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I Am An 80 Year Old Man. I Have Used

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Posted on Fri, 4 Sep 2020
Question: I am an 80 year old man. I have used an intermittent catheter to empty my bladder for the past 3 years. In the last couple of months I have had a discharge as I remove the catheter. Usually a teaspoon or two of a white, grey or XXXXXXX substance. It seems to rest right above the bladder sphincter below my otherwise clear urine. I have no pain or fever or other symptoms of an infection. What is your diagnosis and recommendations?
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Answered by Dr. Dr. P. T. Patil (9 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Could be due to chronic inflammation of bladder and urethra .

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for query .

Based on the facts that you have posted whitish or grayish discharge from urethra after catheterization that you get is due to inflammation of bladder and urethral mucosa caused by repeated catheterization .

Install Betadine solution mixed in 100 ml of saline and let it be in the bladder for 15 minutes to give a bladder wash once in a week.

Taking urinary antiseptic like Nitrofurantoi twice daily for a week to prevent infection .

Hope I have answered your query ,please feel free to ask if you have more questions,I shall be happy to help you
Thanks and Regards.
Dr.Patil.
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I Am An 80 Year Old Man. I Have Used

Brief Answer: Could be due to chronic inflammation of bladder and urethra . Detailed Answer: Hello Thanks for query . Based on the facts that you have posted whitish or grayish discharge from urethra after catheterization that you get is due to inflammation of bladder and urethral mucosa caused by repeated catheterization . Install Betadine solution mixed in 100 ml of saline and let it be in the bladder for 15 minutes to give a bladder wash once in a week. Taking urinary antiseptic like Nitrofurantoi twice daily for a week to prevent infection . Hope I have answered your query ,please feel free to ask if you have more questions,I shall be happy to help you Thanks and Regards. Dr.Patil.