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What Causes Severe Abdominal Pain And Profuse Sweating While On Catheter?

My mom is a 76yo diabetic who has to straight cath. She is having severe abdominal pain (umbilical area) since being cathed this eve & is profusely sweating. No blood in urine, uncertain to the quantity drained, not foul smelling & no fever or other symptoms. What s going on?
Wed, 20 Jan 2016
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Hello and welcome to HCM,
Pain in umbilical area after insertion of catheter in a 76 year old diabetic can be due to urinary tract infection (UTI).
Diabetics are more prone to develop infection and chances are more if catheter is in situ for more than 48 hours.
Thus, if the catheter is in situ for more than 48 hours, then please get it changed.
A urine routine microscopy and culture should be done to look for any evidence of infection.
The sweating in the absence of fever is unlikely to be due to UTI.
However, this can be due to ketoacidosis, a complication which can occur in diabetics.
Please consult your physician for clinical assessment and further management.

Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja Puri

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What Causes Severe Abdominal Pain And Profuse Sweating While On Catheter?

Hello and welcome to HCM, Pain in umbilical area after insertion of catheter in a 76 year old diabetic can be due to urinary tract infection (UTI). Diabetics are more prone to develop infection and chances are more if catheter is in situ for more than 48 hours. Thus, if the catheter is in situ for more than 48 hours, then please get it changed. A urine routine microscopy and culture should be done to look for any evidence of infection. The sweating in the absence of fever is unlikely to be due to UTI. However, this can be due to ketoacidosis, a complication which can occur in diabetics. Please consult your physician for clinical assessment and further management. Thanks and take care Dr Shailja Puri