The Connection Between UTIs and Worsening Dementia

Dementia can be suddenly worsened by an undetected UTI (urinary tract infection).Are you aware of this?Urinary tract infections are the bane of existence for caregivers -a cause of great psychological and emotional pain.Alzheimer's and Urinary Tract infectionsBy Bob DeMarcoAlzheimer's Reading RoomFew caregivers are aware of the connection between UTI and dementia. This is especially true if you are new to dementia caregiving.Nobody said it better than Carole Larkin -Think UTI First.Subscribe to the Alzheimer's Reading RoomEmail:I would encourage you to read this hair raising article that Carole wrote for the Alzheimer's Reading Room -Dementia Patients in the Emergency Room - Think UTI First.Before I learned how to detect and control UTIs I had some of the worse caregiver experiences of my life. One time my mother woke up and was completely disoriented. She wanted to know when we were going to go home. We were home. It seemed like her memory was gone.How to Get Answers To Your Questions About Alzheimer's and DementiaI thought - this is it - we are near the end. She is starting to fall into theblack hole of Alzheimer's disease. She seemed to be getting worse. So I took her to the doctor.It turned out she had asevere urinary tract infection; and this was the cause of her behavior. The doctor prescribed a strong antibiotic. The next day she seemed much better. And the next day, she was cured.She was back to being herself.I could never describe in words how bad I felt.I felt like ...
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