This has happened to me several times over the last 14 years. The first few years that I had difficulty with this I believe it was largely because the catheter wasn't large enough. I ended up using a 22 French and this helped considerably.
I did have a problem for about six months about four years ago. Nothing seemed to help. I took tons of all of the vitamins, drink as much juice is possible and drank (and continue to drink) about four to 5 L of water a day. My problem turned out to be bladder stones. Once they were removed, Presto, the problem was gone. I would recommend taking 500 mg of vitamin C three times a day. Taken some cranberry supplements if you're not able to drink cranberry juice. And irrigating a couple of times a week. If you're really having problems with your catheter clogging, you might want to try irrigating once a day. This is what I ended up having to do during my difficult period. You may also have to start having someone changed the catheter more frequently than you presently are. When this happened to me, I had to change my catheter once a week in order to prevent it from clogging. Keep in mind, that I had a significant amount of bladder stones though. Quadius Please excuse any errors. Due to my quadriplegia, I am using voice-activated software and it occasionally makes mistakes which I do not always catch. I therefore humbly ask for your indulgence. My microphones definitely suffering from a little bit of interference today. On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 7:08 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > I hope someone can help me, I have a supra-pubic catheter and it keeps > plugging up. Mainly it seems to be mucus, but sometimes it gritty stuff. > I've heard of pills to acidify the urine and flushing with things like > Renacedin (sp?). What works best for you guys? Please help > >
