We had to switch to sterile cathing...using iodine and everything is
sterile...and we dont use the same catheter twice. Brianah has taken macrodantin
every night since she was 1, she will be 6 in July. She is having breaktroughs
now and they are having us alternate between Keflex and Macrodantin every night.

Angel and Brianah


--- In spinabifidacentral@yahoogroups.com, "tHeRes3" <tgwagas@...> wrote:
>
> Hi everyone. My daughter 13 months old has L4 SB. I cath her 3x a day
> and lately she has been having episodes of UTI for the first time. She
> doesnt leak as much as before though which i assumed was a good thing
> but then she is now getting UTI's. She's been on & off antibiotics from
> keflex to bactrim, but the bacteria comes & goes. I know this is the
> nature of SB but having frequent UTI's in 2 months worries me.
> How does having frequent UTI's affect kids with SB??..What
> complications can occur?
> Any tips on how to prevent it? how do i do a very safe &
> clean catheterization? I now even clean her using mineral water before
> introducing the cath..
> Will the risks of getting UTI's become less as they get older?
>