Over the weekend while using a Purewick, my wife suddenly couldn't urinate. I thought it might have been something mechanical with the Purewick setup but I could find nothing wrong. Then suddenly, urine started flowing again. It lasted for a second or two and shut down as if someone had turned a switch. After reading about this problem on the internet, I figured it was possibly a urinary tract infection. Regardless of what it was, my wife's bladder was hurting so I wound up having to take her to the emergency room at 2am. They tested for a UTI and found nothing. To get things going, they had to insert a catheter. We were told to leave it in for a week or two.
Today while researching the problem further, I found NIH medical articles that mentioned that ALS can mess with bowel and urinary systems!
Has anyone ever had a problem like this? If so did it go away on its own?
Today while researching the problem further, I found NIH medical articles that mentioned that ALS can mess with bowel and urinary systems!
Has anyone ever had a problem like this? If so did it go away on its own?