Mom is still having visions even after being treated for UTI. How long do these last?

I was told by a hospital nurse that sometimes after an episode of delirium and hallucinations due to UTI that the confusion can last for several months later, sometimes less severe but pops up at times. I seem to be going through this with my own Mom right now. The first 2 times she had delirium she came out of it in about 3 days or so, Now it seems to be less confusion but still is there at times and not up to full cognitive level after 3 weeks.

My mom had simular effects when taking Eracept. I took it out of her meds boxes. Told the dr. He made no comment, so left it up to me. I'm all she has, I make many decisions for her because someone has to. I really hope you'll check her meds. I read the papers on every new pill to know what to watch for.
Hallucinations are pretty obvious tho.

Instead of drugs for a uti, try to prevent them with something a friend turned me on to. It is called D-mannose and is cheap and on Amazon. It does something about flushing bacteria out of the system. We could not get Mom's recurrent UTI's to stop coming back until using this capsule every day. It stopped the horrible smell and incontinence, thank goodness.

Thank you JudyJFLA, I will look into this. I know prevention is the best thing and have been trying to make sure Mom drinks more water and stays away from sugary foods.

Apparently there are other reasons for confusion which I didnt know about until today. The geriatric specialist we have had visit has said that high levels of calcium can induce confusion and hallucinations and that low levels of sodium will make that worse. I thought that high calcium and low sodium would be good...well not good but better than the other way round but apparently not so. Hyponatraemia - a low level of sodium or salt in the blood can result in changes to a person's mental state; headaches, nausea and vomiting, tiredness, muscle spasms and seizures.
Hyperparathyroidism - When at least one of your parathyroid glands becomes overly active, the condition is called hyperparathyroidism. This is the leading cause of hypercalcemia - too much calcium in the blood.
Apart from pain in the bones; height loss; bowed shoulders; curvature of the spine and fractures hypercalcemia can also cause psychological symptoms, such as depression, memory loss, and irritability.
Needless to say Mum is now being tested

Wow! JudeAH53 That is interesting. I have read about low sodium but not the high calcium issue. I'm learning so much from everyone here on this site and it's overwhelming but a good thing. Thank you