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I call them diapers regardless of what the medical community thinks

@John Davis Usually for me, urine order isn't a problem, unless of course I have oversaturated my diapers, or for some reason I stay in the same diaper with the same cover for many hours. if you're in a diaper for 6 to 8 hours, and you keep on using it, the likelihood of urine odor being detected goes up. What I've learned from experience is that you can use powder all over the place, but you have to be careful Because when you use powder, that particular tau will will cake and cause a whole bunch of problems for your skin, so if you end up with wetness in the area of what you will be cleaning up will be Clods of powder, And that would be a mess to clean up, So you'd have to lightly use the powder and then rub it in really well, lest you end up with a bunch of mess that you have to clean up when you end up wiping down. Secondarily, when you end up with need to change, and you keep using the diaper, likelihood goes up that it begins to smell, when you take off a diaper and you're not aware of it, I can tell you that if you do not have enough liquid in your system or enough hydration, the urine smell can be overpowering, and can smell like very very very pungent or strong ammonia. luckily ammonia doesn't bother me too much, but if I were to get a bottle of ammonia and open it up I would be allergic to that. Yes, I have my diaper covers, which are really awesome, and they help me keep the smell and mess to a minimum as much as possible. I can't say enough that plastic pants are necessary, regardless of what diaper you wear, because it keeps everything within the diaper or within the plastic pants, and it also keeps the diaper in position, just like a onesie would if somebody was wearing one. The only problem is when you take a onesie offer you take the pants off, Up having it sad because you're trying to hold up something close to you, and when the diaper can expand it drops when you try to take it off, and I mean take off the onesie the diaper drops. This is a normal part of wearing diapers, the more you put in the diaper, the lower droops, but that's why you have to have good diapers, cause if you don't have good diapers you end up with a humongous leak Then you end up with a severe case of diaper rash and then it'll be a pain in the neck to clean up, and it can be very very painful If you let the rash go too long, not even the proper spray cleaner will help you, because that would even hurt you even more. It's always a good idea however not to sit in a wet diaper for two too long, I can understand that people might wanna sit in a wet diaper, and I support that, but be careful that you're not sitting in a diaper too long, because the urine and the ammonia can cause issues And it also causes a problem because what is touching you needs to be eliminated. Brian

@Zombie_Turtle: I have not tried ABU's disposable diapers or doublers. I do own some of ABU's onsies / t-shirts. I bought from ABU because Tykables was out of stock on the white t-shirt (onsies) and white rompers. I'm OK with the ABU onsies, but I do prefer Tykables over ABU. In my opinion, the slight stretch in the Tykables fabric, the grip of the snaps, the cut at the neck and the overall quality I prefer over the ABU set. The one issue with Tykables is the grip of the snaps and how they attached sometimes do lead to tears in the fabric / failure at that point. I've seen it more with the older Tykables white rompers over the white t-shirt (onsies). I think both companies under current ownership are good businesses that are reasonable to buy from, once you are past that they are AB/DL based companies vs a medical needs based company.

Yeah, for sure. maybe was also wondering what consensus is about quality or if there were any likes or dislikes about the ones I was trying. Anyway I am excited to try some new stuff. I'm having fun looking for new things to test out, see how they work for me. I had been buying the same old bland stuff for so long that it was just another chore that i hated doing.

Hi I'm 35 years old and I have incontinence/bedwetting issues. Have had issues almost my whole life and require protection for it at all times. Hope to meet some people and share product recommendations/tips and just help people with similar issues as me.

I can also attest to this. IF you are not well hydrated then you absolutely can (and probably will) smell bad after just 8 hours. Even when using a diaper that can last double. Stay well hydrated* and you likely won't start smelling anything untill 12+ hours in that same diaper. * The World Heath Organization states all adults should start with drinking 2 liters of water per day. AND increasing that amount based on weight, activity level and weather conditions. Of note: Water poisoning by over hydrating is also a thing. Though you'd have to drink 2+ liters of it in under an hour. Or something like 24 liters in one day. Which most normal people couldn't ever come close to.

