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Currently using Depends.

1. Frequent changes.
2. Frequent intakes of fluids if they can be tolerated (some with CHF cannot).
3. Removal of all soiled materials to outside closed and line garbage bins. Soiled furniture and rugs removed.
4. Check urine frequently with dipstick (plastic catcher-hat in toilet, not from diapers which have product in them that will change readings) that you buy from pharmacist. Watch for positive nitrites, blood and leukocytes; call MD for same and take specimen to lab for ordered U/A, C&S.
5. D-Mannose works well for me. Acts like cranberry but with sugar and acids to keep bacteria from adhering to bladder wall. Some others here have had luck with it; some have not.
6. Is there fecal incontinence? If so, all is hopeless as e-coli will invade.
7. Lastly, hormone cream that is used on outer vulva and urethra. In the female there is but a short distance from entrance of urethra to the bladder and post menopause the tissues thin remarkably, leaving the poor urethra utterly unable to close off to bacteria.

This is a dilemma. And if it is ongoing after the above you are looking at discussion with doctor about prophylactic antibiotics. They used often to do this, but the fact that we overuse antibiotics so much that we have caused many bacteria to become resistant, has changed this by a lot. Doctors no longer often wish to give antibiotics prophylactically without being desperate.
Good luck. Wish there was better answers on this one.
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What is your question?
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If you are dealing with a bed sore, please get medical help now.
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