A health thing everybody should know is that if an older person suddenly loses their entire mind, that’s not 24-hour-onset dementia, it’s a UTI. They need antibiotics and then they’ll be fine.
@waldoj. Good point. It's also the case that people with #dementia who develop #UTIs can experience #delirium, which they may not have experienced before.
@waldoj …but only if done in time. left too long and the damage can be permanent. A relative did not get treatment in time and is now no longer in a position to look after themselves.
@waldoj thank you for this, and the timing was so perfect. Someone had boosted this from you and I read it a week or so ago. Like 1 or 2 days later my grandma ended up in the hospital with stroke-like symptoms. I never would have guessed UTI but that’s exactly what it was. And remembering your message, I found and sent my mom some articles to read. Grandma got a ton better from the antibiotics and the UTI articles gave us hope when things were low. So thank you for the knowledge!
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Diminished sensation of pain in elderly also masks the condition. They don’t say anything or complain because they don’t feel the pain as much as a younger person would.
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