My mom suddenly began hallucinating last night and this morning. Can this be attributed to an UTI?

Yes. Can be from a UTI. Often times once it’s cleared up, they become remarkably better right away. Hope that’s the case. ❤️

My mom started speaking in only numbers during a really bad, undiagnosed UTI. I thought it was a stroke. Yes, it’s unsettling but yes, it can be helped ! Potassium level was also very low. Breathe! Don’t hesitate to get the senior to a walk-in right now.

Yes, they can from the UTI, but could also be due to any mind altering drugs, which could suddenly become troublesome.

If you don't see behavioral improvements within a couple days, I would call again.

Yes, I saw this again and again with my mother-in-law. She would be "ok" (still crabby from dementia) but then would go into orbit and be completely unmanageable when she had a UTI. Sadly, someone with dementia can't always be coaxed to drink more and use the bathroom more, etc. It was a real Catch-22.

It can be attributed to numerous things.

When my mom went through a bad episode of hallucinating, it was believed to be a new med requested by live-in-sibling from doctor. So the doctor prescribed and the live-in-sibling was to administer first dose that night. So during my visit next day, mom began seeing dead people and talking out of her head (I suspect it was given that morning). I asked live-in-sibling was new med started so we'd know what to tell the medical professionals. For whatever reason sibling refused to answer so I called the pharmacy and doctor. They confirmed that med could cause such a reaction. It kept getting worse so I called the ambulance. We got nowhere still because live-in-sibling refused to answer. So paramedics checked mom out and told us if that med was given it may take a few days to get out her system.

When dad went through this experience, it was diagnosed as a very bad UTI. It was so bad he kept saying he had a very bad explosive type headache. So they did a ct scan to see if he had a stroke. The answer was no. It took over a week of trying different antibiotics to get his UTI among other issues under control.

Hope your mom has gotten some relief by now. Take Care.

As the infection clears due to the antibiotics, you should see an improvement in her mental status. Typically, antibiotic therapy takes about 2 to 3 days to work. Seniors typically don't like to drink extra fluids but with an infection, it is very important. Good hygiene during this time needs to be practiced as well.

There can be many reasons for hallucinations
a UTI can certainly be one of them but so can other illnesses
If your mom is not better in 24-48 hrs I would contact her doctor again.
Contact someone sooner or call 911 if she is declining further

More than likely it is a U.T.I. that is the cause of your mother's hallucinations. But perhaps her doctor could review her medications. My mother, who did have a lot of U.T.I.s , was thrown into a tailspin of hallucinogenic images when she took strong medication. Monitor your mother for an improvement, too.

My wife just suffered a UTI and went whacky. She was unreasonable and uncontrollable. Antibiotics were prescribed for 10 days and after about eight days began to act like her old self.