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Urine incontinent mostly at night

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colin47
colin47

Hi

I am a 66 year old male who has recently become urine incontinent.  I had a kidney infection last year which has left me urge incontinent during the day.

My wife has bought me sanitary pads so I deal with this by wearing these daily and this works very well.  However, I weak the nappy style incontinence pants during the night, but I find urine leaks out through the sides as I mostly lay on my side whilst asleep.  Can anyone offer any other measures that I could take to prevent this leakage onto the bed sheets.  The nappy things fit very well around the legs so I cant seem to blame that.

Unfortunatley, I occasionaly suffer from diversticulitis and need to drink more water during the day to help prevent this occuring, and reduce my intake towards bedtime.

Thanks

 

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  • magpies03
    magpies03 colin47

    Posted

    Hi Colin

    I seem to have exactly the same as you with urge incontinence during the day and urine incontinence at night. Likewise i have problems with wetness at night. I've been using Tena pads inside an underpants and then a plastic pants outside. I still get up four /five times a night to change into dry ones. . However it is very costly about £40 a week. I'm thinking of getting washable nappies - Is yours such , if so where did you get yours . I think with washable nappies at night it would be a lot cheaper and maybe I will get less wetness on my body or bed . have a pad on the bed which prevents staining the sheet and mattress- this is very good I'd recomment it ) .  

  • jdy1
    jdy1 colin47

    Posted

    Cloth diapers are cheaper but you will be wet.  They hold the wetness next to your skin.
    • stevewet
      stevewet jdy1

      Posted

      Tru ethey don't wick the wetness away from your skin as disposables do but providing you use plenty of sudocreme  or similar it isn't a problem. I always wear plastic pants if I wear terry nappies and this seals in the warmth and they never feel uncomfortable and seldom leak even when I wet very heavily.
    • magpies03
      magpies03 jdy1

      Posted

      Thanks jdy1. Good to hear from you. I'll bear that in mind.I havent decided yet.
    • magpies03
      magpies03 stevewet

      Posted

      Thanks stevewet , good to her from you. I've never used sudocreme but i think ill try it first with my present arrangement Tena pads, If that works i'll try washable diapers , one to begin, - i saw some on American site at $39 dollars each plus postage. 
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