Alzheimer's Urinary Tract Infections, Urinary Incontinence

How to identify and stop urinary tract infection, and deal with urinary incontinence.

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Urinary Incontinence (UTI) is a stigmatized, underreported, under-diagnosed, under-treated condition that is erroneously thought to be a normal part of aging.

One-third of men and women ages 30-70 believe that incontinence is a part of aging (National Institute of Health, NIH).

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The following articles will help you learn more about how to deal with, avoid and stop urinary tract infections.

• Urinary Tract Infection, You Can Learn From My Experience

• Alzheimer's Caregiving: Dealing with Bladder Infections and Urinary Incontinence (Part One)

• Alzheimer's Caregving: The Role of Communication and Basic Understanding in Solving Incontinence Problems (Part Two)

• Alzheimer's Caregving: How Cranberry Juice Fights Bacteria that Cause Urinary Tract Infections (Part Three)

• Alzheimer's Caregiving Avoiding the Urinary Tract Infection (Part Four)

• Alzheimer's Caregiving Dealing with Urinary Incontinence (Part Five)

• Urinary Incontinence -- How We Beat Alzheimer's Incontinence -- The Solution

• Conquering Urinary Incontinence -- The First Bladder Infection of the Year

• Urinary Tract Infections Can Hasten Memory Loss in Alzheimer's Patients

Also see:

Alzheimer's Disease and the Dreaded Bowel Movement

Original content Bob DeMarco, the Alzheimer's Reading Room