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When Does A Person With Urine Infection Resume Eating Food?
My mother is 104 she ate well walk with walker with help ate three meals every day, but Friday morning when I went to give her breakfast her eyes were shut, she could not speak and I took her to emergency, test done such as a scan showed no strokes her system such as blood, pressure and all her body were almost normal. All they found was an urine infection, she was hospitalized and three days later started talking somewhat and her eyes were slightly open. She is in IV and four days today without food. The therapist on swallowing said she may start tomorrow if everything looks a bit better than today, how long dies it take to be in her condition without food....
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Fri, 25 Jul 2014
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HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
It is understandable to be concerned.
Food is obviously important for survival but if she is receiving enough fluids via iv to prevent dehydration then , in the absence of any other issues, she should be ok.
The response to infection can be more severe with aging and whereas a UTI would not cause significant harm in a younger person, it can be harmful for an older person especially at your mother's age.
If she responds to the antibiotics , does not develop any complications and is kept well hydrated , she should be recover to her pre infection status.
I hope this helps
It is understandable to be concerned.
Food is obviously important for survival but if she is receiving enough fluids via iv to prevent dehydration then , in the absence of any other issues, she should be ok.
The response to infection can be more severe with aging and whereas a UTI would not cause significant harm in a younger person, it can be harmful for an older person especially at your mother's age.
If she responds to the antibiotics , does not develop any complications and is kept well hydrated , she should be recover to her pre infection status.
I hope this helps
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