Hi all,
My mum is 56 and has been diagnosed with young dementia for 3 years now.
In terms of disease progression, she's a lot better than I would have expected her to be after 3 years. However, recently she has been having accidents (both ones and twos) on an almost daily basis and it's getting too much for my family to handle. There's small flecks of poo in the shower, in the bath, in the sink, everywhere you can think of it being. I know it could be way worse as she could be smearing it but it is still a hygiene issue. If she goes on a walk, there's a chance she'll relieve herself. I feel like it must be that her brain can't communicate that she needs the toilet anymore?
We're having to put her in the bath/shower at least twice a day and she's quite resistant to it which can also be hard.
However, these bathroom troubles don't seem to correlate with where she is in terms of the disease and I can't seem to find any info online about toilet accidents and young onset dementia... Does anyone have any advice? Or can anyone provide any clarity into what's going on?
My mum is 56 and has been diagnosed with young dementia for 3 years now.
In terms of disease progression, she's a lot better than I would have expected her to be after 3 years. However, recently she has been having accidents (both ones and twos) on an almost daily basis and it's getting too much for my family to handle. There's small flecks of poo in the shower, in the bath, in the sink, everywhere you can think of it being. I know it could be way worse as she could be smearing it but it is still a hygiene issue. If she goes on a walk, there's a chance she'll relieve herself. I feel like it must be that her brain can't communicate that she needs the toilet anymore?
We're having to put her in the bath/shower at least twice a day and she's quite resistant to it which can also be hard.
However, these bathroom troubles don't seem to correlate with where she is in terms of the disease and I can't seem to find any info online about toilet accidents and young onset dementia... Does anyone have any advice? Or can anyone provide any clarity into what's going on?