Incontinence in Men Community Group
I am a 30 year old man who suffers from bladder control problems. I would like to talk to other men who also suffer from it.
I am a 30 year old man who suffers from bladder control problems. I would like to talk to other men who also suffer from it.
Wear a diaper, this one may sound obvious but some people will spend so much time planning out routes and planning out ridiculous schedules to be in the bathroom every half hour or less trying to do every thing to hold it imaginable. You're just going to make yourself crazy/miserable this way.
Use barrier cream. Something like calmoseptine will keep the area protected from skin break down from from the acids contained in a bowel movement.
Keep the area as clean as possible. This won't always be completely possible, but do your best to keep it as clean as possible. Bring adult sized wipes, these will help cleaning up during a change.
Use scented talc if it doesn't bother your skin, this helps with odors, you don't have to use something that smells like baby talc, a lot of people use talc even if they aren't wearing a diaper just to prevent chaffing.
Always bring a change with you, its usually a good idea to have at least 6 diapers in your bag for a trip. Airing on the side of more then you need is always a good rule of thumb.
If you're going to be in a position wear you won't be able to change for a bit its a good idea to wear plastic pants over your diaper, this will help with odor and if a leak occurs (as an added bonus it reduces rustling), this is generally a good idea for khakis.
Take chlorophyll supplements, this will help reduce odors from when you urinate or defecate. Also don't dehydrate yourself, this makes urine smell stronger as it will be more concentrated.
Most important, think about other things, theres more to life then just your incontinence. People with glasses don't spend there entire days worrying about those, a diaper is practically the same deal, albeit a bit more complicated but they are only as big a deal as you make them if you change regularly (after awhile you'll get an idea on how to predict how often you will need to change).
When you need to change try to if you can find a family restroom or single occupancy restroom. The privacy keeps anyone from hearing the tapes ripping or anything like that and allows you to discretely dispose of the soiled product. If that isn't an option use the handicap stall. Cleaning yourself and changing requires space so the more room the better.
Carry some ziploc bags with you in the bag with supplies, if you have to change in a public restroom and don't want to have to carry a used product to the trash in public view. I've found putting the used product in a Ziploc and sealing it prevents the odor from being noticable and allows you to find a more discrete location to dispose of the brief.