General Chat

I think you are right Sharron. My late MIL had a number of urinary infections resulting in confusion. She was eventually diagnosed with dementia.

The doctor knows about the urinary problem.

I just thought it might be a possibility that they were more closely connected than they thought.

Can you not talk to the son, Sharron? Poor chap must be uncomfortable. What a daft wife he has

Lizx

.......but surely she can see a problem, especially if you have mentioned bladder infections and confusion?

It's up to her to see this, make the appointment, take her husband and his urine sample with her, (not too difficult), the doctor to diagnose.

No, he lives with his wife and he does have two sons, one of whom lives locally.

This is just my surmising really but it did seem that the two problems might be linked.

I have spoken to his wife but she is full of reasons why she can't talk to the doctor about it, one being that she is not as intelligent as I am!

Is he living on his own Sharron?

I was hallucinating at times with a water infection..........frightening...... thankfully a turp and medication cured me of that problem

Poor man, I hope he can be helped so he is less confused.

Lizx

But if the bladder condition was sorted, it may lessen the confusion.

It is fairly long-term but it just occurred to me that they have never really solved te bladder problem and now he is demented.

Sharron. urine infections can cause confusion .could you not call his Gp .if you have a number .if closed they will give you a number to ring for help .antibiotics .can help a great deal .have looked after folk in the past .its not nice but treatable .fingers crossed

definitely causes confusion - can you call his GP or maybe an ambulance?

I agree with you all!

You are right Sharron,,,,,,,a bladder infection can cause confusion in the elderly and often is mistaken if left untreated or worsens for a mild stroke plus slurred speech can also be a symptom,
Are the people aprochable?

If he has dementia it can leap and bound with memory.

Water infections can cause confusion.

I have just come back from next door. My neighbour was trying to go home again.

Now, he has had a problem with his bladder for some time and , since having that, he has developed dementia.

Fred became most peculiar if he ever had a bladder infection and I am wondering if this might be what is wrong with my neighbour. Most dementia patients, I believe, lose short-term memory but he appears to have lost his long-term recall as well.

I doubt many on here are any more medically qualified than I am, but may be very wrong. What do you think?