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I would loveto thank all of those caregivers who care for their ol' parents. Such a pleasure to read your thoughts and experience in these posts how much you care.
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How about trying 20 Mule Team Borax. Has worked for me.
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BIOKLEEN BAC-OUT, STAIN AND ORDOR REMOVER. MAYBE BETTER FOR SMALL ITEMS...
CLOTHING.DOES NOT NEED TO BE RINSED ON LABEL.BOUGHT AT WHOLE FOODS.
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Thanks BatmannRobin! I can't seem to find Zote soap around here but I'll keep looking. I never considered the fact that it could be a UTI smell, but the odor is miserable, not just a urine smell. She is checked at least once a week by the visiting nurse and they never mention anything about a UTI and I never gave it any thought because the smell is always the same. But I'm going to bring it up to the nurse when she comes next time. Mum is 96 now and has dementia, so I never know if the behavior is because of that or a UTI. Thanks for your imput........I'll try anything!
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I have had the same issue, especially with UTI urine - it was a beast to get the odor out. I tried vinegar, baking soda, natures miracle, and could still smell it.
It was really trial and error, but...
This is what worked for me... spray the clothes/sheets/whatever with the puppy pee spray in the turquoise bottle. That will neutralize it til you can get it in the wash. Then I do a combo of oxy clean odor care, plus a little zote (bar laundry soap), and then my regular laundry detergent in the machine. It's done great and she often gets comments about how fresh and clean her clothes smell.
Good luck!!
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Hope you find products that can be cleaned and are sympathetic to your needs! You are such a blessing and we all love sweet clean smells...Bless your Mom, and all who care!
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Borax, Borateem, orderless clorax,Biokleen products,there is one in particular that I love, can't think of specific name..bought at Whole Foords

