They don't happen often — thankfully. But there's no pattern or reason for it. Mom made a huge mess in the bathroom yesterday, even though she had Depends on. She forgets she wears Depends. Anyway, it was a big mess.
This level of mess happened in January also, and I vented here that I froze and my husband had to wash mom's hands and clean up the mess.
There's no telling when this might happen again. Mom has been eating her regular food and nothing different has happened.
Her doctor said her metformin could interfere with milk products and cause bowel movement accidents. But then wouldn't the mess happen more frequently? The big mess seems to happen infrequently. The little mess — where she forgets to flush, leaves soiled Depends in the hallway — happens more.
Any theories about the big mess?
What does her regular diet include? It could be a particular food, or maybe a particular combination, that her gut can't handle. If it starts happening more often than every three months report it, maybe ask for a culture to check she hasn't picked up some nasty little lurking bug?
Thank you, countrymouse. Of course, mom doesn't remember the blowup episode. Today is a new day and I might go for a walk with a friend and try to cheer myself up.
My grandpa had dementia too and he also had a few blowup episodes and I remember cleaning up his messes at age 20. He shortly passed away after.
Sometimes I wonder if mom is going down the same route.....anyway, Im mentally ready for anything now,.,but the shock of seeing BM all over the floor, all over her hands still hits me like a hammer.
The current ‘chilli in everything’ really bugs me. Most Asian restaurants are now off limits, even though the ‘chilli’ tradition only started well after the discovery of the Americas – same with tomato (a shocker for Italians) and potato (a shocker for the Irish – even the ‘French’ fries).