Incontinence Products

 

Sometimes it seems as if nothing is too personal to discuss in public any more.  However, there are still a few things that just aren't talked about.  One of those untouchable subjects is incontinence, along with its sister subject, incontinence products. 

Most of us know what incontinence is - the involuntary release of urine or fecal matter.   Have you ever thought about what will happen if you were to develop a problem with you bladder or bowels?  Would you know how to deal with incontinence?  Fortunately, we are living in a time when incontinence products are available in nearly every store.  If a person does have a problem with incontinence, they simply need to make a trip to the nearest drug store.  But once in the store, what should a person buy for this extremely personal problem?

Here are a few options:

1.     Pads

• Disposable Pads

Earlier special underwear was needed for incontinence pads.  With disposable pads, there is no need to purchase special garments.  There was adhesive on back of the pad.  One had to simply stick it onto the inside of the underwear.  This particular type of incontinence accessories used to be bulky and conspicuous but because of advances in materials and how they are used in making disposable pads, today they are much thinner and more comfortable than they used to be.  

• Disposable pads are an inexpensive, relatively comfortable incontinence product, compared to other forms of protection.

• The leakage is light to moderate light to moderate.

• When people were given different types of incontinence products to test and compare, they showed a tendency to like pads more if the person testing the pads was allowed to combine them with other forms of protection when necessary.

• Washable Pads

• In tests, very few people actually liked these. In fact, this was probably the least popular among the incontinence products. These were the main issues with them:

• Washable pads had leakage problems

• The people who tried the washable pads didn't like having to wash them frequently.

2.     Briefs

• Briefs were more popular among men than women. Some women preferred them as well, but the conductors of the test were surprised by the fact that more men than women preferred briefs when choosing incontinence products.

• Briefs were reported as being inconspicuous.

• They were reasonably comfortable.

There are other incontinence products, which weren't in this test:

3.     Penis Caps

Known by several different brand names, this incontinence product comes in two types. 

• One is put onto the penis in the same way as a condom. It then sends whatever urine it collects through a tube, into a bag attached, by straps, to the man's leg.

• The second is meant for light urine leakage. There is a penis cap which is more of a drip collector. This small pocket, fitting closely over the penis and requires underwear which fits closely, in order to help it stay secure.

4.     Foam Pads for Women

 

• Fitting between the labia, this incontinence product is taken out when the woman needs to urinate. Then a new one is put in.