Incontinence - People Who Are Caregivers

Raylene Gibbs

posted 10/17/2008, comments (105)

My 14 yr old son wears diapers and plastic pants, too

I just found this site and decided I should tell our story too. I hope it helps others. My son always had a bedwetting problem and I wish that I had not taken away his night diapers but I did. Later, my sister finally convinced me to put him back in them. We are all so glad we did this. We lived with the smelly bedroom and daily... Read more Chevron

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posted 07/31/2008, comments (5)

what can this Mom do?

I am the Mother of a 16 year old who wets the bed. We have tried everything we can think of to get things under control. Many of you must have tried the medications, alarms etc. We even tried acupuncture in an effort to help resolve the problems. Diapers are not a good option as he wears a back brace at noght and nothing can go under the brace. He... Read more Chevron

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posted 07/04/2007, comments (0)

Discrete disposal of incontinence products

My mom has been incontinent for quite some time now and my sister found these great bags online for her to dispose of her products in a discrete way anywhere that she might have to change her diaper/pad etc. They are scented a bit also to conceal any odors so they are great at home as well to keep the odors contained when disposing them in a... Read more Chevron

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posted 05/05/2007, comments (3)

My friend has MS her hubby is her caregiver and is up all night taking her to the bathroom

could not a catheder be used. He is not getting any sleep. she rolls off of bed pan.she does try but to no avail. I was wondering would a foley catheder help or are foleys used for different types of problems.would appeciate your anyone opinion

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