Loved one in ICU with septic shock from a UTI any suggestins

[lara4unow]

I am praying for her to survive and want to lean of any recovery treatment suggestions. I am putting this out to members of the forum. I searched but did not find anything but would appreciate better search parameter suggestions or any relavent information from anyone here that I can research on septic shock recovery in the elderly.

 

[nicklebleu]

I am praying for her to survive and want to lean of any recovery treatment suggestions. I am putting this out to members of the forum. I searched but did not find anything but would appreciate better search parameter suggestions or any relavent information from anyone here that I can research on septic shock recovery in the elderly.

If you could get the docs to give her vitamin C intravenously (starting at 50g per day and then upping relatively fast up to 150g per day) that would certainly help. But most ICU docs I know wouldn't agree to do that, but it might be worth a shot.

Some info about a recent case in New Zealand that made headlines.

 

[Shared Joy]

Hi,

D-mannose is recommended in UTI, however in emergency one should start with C vitamin, as stated previously. I heard the IV glutathione also works wonders.

Hope you'll get adequate help, wish your relative gets well!
Joy

 

[Laura]

Not much you can do once they have your loved one in ICU. The doctors will do what they will do and it usually isn't very beneficial, especially for the elderly.

UTIs are easily managed usually with D-mannose. It's a kind of sugar, so you just have to sweeten a drink with it two or three times a day. Very often, it does the trick in one day.

If the individual is able to drink and it was MY loved one, I'd be in there with a nice cup of herbal tea sweetened with D-mannose to give them two or three times a day. It can't hurt and it can save.

But, that's likely not possible since the person is in septic shock. Very dangerous. As noted by others, IV vitamin C is what I would be demanding and then, when there is sufficient recovery to sit up and drink, D-mannose to drink.

But this should never have gone this far or gotten this bad. The person should have said something sooner and been started on the D-mannose. Or someone who loves that person should have been paying attention and asking questions and taking action sooner.

But, hindsight is 20/20, as they say. Let's hope this lesson is survivable.