I do private caregiving for a retired military man with stenosis of the spine and a stretched bladder. His urine is dark when he isn't drinking a lot of fluids but he feels like we are to pushy when we keep telling him to drink. I would like to know how much water he needs a day to stay hydrated? He also has a glass of soda and a cocktail every day. I'm afraid of him dehydrating or him having kidney problems.
I then feed her her breakfast with a warm 10 oz decaf tea sipping with a straw throughtout the meal. I also sometimes have her drink a 3 oz puree'd container of pears/or any fruit (that I make up and freeze ahead) You can feed it as an icee , microwaved to drink, or make into popscicles. She has a large breafast and no lunch. Then for supper she has it with 4 oz prune juice. Been doing it 2 years or more with no problems. I give less if she has pudding or ice creams also. Hope this helps.
ps she never drinks water