Adult Incontinence

I've talked about the difference between adult diapers and protective underwear and how to decipher the incontinence care aisle at your local supermarket or drugstore, but now I want to focus on another interesting marketplace: the virtual one. Over the next few posts, I'll discuss what the smart incontinence care product shopper should be aware of when shopping online. Let’s start with one of the most important factors...I bet you're not going to guess what it is! Shipping Can...Read entire article »

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In my last few posts, we’ve touched on the differences in product names and functionality for various incontinence products. In this entry, I want to discuss the product differences between the two most absorbent types of adult incontinence care garments: protective underwear and adult diapers. Protective Underwear: The New Kid on the Block These pull-on or pull-up products are highly absorbent core pads with breathable, form-fitting elastic waistbands that conform to the person wearing them. Some models come with...Read entire article »

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We’ve talked in the past few posts about how confusing it can be to purchase adult incontinence care garments. This post will build on some of the great comments I’ve gotten and will, I hope, help further distinguish exactly what’s for sale at local mass-market and drug stores and in the online world of incontinence care products. Pads Adapted from feminine hygiene pads, most of the incontinence care pads you see on today’s shelves are lightweight, plastic-backed pads about...Read entire article »

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One of my favorite parts of the collaborative online encyclopedia Wikipedia is the disambiguation feature. Disambiguation literally means to remove the ambiguity from language, or—practically speaking—to choose the closest possible meaning from many interpretations. Wikipedia’s disambiguation feature allows users to better understand what they’re looking for by offering several results for every search. Consider this post, and my next, a kind of disambiguation for you, dear reader. I’ll be addressing the most common terms that we use in the...Read entire article »

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As I said in my last post, understanding the different terminology applied to incontinence care products can be a troublesome task. A lot of manufacturers use different names for similar products. Adult diapers or briefs, liners or inserts, guards or pads, slip-ons or pull-ons, protective underwear or discreet underwear, belted undergarments or belted shields: how do you know which is which? There are six basic categories of incontinent products. Read on to find out more. Pads or Guards The...Read entire article »

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