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If you have minor leaks, a good pull-up will get you through the day but a thick diaper will always get the job done and not be very noticeable. It's why for me, I don't wear pull-ups because I would leak and flood them really fast. I wear thick padded diapers to make sure I don't leak or flood them and I can get through the entire day. For me, being Incontinent, I have to be in thick diapers because I never know if I am gonna leak or flood in my diapers.

thanks for your advices. John, I bought a pack of Megamax to try. I was surprised by the amount of absorption but the only negative comment is that they swell a lot when they are very wet and I felt a lot of discomfort wearing them. Generally I wear a diaper with boxers to cover my protection well and remain discreet but that is no longer enough now. I'm going to try the plastic pants you recommend, hoping to find some in Europe.

David, for those occasions when you need extra absorption such as when you are away from home, use the North Shore Care Megamax diaper. It has a maximum absorbency of 6,500ml and a useable capacity of 48 oz. That should be more than enough. Of course, just to be safe, on top wear a diaper cover. I like Garywear or the North Shore Care Trifecta. --John

I've seen this question a LOT. Why can't someone make an adult diaper that looks, feels, and most importantly works just as good as a baby diaper. First, copyrights and patents. Baby diaper manufacturers want any advantage they can hold on to, and not let anyone else use their patented designs. Baby or adult. Second, I came across this image. This is just how different our body shapes are from newborn to adult. So a diaper shaped for a baby could never "scale up" and work for an adult. https://9gag.com/gag/ajXG1MG?utm_source

It would be nice, including those channels to help reduce leaks and improve absorption towards the back of the diaper. But that's where those patents and copyrights come into play and prevent anyone else from having those improvements. It's just corporate greed empowering those who have it while making sure nobody else does. Personally, I believe patents and copyrights stifle innovation and reduce the number of those who can otherwise benefit from those improvements. They also keep prices higher than they should be.

At night, I definitely would go for one of those baby diapers scaled up to adult size. I am very wet at night and could actually use the extra absorbency. --John

fit is one thing, but what about some of the features on baby diapers. more comfortable waistbands, better topsheets, etc. those things would be nice.

it would be so overly large that adults would refuse to wear it (even though it would perform its function very well). i can understand why that would be a problem during the day, but at night, in bed, it would have its advantages, and no one would see it. I prefer a ticker diaper at night anyway.

Oh man, you reminded me of something. I can't find a picture of it, but does anyone remember seeing those old-school, red, thick-padded, jockey shorts? The kind schools had pre-1990's, and would make boys put on when practicing for wrestling or sometimes in gym classes? We always joked they were oversized diapers. And well, now you've got me imagining something like that.

Aggree re the scaling. Also, an article I read a couple of years ago extrapolated the size and padding of a baby diaper to adult size and determined that it would be so overly large that adults would refuse to wear it (even though it would perform its function very well). --John