@TheHangedKing Welcome! I have had incontinence on and off all of my life, due to my CP and other reasons. when I was a young kid, I was constantly going back and forth to rehab to help myself deal with certain situations that had to do with my CP. when I ended up getting through both of those particular situations, I ended up in diapers for a good share of the time I was in rehab. Part of the reason that was is because when you're in a pediatric rehab center, they want you to be able to not have an accident by falling out of your chair whatever, so basically I started by doing the bathroom thing, And then slowly but surely I would lose my mobility by being wheelchair bound and then diapered. although the idea of having this happen is not a bad idea, it does kind of take away from me being as independent as I could. Because of that, I kind of let it slide and just went with it, but there are things that were not good either. luckily because of the situations I have dealt with, i've dealt with my incontinence very well I think, and I think I will be able to help very many people, just like I do on daily diapers. Welcome to incont.org And I hope to hear from you soon! it is always good to have supports and friends when you're dealing with a journey such as this, And I've been dealing with it on and off all of my life, but I am so glad that I have good friends here and other places to help me get through it. it is my intention to try to help as many people as I can in in both places as well. each situation will be different Each domain is different, so each of the situations you run into will be totally different, while some of them may end up crossing over, but for the most part incontinence will be be something that is important to deal with and to understand. hopefully when I am helping someone else, they will be able to do the same for me by allowing me to get a different perspective on each situation. My main concern is that people need to realize that incontinence is nothing to fear, diapers are nothing to fear, and the ability to treat it should be nothing to fear. the idea is that you need to make the decision that is in your best interest, and hopefully when we end up talking to several users as they come on, we will be able to give them the best advice possible so they can make informed decisions. @Incont Restarted this domain so that we would have a place to discuss incontinence and treatment options as well as bed wedding and other things that are part of that particular spectrum. And I'm glad that he did! there are many people that look for information about incontinence, in most of the information that is dealing with incontinence can be confusing and all over the place. By that I mean one person will tell you the best thing to do is use medicine, one time someone will tell you the best way to do it is to exercise, the next thing that will tell you is that they need to do something and take a pill, and the other spectrum is spectrum is to use diapers or other particular solutions. Here on incont.org, at least that way we can discuss those options, and decide, by everyone else's input What is the appropriate way to solve issues. many of us have been dealing with incontinence for years, and the problem is is that there are so many places out there that want to try to sell you that solution their solution is the best, And I am of the opinion that medicine is appropriate in some cases, but in others, all it does is make it so you have to pay for medicine, just so that you can be can be on it. I am of the opinion that if something works really well, you should use it. One of the things that is important is that information about incontinence should not be something that will someone to believe that if they're asking for help to treat incontinence, that we end up telling them to go to diapers 24/7! this is why it is important to make sure that you always know what is being asked and you know a way to respond, Dealing with each of the situations and answering any questions, the thing is we need to be supportive. I believe this community itself will help others that are incontinent or bed wetters or whatever, find the best solutions to their problem. all solutions may not be feasible or wanted, but at least we have the ability to discuss them. far too often there are many places that would tell you that the best thing to do is to end up going with one solution over the other, But the idea here is at least when we have incont.org we can discuss those and come up with good solutions. Please feel free to follow me if you wish And also to private message me here. it'll be an interesting thing to see how many people continue to join, and I notice that we are getting a lot of people coming in that are looking for help, And that's always good. It's always good to be able to talk to people that are in a similar position, because some people are nervous about it, some people deal with it everyday, and some of them don't know where to start. Hopefully with the help of all of us we can be that starting point for someone else that may be in need. When I started having problems with incontinence, I knew that I had to go to DD: the people there knew exactly what was going on and they were able to help me to decide how to handle it, and I decided to use diapers to do it. each person that we help may have a differing position in a different way to deal with it, so we must allow them to explore and give them viable options. I believe that might able to do that with this site And also we'll be able to hopefully let people know that we know what we're doing and know what we're talking about. it's always good to have people that are very knowledgeable about a subject area, and the reason why I became a member of DD in the 1st place was because of my incontinence, and because I knew and trusted the people that were there, and I knew that they would be able to help me deal with whatever situation that I was dealing with. Welcome! Brian

