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Protection in college

greengold4
greengold4

Hi y'all I am a 20 year old college student. When I was younger I was diagnosed with an OAB but as I got older I eventually was completely dry until about 2 years ago I started wetting at night at first maybe once a month but since then the frequency of my nighttime accidents increased and then about 3 months ago I started having occasional daytime leakage as well which also seems to be worsening. I returned to college a few weeks ago and was wondering if anybody else could share any similar expieriences or advice. Currently I manage by using Abena M4's at night and Abena M3 pullups during the day. I could probably get away with lighter protection during the day but I don't want to risk it. The worst part for me at least is the inconsistency. Some days I'll have no problems and others I will have several accidents during the day same time with at night some times I'll wake up soaked and sometimes I'll wake up completely dry. I wish it was more consistent because if I knew what to expect on a daily basis it would make managing so much easier

sam0123
sam0123
Hey man. Im new to this issue myself as have only recently had to deal with it, but I understand what your going through here. I am often having to travel to various places for my work which often involves staying with friends. Now that I have this I have to consider it because having these kinds of accidents somewhere other than home in someone else house is a terrifying idea. I imagine college is somewhat the same. As to better solutions, yes I have tried the Abenas for my issue but i find them no where near as cool as they advertise. They are bulky, dont stop odour well, and arent good when you have to do a lot of walking around. Believe it or not I have had a fair amount of luck with Attends briefs (the kind with the plastic surface). this though may cause some 'noise' when walking, but the way to fix that is wear some fairly tight boxer brief style underwear. it keeps it all together and doesnt make much noise. My issue is more bowel stuff but i found that both at night and during the day it does a descent job at keeping it hidden (while being a thinner brief) than some of these others. just a thought but the general advice is to just try different brands. i wasnt very impressed with the abenas myself. hope that helps. the neat thing is if its inconsistent they are fairly thin even when kept in a bag, so they are easy to fold and store if you dont feel like having one on that day but still want to be prepared.

all the best

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billwfriend
billwfriend
I hear you....I had bedwetting into mid twenties since childhood but not really during the day....now I am 60 and have issues with urgency and using a Interstim that the doctor implanted that stimulates the nerves of bladder....I had trial one for few days and it went well...so had surgery implanting one but this one has effect on tip of my penis....not comfortable....I do not turn it up or it is painful....I think it is on lowest setting....see doc again Tuesday and need explanations....
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