Do You Consider Disposable Diapers "Superfluous" & "Impractical"
Posted: Friday, March 26, 2010
by Tammy Chamberlain
DryDiapersPlus.com
Many people, of all ages and walks of life, suffer from urinary incontinence and/or bowel incontinence. These incontinence issues require specialized incontinence products that remove the moisture from the skin & prevent serious secondary incontinence issues (rashes, odor, bacterial & yeast infections, et al). Disposable diapers allow a person to quickly change & dispose of the used product quickly & easily.
A breathable composite prevents wetness & soil transfer to clothing and furniture.
An inner layer of super absorbent polymers & cellulose pulp locks in liquids.
A nonwoven material with a distribution layer closest to the skin, transfers liquids to the absorbent layer - which keeps your skin dry.
In the nutshell, this means that everything stays inside and doesn't leak outside - and keeps the wearer - nice and dry, with no embarrassment. Not all adult diapers & adult briefs are created equal. When you buy hospital grade incontinence products (easily found online, they're better products at a better cost than what you find in your retail stores), many of them have resealable tapes & elastisized leg bands to prevent leaks. The resealable tabs allow yourself or your caregiver to check the diaper for changing. If changing isn't required, the tabs can be resealed, thereby saving the needs of unnecessary changes and costs.
Many of these hospital grade adult diapers lines now commonly include wetness & size indicators. Wetness indicators are when a chemical included in the fabric of the diaper changes color in the presence of moisture to alert the care giver or user that the diaper is wet.
The benefits of adult diapers far outweigh any inconvenience that they may cause. It is true that an adult diaper will never feel like your own underwear. However many of today's products are comfortable to wear for long periods, and if they are hospital grade, can be worn for 8-10 hours at a time, while still keeping the user dry (because the moisture is wicked away from the skin).
Adult diapers bring flexibility and mobility to the lives of many people suffering from incontinence problems.
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