What are some hands on things a caregiver can do to prevent urinary tract infections?

The only thing I can think of is keep them clean, clean depends and cranberry juice and water. Mom still gets them. I'm going ti
Bask about a daily antibiotic. I have a friend that is a pharmacist and we talked about that last night at dinner.

yogurt may help prevent (it apprently won't cure) but having a familiy member with chronic infection due to prolapse bladder, cranberry didn't seem to stop them from reoccurring but yogurt seems to be working, at least for now. as mentioned, a lot of water and proper wiping.

Nitrofurant Macrodantin, 50 MG Capsules. My mother was hospitalized 3 times last year for UTI's until I took her to a Urologist who prescribed this for her. Not a single one since then.

I was also told about D-mannose just recently. Mom is currently in hospital for a UTI, coming home today, but not before I get her some d-mannose. Just started her on cranberry pills too.
There are flushable wipes, but they are so small. I think I'll buy a diaper pail and a bunch of white washcloths, so i can bleach and use those every day.

Cranberry may be contraindicated if Coumadin/Warfarin is also being taken, so be careful. It affects how long Coumadin stays in the body.

radienz1,

Unfortunately urinary tract infections are common among the elderly. Here are some articles that relate to UTI's that might help you when caring for your aunt.

Urinary Tract Infections in the Elderly
https://www.agingcare.com/articles/Elderly-urinary-tract-infections-146026.htm

UTIs Cause Behavioral, Not Physical Symptoms in Elders
https://www.agingcare.com/articles/urinary-tract-infection-symptoms-151547.htm

Best of Luck!

I myself tend to get bladder infections fairly often, which is a pain literally and figuratively. My doctor finally put me on a preventive antibiotic that I only take once, right after sex. Jury is still out whether it will stop this nonsense from happening though. So for a chronic UTI like mine, I can see why your aunt's doctor has prescribed that for her. My doctor did say that cranberry pills & juice DO help also. I know that when you pump up your water intake, that dilutes the urine and helps flush out bacteria. My mother-in-law will get a bladder infection, and not even know. She doesn't have the pain and discomfort that goes along with it like I do. The only way I know she even has one, is that I'm having to stop and find her a bathroom all the time. Then I take her in and have her tested.

My husband had this problem and I put a lemon diffuser in his room, increase his intake of cranberry juice to 3-8 oz. glasses per day, and snacks consists of dried cranberries almost daily. I also had a Master Reiki for special sessions on his bladder. So far it has helped and he has not suffered another infection since last Xmas. I keep my fingers crossed. Hope this helps.

Of course cranberry juice 100% Pure will help also get her to drink more water because the older folks tend to not drink enough water during the day. and as for cleaning have you encourage her to use those baby wipes each time she goes. they are a helpful product.They also have cranberry pills on the market we use Puritan's Pride, try to get the purest extract that you can find. As for getting your Aunt to relearn wiping different that may not happen. My first wife who now has passed on always wiped back to front and she never got any UTI's but she cleaned up often and that's the key.

My 89 year old mom has been labeled chronic with uti's however i do believe that her uti's are caused by not getting treated correctly the first time out and the second and so forth. she is always given cipro which does not take care of the type of bacteria strain she has. over the years these antibiotics have now made her resistant to 12 antibiotics which leaves two given by iv which are hard on the liver and need to be monitored. these antibiotics can also cause you to lose your hearing to a degree. a urologist is where we are headed and d-mannose might be something we ask about. my mom has now moved in with my husband and i and yes she was not so keen on having me help her in the bathroom but now she loves being clean. i bought her a $600 bidet then we wipe and clean after ever number two and she rinses and changes her pads every time they are wet to any degree. we also shower and really make sure both areas are clean. we also utilize coconut oil. she has fluid restrictions and salt restrictions but i make sure she drinks her water to flush and at this current time she has decided that sugar needs to be limited almost totally. my mom also wants to go to la fitness and swim which i am sure the clorinated water will help clean as well. sounds like a lot but she took care of me and she is my best friend. please pray that my mom will find relief so we can go to washington and colorado and create memories. also i have her drinking a twist tube that has 1000mg of vitamin c which is suppose to help fight these infections.