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Might want to discuss with her doctor or pharmacist about her medicine. My family member was on a diuretic twice daily. She took the second one at supper and ended up with multiple nighttime trips to bathroom. The pill was rescheduled for midafternoon and that reduced the nighttime trips to only one.
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I used to do the same thing with my mom, get up at night to take her to the bathroom or to her bedside commode, did it for 2 months solid before burning myself out with exhaustion. Then we started using Molicare tabbed diapers right before she went to bed that hold almost a gallon of fluid and keep the skin dry. My mom would still wake up and say 'Help me!' for awhile to get up but after a few weeks, that lessened somewhat and most of the time she was dry in the morning and so was the bed. It saved our sanity.
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Have you looked into the Pure Wick system? My mom has had this at the hospital. Works great!
Not sure about long term, but check into it and see if it works for you!
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Check into getting her a female external catheter. I was told about the male Condom catheter and it has been a huge difference.
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Not economical, but effective -- use menstrual pads inside the diaper at night. Along with the disposable bed liners, just in case. Most of the time the bed liner is dry, but if not , you just throw away. Easier than using a clothe liner alone that you have to wash everyday. I do keep a cloth liner under the disposable one and have only had leak to the sheets once or twice in the last year. This and latex gloves are my savior. I can't stand poo and pee smells, much less getting anything on my hands.
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Pure wick works great
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I put 3 pairs of Depends on my husband at night. If he wakes-up & is wet, all I have to do is cut-out & discard the inner (wet) pair. Quicker, easier & I’m back to sleep in just a few minutes.
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Maybe stop
liquids from about 1pm
but ensure drinking up to that point
Tea etc late might be adding to the problem
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I put those large pads, the ones that are capable of holding the most liquid. Put 2 of them inside their pullups or diapers. This is for females. For male patients I take one of those very thick pads, lay the pad under the penis putting one end of pad touching where penis touches the scrotum, then bringing up and over the front of the penis and then back over the top of the penis. Then, Take another one of those pads, and wrap it around that pad you just applied. If you think you need to, especially for when they sleep, spread out a water proof cloth/plastic pad under all this while on top of thighs.
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