When is the catheter removed?

If the prostate inflammation has been eliminated, has been able to urinate on their own, then the catheter can be removed. Because long-term catheterization is prone to cause urinary tract infections.

I don't know how long your grandfather has been catheterizing, but if it's been a long time, it's recommended that you clip the catheter before removing it. It can be clamped at the drainage bag.

Because due to the long catheterization time, the urine is drained out of the body directly from the bladder by the catheter, and the bladder stays non-filled. Clipping the catheter is to allow the urine to stay in the bladder and fill the bladder to restore bladder tone. It helps to pass urine on your own later. It can be clamped for an hour or two to start, or loosened from the fold when you feel a sensation of urination.

Clinically, there are cases of urinary difficulty caused by geriatric prostatitis that reoccur after dialing off the catheter. Therefore, it is important to eliminate the cause of the disease, i.e. inflammation, before dialing the catheter.

Also, your grandfather was instructed to have more thirst for water to promote urination.

May your grandfather recover soon!