Information and opinions on health from Craig at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/4397/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/4397/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/4397/index http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/4397/114838/incontinence Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:45:02 -0400 Craig I’ve been living with incontinence and diapers for a long time now, but I’ve recently been thinking about how hard the initial adjustment can be. It seems to me that the dilemma of whether and when to wear adult diapers can be thought of as a risk assessment of sorts. Without adequate protection, we have the ever-present risk of an embarrassing accident. For many incontinent people, this risk could be all but eliminated if we could... http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/4397/114838/incontinence http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/4397/114764/incontinence Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:18:52 -0400 Craig   <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline;... http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/4397/114764/incontinence http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/4397/29198/incontinence Wed, 28 May 2008 19:24:57 -0400 Craig I am curious how other incontinent adults select their protection, and whether the type of protection changes much over time. When I initially needed protection several years ago (for strong urge incontinence), I wore Depend and store brands. They aren't very absorbent, but I was concerned that people would be able to detect the protection under my clothes. Unfortunately, they are less than ideal for heavy wetting. As the years went on, I... http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/4397/29198/incontinence http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/4397/25989/incontinence Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:32:22 -0400 Craig When purchasing incontinence supplies, I am often struck by the "briefs" label used by virtually every brand, retailer, and online store. For myself, I never think of the products as briefs. They are clearly adult-sized diapers, and a large majority of incontinence supprt group/forum contributors refer to them as diapers.   So why the "briefs" label? I assume it is to reduce the stigma for product users, as if store clerks and other... http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/4397/25989/incontinence http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/4397/17450/definition Fri, 07 Dec 2007 08:15:00 -0500 Craig Reading various posts and discussions about incontinence, it seems that people with bladder control problems define incontinence in different ways. Some people mention their incontinence, yet only need modest protection during long time intervals without bathroom breaks.  I fell into a 2nd group, since I somehow didn't consider myself "fully" incontinent, yet have to wear diapers nearly full time. I only recently realized my... http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/c/4397/17450/definition