{"id":14913,"date":"2021-04-28T17:10:19","date_gmt":"2021-04-28T16:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abiggerlife.com\/?post_type=carers&#038;p=14913"},"modified":"2021-04-29T08:35:42","modified_gmt":"2021-04-29T07:35:42","slug":"urinary-tract-infections","status":"publish","type":"carers","link":"https:\/\/abiggerlife.com\/carers\/urinary-tract-infections\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips for preventing urinary tract infections when caring for a person with a urostomy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The most important thing to consider when caring for someone with a urostomy is the risk of urinary tract infections (UTIs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:26px\"><strong>If you notice any of these&nbsp;symptoms for the person your caring for, contact their healthcare professional, stoma care nurse or GP:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Dark, cloudy urine<\/li><li>Blood in urine<\/li><li>Strong-smelling urine<\/li><li>Back&nbsp;<strong>pain<\/strong>&nbsp;(where your kidneys are located)<\/li><li>Fever<\/li><li>Loss of appetite<\/li><li>Nausea<\/li><li>Vomiting<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-preventing-urinary-tract-infections-when-caring-for-a-person-with-a-urostomy\"><strong>Preventing urinary tract infections when caring for a person with a urostomy<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The good news is that a few diet changes and ostomy pouch routines can help avoid this issue for the ostomate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Drinking plenty of water-it is important to stay hydrated.<\/li><li>Drinking at least two glasses of cranberry juice a day (unless contraindicated) eg if you are taking warfarin<\/li><li>Eating foods that are high in Vitamin C &#8211; this makes urine acidic and helps prevent infections.<\/li><li>Avoid consuming large amounts of caffeine and alcohol. These can dehydrate you and make you more susceptible to UTIs.<\/li><li>If they use a night drainage system,&nbsp;make sure to thoroughly clean the leg bag or container.<\/li><li>Regularly empty their urostomy pouch<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"andrew.neill\" style=\"font-size:26px\"><strong>Obtaining a urine sample<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"andrew.neill\">It is important that you remove the pouch and clean the stoma and peristomal skin well. Then place the clean receptacle below the stoma (ensuring you don\u2019t touch the stoma) and collect a small amount of urine as it comes out of the stoma. Never take a sample from a used pouch. 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If you notice any of these&nbsp;symptoms for the person your caring for, contact their healthcare professional, stoma care nurse or GP: Dark, cloudy urine Blood in urine Strong-smelling urine Back&nbsp;pain&nbsp;(where your kidneys are located)&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":14914,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.6 (Yoast SEO v22.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Tips for preventing urinary tract infections when caring for a person with a urostomy - A Bigger Life<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/abiggerlife.com\/carers\/urinary-tract-infections\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Tips for preventing urinary tract infections when caring for a person with a urostomy\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The most important thing to consider when caring for someone with a urostomy is the risk of urinary tract infections (UTIs). 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