Sunlight,
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I use odor bully it works great. Got mine at Menard's.
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The only approach I would have is to just pitch the sheets and get the smell out of your home. I don't know if you have a mattress protector on the mattress she sleeps on, but if so, I would be checking to see if it ripped. Those plastic mattress protectors don't usually last long and they need replaced pretty frequently. If the urine got down into the mattress, it's probably going to be hard to get it out so I would also replace the mattress and anything else that has urine smell in it. Just replace everything is my approach. You can usually find mattresses at secondhand shops and private sales but the best one for her maybe a hospital bed mattress. They usually stand up to moisture very well, it would be a good idea to just invest in something waterproof and maybe even explore your options with disposable sheets because sheets can usually be found for fairly cheap if you know where to look for them
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Lighter concerns are trousers , that get pee drop urine odor.
Keep vinegar under the sink and had wash area on trousers and hang to dry if you want to get a cup;e of more days out of some nice slacks.
In the machine, 1/2 cup borax and 1/2 cup BAc out.Cold water and full wash with rinse.
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Women wear slacks a lot, they get a slight smell from urine drops...hand wash crotch area with anykind of soap,rinse and hang to dry...In the washing machine,1/2 cup of borax and spray crotch area with Bac -Out. Lightly worn slacks, treat crotch with vinegar, rinse that area and hang to dry with pants hangers..get a few wearings before tossing in the automatic clothes washer.Keep the vinegar under the sink forconvenience. Its a pain but what are you going to do..Tighter pands for a good look and fit, do not help women out very much.
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I swear by using liquid detergent (was Wisk before they discontinued it, now using the Tide "Sports" formula) and the Odor Defense pods by Tide. Sorry if this sounds like a promo for Tide but using these two in combination with a warm water has been the ONLY thing I've found to get the "baked in" urine smell out of cotton garments.
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My mother is using adult diapers - she liked the generic ones sold at Sam's club. That isn't enough now. We tried several kinds. The ones that fit best and the ones that keeps her from having accidents, we get them from North Shore through Amazon. They are called Wellness Absorbent Underwear. They are expensive but she uses fewer of them. And there are no accidents so far. I wash the sheets in Tide and Boraxo. Sometimes, bleach. If there is a bad stain, I sometimes use Natures Miracle (Petsmart) in the wash water.
I spray the bedding, sheets, pads, blankets, pillows with Febreze when I change the sheets. And I wash all the bedding every two weeks whether there is any stains or not. The odors stay in the bedding. We have almost completely eliminated any odors. I wash all of her clothing, all of the time in detergent and Borax (Walmart / Smiths) . We use disposable pads (Sam's Clubs are good quality and cheap) under the sheets and a water resistant mattress pad (also washed every other week). It seems like a lot of work, but we have it down to a system now. It isn't too bad. And nothing smells.
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I would definitely pitch them if you can't get the smell out despite repeated washing. Have you tried washing them by themselves in a separate cycle in a solution of bleach water? Bleach has always been my go to for nearly everything. You can usually get cheat sheets at your local Goodwill or other thrift shop. Do you also want to look for sheets in bags of clothing. I would be surprised if nearly everyone if not everyone has been gifted a bag of clothing at sometime in their lives maybe even on multiple occasions. You never know when you'll find useful linens in there or even receive them for Christmas or even your birthday. You can also check local charities to see how they may be able to help or best yet your local counsel on aging. I wouldn't worry about pitching and replacing sheets if you can get them pretty cheap. Our local Goodwill always has them, so definitely keep your eyes open and don't spend much on sheets in this type of case you're in. If the person insists on always wetting the bed, I wouldn't spend nothing on sheets for them because you'll probably have to end up replacing them pretty often if you can't get the urine smell out
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I have heard putting baking soda in the wash and also vinegar helps. And you probably will have to wash at least twice - in very hot water. Good luck.
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I use vinegar in cold water for 3 cycles. It's such a hassle but it works. My FIL has a in-dwelling catheter and that smell gets on EVERYTHING that he wears/uses.
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I use a few drops of tea tree oil at the beginning of wash. A few drops takes care of a large load. Hot water if possible.
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really glad i found this page. I too have started taking care of an aging parent with incontince issues as well as issues of using a bed urinal and possibly spilling the urine on self. One pair of short pants smelled after three washes with vinegar and soap and oxyclean, i finally just put the bundle of urine smell clothes in a laundry bag and soaked over night in our pool. Smell gone.
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I used cloth diapers in the early 70s and after rinsing off the poop dropped them straight into a bucket of water with bleach. When the bucket was full I emptied the whole thing into the washer and ran a spin cycle then a rinse and finally a hot wash and not having a dryer hung them out to air dry. I only used disposables when traveling - too cheap to buy them but 3 dozen cloth diapers saw me through three babies. Much cheaper to raise a baby in those days!!!!!!!!
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We use Odoban, eucalyptus scent, The nursing home uses it by us. It works fabulous, you can get the spray one at Walmart, and the gallon size at Sams club. It smells wonderful, and fresh. I put a half cup in the laundry, and we spray it on the furniture and on her mattress. It is a deodorizer and disinfectant. I love this product.
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I have found that Apple Cider Vinegar works better than White Vinegar.
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Oops...yeah.

No..I meant to get out odors.

That combination takes care of every odor I have every run up against. Cat urine, horse sweat, you name it....one scoop of that combination...ta da. Odor gone
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I think you mean washing soda Katiekate, it is a great booster if you have hard water, and the borax makes a good pre soak!
I had good results with the oxyclean type boosters you add by the scoop in the wash or use for a pre soak for urine odours, but I have discovered the liquid non chlorine bleach does a better job for poopy messes.
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You can buy both in the laundry isle at Wall Mart. It's even cheap
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Borax and laundry baking soda. 50/50 mix.

Works every time. For any kind of nasty odor.

I use it on my Dads bedding everyday. (Yeah, every morning the mess is just awful)
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No, betadine will not stain in the wash, because it combines with the ammonia in urine and turns clear. Ammonium iodide=clear iodine tincture.
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Won't Betadine stain the clothes in the wash?
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Wont Betadine stain the clothes?
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I was talking to my mothers friend about this problem - now its not a solution I would ever even contemplate but it did amuse me.

She said use a paste of bleach and soap powder on the area, then soak them in the bath in and then before you wash them tread them like you would grapes.

Now I have to say having that much bleach on your feet will be harmful and I said as much. Her reply - well at my age it doesn't matter much does it dear and beside which I wear wellies. I could just see her in her floral dress and wellies treading sheets!!!!!!
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