white clumps in catheter tube?

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Hi. New-ish member here. I posted an introduction last week but am back with a new question.

I've been wearing a Foley catheter for a month now. I "cap" it during the day and wear a night bag for sleeping. When I woke up this morning I noticed that the urine in the tube of the night bag had some whitish "clumps" in it. Any thoughts on what that is?

Thanks.

 

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Hi,

I have been wearing a supra pubic catheter for three years. There is a surgical hole (stoma) in my lower abdomen with a tube/balloon going into the bladder. White "clumps" are called sediment. My cath is changed every 4 weeks so that the sediment does not clog up the tube. Who changes your cath?

 

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Hi, AprilParis.

My urologic surgeon is scheduled to change my cath next week (I misspoke when I said earlier that I'd had the Foley a month; it'll be a month next week).

Thanks for introducing me to the concept of sediment. If sediment can clog a stoma, I suppose it could clog a catheter too, no? Maybe I'll should call Monday and see if I can move the appt up?

Thanks again for taking the time to share info.

 

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Hi,
The stoma is the surgical hole. A thin tube with a balloon at the end then goes down into the bladder. I see sediment (looks like mashed potatoes) floating through the tube coming out the stoma and then passing into a drain bag especially heavy when it is time to extract the balloon/tube and replace every four weeks. Be sure to drink water, water, and more water to dilute.

Best of luck.
April

 

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"Mashed potatoes" is a good description of what I saw, too.
I've been drinking much more today, since I saw the sediment and will continue.

Thanks again and all the best!

 

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Hi,
Stay calm and positive; you can manage this.