Uti & resistance
Last year my mum had frequent uti's. Once the last one was cleared the doc put her on a preventative dose with my agreement but did warn it can sometimes lead to resistance. All was well for 6 mths - fantastic, then out of the blue another uti. This was treated with higher dose of same antibiotic which helped but didn't clear. Infection was now resistant. Different antibiotics eventually cleared it but the old preventative dose has been stopped now. Since then 4 uti's in 7 wks! Nightmare. Asked doc if preventative dose of current antibiotics could be given but refused saying the particular bug in question is resistant to 5 of the antibiotics they prescribe & danger is will eventually get resistant to this one too. Running out of options, don't know what will happen. On subject of causes of uti, it can be a mixture of different things including cleanliness & constipation but ageing muscles, improper emptying of bladder all play their part. Mum is in care & wears pads & pullups all the time this is also a factor but what can you do? She is incontinent.
Last year my mum had frequent uti's. Once the last one was cleared the doc put her on a preventative dose with my agreement but did warn it can sometimes lead to resistance. All was well for 6 mths - fantastic, then out of the blue another uti. This was treated with higher dose of same antibiotic which helped but didn't clear. Infection was now resistant. Different antibiotics eventually cleared it but the old preventative dose has been stopped now. Since then 4 uti's in 7 wks! Nightmare. Asked doc if preventative dose of current antibiotics could be given but refused saying the particular bug in question is resistant to 5 of the antibiotics they prescribe & danger is will eventually get resistant to this one too. Running out of options, don't know what will happen. On subject of causes of uti, it can be a mixture of different things including cleanliness & constipation but ageing muscles, improper emptying of bladder all play their part. Mum is in care & wears pads & pullups all the time this is also a factor but what can you do? She is incontinent.