answered Jan 2011
My mother has short-term memory loss and insists that she needs laxatives, when she is completely "regular". As a result, she keeps having messy accidents. What should we do?
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42taint
Answered Jan 2011
This is difficult. My husband doesn't make it to the bathroom to pee and now is having problems making it to the bathroom and poop! What should I do?
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palmtrees1
Answered Jan 2011
What do you do when you notice that your husband is losing bowel control? I am going to bring it up at our visit to the urologist today.
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seenypa
Answered Jan 2011
My mom went to the bathroom in the night in her PJ’s and in the carpet but she doesn’t remember it. Why is this happening to her?
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2bluwings
Answered Dec 2010
Mom goes to the bathroom on the floor. She gets disoriented and doesn't know where the commode is or the bathroom. She is delusional and hallucinates. How can we get her to go to the bathroom correctly?
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AgingCareEditor
Answered Dec 2010
My dad isn't incontinent, but when he uses the toilet to urinate he "dribbles" on the floor, the toilet and his clothes. What can we do?
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pamela6148
Answered Dec 2010
My mother goes constantly to the bathroom but she still has accidents. Is there anything we can do?
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mamalizpeck
Answered Nov 2010
My mom has stage 3 cancer and has opted for no treatment. She is now wetting herself. How do I address this without embarrassing her?
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NancyH
Answered Nov 2010
My father urinates so much so frequently that the staff at the assisted living facility are changing his diaper and clothes 4 times a day. Any suggestions on dealing with this?
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smileyface
Answered Nov 2010
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