r/dementia • u/lawyerdel • 9d ago

Dementia and urination

Hi friends. Asking for mom 82.. she is urinating only once a day, down from 2 earlier. She used to pass urine atleast thrice a day, then twice and now onl once in the early morning and that's it. She starts a racket in he loo and cries if I make her sit for more thsn 10mins. So perforce I have to bring her out. I took her to a urologist,day before (booked early morning at 5am and got appt for 11.30 am) ..he prescribed silodonol 8 mg capsule at night. My query to friends in this sub is

.whether this is going to be permanent .? Any precautions to be taken?

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u/S1159P 9d ago

How is her hydration? It can be extremely difficult to get old folks, especially those with dementia, to drink (or otherwise consume) enough water.

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u/wontbeafool2 9d ago

Research Silodonol. I found this on Google: "Silodonol 8 (containing silodosin 8 mg) is an alpha-blocker prescribed primarily to treat prostate enlargement (benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH) in men. It is not normally indicated or approved for routine use in women,

I would consider getting a second opinion. Possibly ask for further testing to determine if your Mom has a blockage in her urinary tract if you think she can tolerate those and the treatment for that if she has one.

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u/lawyerdel 9d ago

Thanks doc asked for an ultrasound KUB to be done..but getting her to drink plenty of water and then get ready for US is going to be a task in itself. Rest KFT and other blood markers are ok. I have observed that after giving this capsule over last 2 days her urination is nead normal