Mom having UTI problems.

Magnoliasouth...
Thanks for the wealth of info! Just a bit confused by the few sentences...It appears you're referring to something (that you love/have no connection to?)

"When cleaning her if she can sit on the toilet. Use it first in the front to clean away any debris. That thing is so much better than a regular old fashioned peri bottle. I love it! I have no connection to it except that I love it."

Thankfully she's not bowel incontinent & no catheter...But whatever you're referring to, sounds like something I should invest in? :o)

UTI's are very common in incontinent women and it's not uncommon these days to get any infection that is resistant to antibiotics. Rocephin is a good strong one but did she get oral antibiotics too?

First, let's talk about how to avoid them.

If she has a catheter, she will be more prone to them. Clean carefully around the catheter and take her to the doctor the moment you see any discharge whatsoever. Make sure all gunk is clean.

If she's incontinent of bowels, then you have a problem on your hands. This is the primary source of recurrent UTI's in women. The best way to avoid it is to change her immediately. The problem with that is what happens in the middle of the night, right? It's not always going to happen. Just keep her as clean as you possibly can. When cleaning her if she can sit on the toilet. Use it first in the front to clean away any debris. That thing is so much better than a regular old fashioned peri bottle. I love it! I have no connection to it except that I love it.

Protect her labial folds with cream to prevent feces from entering the area. It won't prevent it 100% but will help reduce the risk.

Increase fluids and if she's not a diabetic, have her drink a lot of cranberry juice. You can even buy cranberry supplements to go along with the juice, but not instead of. This is especially helpful in prevention of recurring UTI.

Finally, make sure she's drinking plenty of fluids. They will often forget to drink and dark concentrated urine is a sure sign that they're not getting enough and that leads to bacteria in the urine which leads to UTI.

Good luck and I wish you and your mother well.

Babalou, is the pill small enough for an older person to swallow? My father bought two types of probiotics when he was alive, but they were horse pills! He couldn't take them because they were too hard to swallow. I've been rather shy about probiotics since then. I've been tempted to try to probiotics you mentioned for my mother, but couldn't see how big the pills were.

RePhresh, is its name.

Has she been examined by a urologist who specializes in the elderly? You might want to keep that in mind. Some women have structural issues that make utis more frequent.

My mom was greatly helped by taking a probiotic that was formulated to help with "feminie health"...i have to see if i can find the name. Also, using an estrogen cream every few weeks.

Recurring UTIs are common in elderly people. If this is only the second time, it could be that the first was just not adequately treated. The injection is normally followed up by a course of oral antibiotics. It concerns me that it was resistant to many antibiotics. The doctors will have to find one that the bacterium is sensitive to, then try to eliminate it.