Female Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs)
Learn about female UTIs, including the types of UTIs, the medicines to treat them, and lifestyle changes you can make to treat and prevent them.
Learn about female UTIs, including the types of UTIs, the medicines to treat them, and lifestyle changes you can make to treat and prevent them.
Facing a chronic illness alone can be hard for you and your family. If you have fears or concerns, try talking to people close to you. Also talk with your healthcare team and other people with kidney disease. Don't hesitate to ask for support or help when you need it.
A ureteral stent is temporarily inserted into a ureter to help drain urine into the bladder. Learn about the procedure and what to expect while you have a stent.
The hospital stay after TURP surgery is often 1 to 7 days. Learn what to expect after the procedure.
When you both feel ready for sex, start slowly. Here are tips for resuming safe sexual intimacy.
PEG tube feeding (also called percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy) is used when you can't swallow food safely, or there's a blockage in your esophagus or stomach, or you can't take enough food by mouth.
Learn about cleaning the skin, checking under the bolster, and caring for the mouth when tube feeding.
Here you will find information on filling and connecting the bag and turning on the pump for continuous tube feeding.
Here are the steps for bolus tube feeding.
TURP is a type of surgery used to treat a noncancer (benign) enlargement of the prostate, also known as BPH (benign prostatic hyperplasia). This surgical treatment removes prostate tissue to ease pressure on the urethra.