This is a digest of discussions from SCI-india discussion group on incomplete draining of bladder even after catheterizaton.
Date: Feb 09
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Would you be able to advice the suggestive remedies for the issue  :-
 
Even after an CIC, the bladder doesnt gets absolutely empty.
This happenes even when  :-
 
1.  There havent been fluid intake in last 2-3 hrs.
2.  CIC is done in either lying or sitting position.
 
 
I will be grateful, some of you could help.

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The same thing has happened to me and a couple of my friends in the recent past. My urologist has advised me to first get a complete  urodynamic study done and says there might be some surgical intervention needed. In the meantime he has advised me to use disposable diapers 24x7 and do CIC whenever I can. I buy my breathable fabric diapers from Kosmochem who I think delivers all over India, their link is http://www.kosmochem.com/incontience.htm

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The recent Eurodynamics tests havent revealed any abnormalities.
Incomplete drainage leads to a need of CIC more frequently.
 
Therefore, I was looking for some solution out of our varied experience.
 
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Have you done a urine test to check for infection (it could be a bacterial one) .Have you done a blood test to check for diabetes or it could also be because of dengue or jaundice. Two of my friends had that experience.

I had a recurring infection for this my doctor told me to try a new product from merck pharmaceuticals called BION which is a pre and probiotic combined and is very cheap - a strip of 10 tablets only costs Rs.77/- or so. I took it for two months (one a day/morning) and my infection cleared totally.

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