My Mom is in late stages of dementia/ Alzheimer's and holds her urine now the entire day. I have tried everything to get her to pee and she only does it during the night. She wakes up drenched even though she has an overnight diaper with a booster pad in it, we have had so many times sitting with no results. I tried 35 ozs of fluid and still nothing until in her sleep. She cannot speak barely and doesn't understand too much. She is on Amoxicillan for a possible UTI but no improvement so it doesn't appear to be that. Anyone else deal with this issue? I would love support or suggestions. I am giving her a couple of more days before I call the doctor, its a huge ordeal to try and get her into a car. Thank you
I had the same experience looking after my Mum. I found that even after taking antibiotics for a suspected UTI, it didn't help much. Sometimes getting Mum to move a bit more, walking etc, helped. One thing that did make her go more was drinking tea, a natural diuretic. Hope this was some help. All the best.
Carol