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Toileting
Toileting Issues in the Elderly
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My mother uses the house as a open toilet! What do I do?
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RealityBites
Answered Jun 2018
How can I deal with smell from commode while cleaning it?
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CharK60
Answered Jun 2018
Need help telling mother in law she smells and needs to take a shower. Any ideas?
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MamaChar
Answered Feb 2021
Parents, brother and his wife are very upset with me. Advice?
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Psyclinz
Answered Jul 2021
My grandmother is peeing in cups and pooing in her hands. How do I confront this behavior?
59 Answers
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Jpl473
Answered Oct 2017
I think my MIL needs to wear Depends all day, but my husband needs to be the one to tell her that. What should I do?
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I'm not close with grandma. My uncle asked me to stay overnight w/ her at the hospital so I can help her to the bathroom. Am I overreacting?
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MAYDAY
Answered Mar 2021
Any advice on helping mom with incontinence, how do we get her to go in the adult diaper?
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watchdog1
Answered May 2018
Odor of...you know.
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Psalms23
Answered Sep 2019
Another fall and I'm angry! What can I do?
44 Answers
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Pepsee
Answered Jun 2018
Son needs advice on how to toilet, shower and change clothing for bedridden Mom. Any suggestions?
44 Answers
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Clemente
Replied Feb 2021
How do I properly dispose of human waste from the bedside potty?
43 Answers
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LoveLea
Answered Mar 2023
Dealing with hygiene?
42 Answers
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Laurellel
Replied Jul 2019
Which personal wipes are best for dad’s sore bottom? He is raw and sensitive on top of it. Thanks in advance.
41 Answers
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Crazemum81
Answered Aug 2021
My mother refuses to wear depends or pads. What can I do?
38 Answers
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Jeannewc
Answered Sep 2022
What do you do about strong smelling urine?
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runin4mom
Answered May 2017
Anyone have suggestions about people who have a weak stomach regarding a bedside commode? I hate emptying it.
38 Answers
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Beatty
Replied May 2019
Assistance getting up from toilet. Any suggestions?
36 Answers
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7again
Replied Dec 2018
My dad, 90, is obsessed with having go poop. It is his focus. He thinks he must go every day. How can I distract him from this obsession?
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lealonnie1
Replied Feb 2023
How do I approach my father about a bathroom disaster?
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Llamalover47
Replied Sep 2022
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