Dad is 91 and had Foley catheter for 7 years + with a lot of problems,we do get it blocked up every week of might just get 2 weeks,size 16 and now for last 6 weeks tried the open end one size 16 but still gets blocked and below is what they have tried.
1......catheter types.
2......bladder wash from twice a week and even the Double Suby-g one but it still blocked (holes don't block it's the tube inside)
3......more urine test than ever and last one being 7-5-20 and all clear.
4......blood test 3 months ago and all fine.
5......(This is the one i want to know more about) PUBS.......purple urine bag syndrome......had for 3 years and never solved.
6......No medication at all and had got Dementia for last 6 months or just over and 24/7 in bed since November 2019 very weak.
As no one can solve the Debris dad has and a lot of it in last 3 years even had PH level done and tried Lemon Barley.
Why this Purple bag as above no one in 3 years can solve it and could this be not helping matters if not the main problem being it's that purple you can't see the urine in it, very dark purple and start seeing it change the bag colour after bag change in 1 day,urine is normal when you take it out just it turns the bag this colour,i have read loads on this about indigo colour but why in last 3 years and not the 4 years before.
.........PLEASE ANY ADVICE ON THIS AS DAD IS VERY,VERY WEAK NOW WITH MAINLY OLD AGE AND DEMENTIA.
Thanks
1......catheter types.
2......bladder wash from twice a week and even the Double Suby-g one but it still blocked (holes don't block it's the tube inside)
3......more urine test than ever and last one being 7-5-20 and all clear.
4......blood test 3 months ago and all fine.
5......(This is the one i want to know more about) PUBS.......purple urine bag syndrome......had for 3 years and never solved.
6......No medication at all and had got Dementia for last 6 months or just over and 24/7 in bed since November 2019 very weak.
As no one can solve the Debris dad has and a lot of it in last 3 years even had PH level done and tried Lemon Barley.
Why this Purple bag as above no one in 3 years can solve it and could this be not helping matters if not the main problem being it's that purple you can't see the urine in it, very dark purple and start seeing it change the bag colour after bag change in 1 day,urine is normal when you take it out just it turns the bag this colour,i have read loads on this about indigo colour but why in last 3 years and not the 4 years before.
.........PLEASE ANY ADVICE ON THIS AS DAD IS VERY,VERY WEAK NOW WITH MAINLY OLD AGE AND DEMENTIA.
Thanks