Tammy Chamberlain

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.

Why not just use sanitary pads for incontinence? Sanitary napkins aren't made to absorb urine. Disposable adult diapers & adult briefs , on the other hand are constructed in layers with the use of super absorbent polymers. This allows the liquids in the diaper to be transferred & distributed to the absorbent core where it's locked in. There are 3 distinct layers in an adult diaper.

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.

Before you go anywhere now visit DryDiapersPlus  for fantastic deals on your adult diapers & incontinence supplies.

Tammy Chamberlain is an incontinence products specialist at DryDiapersPlus.  For more informative articles written by Tammy, click here
 

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