Urinary Incontinence Support Group
Urinary incontinence is the involuntary excretion of urine from one's body. It is often temporary, and it almost always results from an underlying medical condition. Stress, functional, and urge incontinence are the most common forms. Share with other support group members and learn from their stories and experiences.
It all started with frequent urination.I have severe osteoarthritis so getting up at night to go to the bathroom is a chore. Short term solution was using a urinal 8 to ten times a night and still waking up with a big wet spot in my bed. To get a good night sleep I started wearing diapers to bed problem solved. But know I am having problems staying dry during the day so I am in diapers 24/7. The trouble is my bladder always feels full except in the morning after changing my soggy diaper and peeing a couple of times. I use the toilet about every hour and relax and always a little pee will come out. That will keep me mostly dry during the day. I can't hold back anymore when I start peeing it just slows it down. when I do pee its always a couple of ounces. A eight once pee is a major victory. A lot of times I don't realize I am leaking. I am seeing a urologist in a couple of weeks. My question is should I just give up staying dry during the day.
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My 6mo twin DD's are EBF and just started rice cereal on the first. Everything has been going fine except this morning one of them had a diaper rash (lots of redness around her anus). I read this as one of the signs of an allergy. BUT I did just buy a different brand diaper yesterday (which they have used randomly before w/no issues). Do you think its the cereal or the diaper? Im ready to start...
With a lot of us here, though, there's not always a complete solution - just a better way to manage the problem and get back to a life where worrying about urinary function isn't at the top of the list all day and night.
For myself, it's been catheters 24/7 for almost 3 years, with only slight breaks. After the first couple of uses, they're really pretty easy to work with. Once you've found the right size (size does make a difference in how comfortable they are) you really, truly don't know it's there working for you - and insertions and removals become easy.
XX400ex's comments are right on target - keep lots of fluids going through you while on a cath, drink cranberry juice (or take a cranberry/vitamin C supplement), and keep things nice & clean, and you'll do just fine.
One of the most common things that causes urinary problems in us older guys is prostate enlargement. Can be a number of things - just plain age, BPH, or possibly something more significant. Whatever it is, it's good to get it resolved now.
Best of luck to you sir - message me if you'd like.