My wife is incontinent, has Alzheimer's, wears pull ups, can no longer get a regular urine sample. Would it be feasible to insert either urine or PH test strips into her pull ups ? We are doing our best to control things, but she has had dehydration issues and urine infections and I am just looking for any other possible way to help us stay on top of things.
My Mom had back to back UTIs throughout 2017 and after procedure outlined above, she has had no more! It is amazing and Mom’s health insurance paid for Home Health Care to collect specimen.
With multiple UTIs in 2017 her behavior was erratic, mean, and acting out. Completely different since no more UTIs.
Check your health insurance and see if nurse can come out and help with collecting sample via catheter.
If ur wife has constant UTIs try cranberry pills. Because of the antibiotics Mom was put on a probiotic. I think having a catheter to get all the urine helped too. Someone also mentioned being allergic to the materials in the pull up. So changing manufactures may help.
I'm not sure it is even possible to wring out a modern incontinence product unless it is completely overloaded - the gel technology just doesn't work that way.
As a last resort they can use a catheter to get a clean sample, but that doesn't help you to monitor at home.
I know, I would at least ask if it was possible - you have plenty of soiled Depends that are only fluids.