I have a standard mattress (allergy, bed bug, spill, etc.) protector, then a standard fitted bed pad and bed shit, then add a reusable incontinence pad, that I sleep on top of, then standard bedding above. I wear a triple layer of four layer diapers with a protective pant. It used to be the old VI Products or Comco vinyl pants. Now it is usually one of the Gary manufactured PUL pants, but I continue to look at my options on this. Unless I'm very well hydrated things are contained to the cloth diapers. On a rare time when a leak happens, the bed pad takes the rest..... or possibly the top sheet(s) if they get tangled into the mix.

No. The meds would have never worked on me because at 30-40 years old I didn't have an enlarged prostrate. I was only on them because of inept urologists who didn't want to figure out my underlying issue. Instead they just put me one pill after another to "see if it helps". My problem was neurological, likely from an L5-S1 spinal injury. When I finally convinced my urologist to just remove my malfunctioning muscle, it took a half-dozen sphincterotomy surgeries to do so. Except the repeat surgeries caused a large stricture part way in my prostrate. So I had a prostrate blockage, just not from an enlarged prostrate. So of course it had to be removed too (along with part of my urethra). On the plus side, I won't have to worry about prostrate cancer or bph in a other 15-20 years.

@AUG168: I need to copy and paste my response to your welcome message here, and make some adjustments from your additional notes above. So, from the welcome reply, with some edits: I also had early on set of BPH and with my slightly high PSA numbers opted for watch and wait. After trying the medications for a 90 day trial, I told the doctor I wasn't refilling them due to side affects.... Unfortunately, I waited a bit long and end up with reduced bladder capacity from the effects of having BPH for a while before having surgical treatment. From your comments above, you have also been reviewing your PSA numbers, and I assume you have had a (rectal?) needle biopsy of the prostate that resulted in not finding cancer. I have not had the needle biopsy and instead rely on the PSA and Free PSA numbers along with the fact that genetically, we tend to "grow" things (like polyps, and early onset BPH), but don't have cancer..... I see your comments in this thread about heavier dribbling (light incontinence), I assume along with the OAB diagnosis the Urologist suspects the bladder wall has thickened and muscle strengthened. If that is the case, you may already be in the same boat I am with reduced bladder capacity. I also had developed a light PMD and I think I also have some like leakage now from OAB urges. If you are only aware of TURP type procedures for BPH issues, please look into the minimally evasive techniques that are currently available. Depending on your urologist, they may not offer them and you might have to find a different one to review those options. Personally, I choose to get the Rezūm procedure. There are other minimally evasive procedures now available. One issue with using the procedure I did is you don't get a tissue sample to test for cancer. In my case, I'm low risk of cancer, and even though my PSA numbers have returned to "above normal" for what is the "normal expected range" my Urologist calls my numbers as "supported by the size of my prostate", so not out of the ordinary for the large size. And we continue to monitor the trend lines of my PSA and Free PSA numbers about every six months. As to the Rezume procedure, it only reduces the prostate around the urethra and leaves the rest in tact. I had my procedure shortly after the two year follow up from the original experimental procedures was published and the procedure was cleared for normal practice. (It was interesting to get the diagnostic code used, needed to clear the procedure with my insurance, as it was very new at the time....) A piece of me wishes the procedure had been available a few years earlier AND that I noticed the slow decrease in bladder capacity over time earlier. Feel free to ask me questions. And I'm sure others can speak to other procedures that they have have reviewed or had used. My day time issues don't appear to be as bad as you documented, and I'm post the Rezume procedure by a few years. However I think recently things are starting to act up again....