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Urinary tract infections (UTI) are common in patients living with Alzheimer's and related dementias.UTIs can cause Alzheimer's and dementia patients to become dull, listless, discombobulated, mean, ornery, and confused.In is not unusual for Alzheimer's Care Partners to assume these changes in behavior are due to Alzheimer's disease when in fact these new found challenging behaviors are being caused by an infection - usually a urinary tract infection.You cannot assume that are person living with dementia will tell yo they are sick. In fact, they most likely won't when it comes to infection.This means you must be on guard at all times for infection.If you fail to do this, the person living with dementia might become very very sick before the infection is detected. This often leads to trips to the emergency room.Do you want to end up in the Hospital or a hospital emergency room?I doubt it.Avoid the heartache and heartbreak. Be diligently. Learn how to detect an infection as soon as it happens; and then get it treated that day.By Bob DeMarco Alzheimer's Reading RoomSubscribe to the Alzheimer's Reading RoomEmail: The following articles will help you learn more about how to deal with, avoid, and stop urinary tract infections.Urinary Tract Infection, You Can Learn From My ExperienceAlzheimer's Caregiving: Dealing with Bladder Infections and Urinary Incontinence (Part One)Alzheimer's Caregving: The Role of Communication and Basic Understanding in Solving Incontinence Problems (Par...
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