DEAR DR. GOTT: My husband uses self-catheters four times a day, voiding into a urinal he holds between his legs. He uses a baby wipe before and after on his hands and rinses the urinal. He believes this is enough. I wish he would wash his hands under running water after putting his urinal away. Is there any way to convince him to do this?
DEAR READER: Try a compromise. Ask him to wash his hands under running water before coming to the dinner table, using the telephone, touching doorknobs, and after petting the dog. Make it sound as if it’s his idea to deter bacteria, not yours.
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