Iken

I'm Iken, I have Urinary incontinence and diagnosed with urinary incontinence. I'm kept in diapers because it's the far better option than taking incontinent meds with those side affects

Yeap and I can make a diaper last all the way to dinner time unless I poop really badly.

My PCP is the biggest advocate for why I am in diapers. He's also the one that's comfortable with me being kept in diapers and not on any Incontinence meds. It's why he never had me be potty trained again and has kept me in diapers instead.

I wear diapers with boosters because I want to make sure I can make it though the entire day without ever having to do a diaper change during the day. Just to make sure I can make it to dinner time for a diaper change.

That's cause I wear diapers with boosters and I wear the Megamax diapers with Eterna boosters from Northshore.

For me, I wear a diaper with 4 boosters that I can make it last for the entire day unless I poop or leak in them. Normally for me, in the morning, I get up, take my diaper off, shower, then make my bed and then put my Megamax diaper with 4 boosters on. Have breakfast and then go about my day. Only time I change, is if I leak or take a poop in my diaper after 12 to 21 hours, I change again for night time and I get ready for bed.

I know a few times it would irk me when Nurses call my diapers briefs but I always tell them I wear diapers and not ashamed to call them diapers. I know nurses that have told me that they don't call them diapers because they think it makes people feel ashamed of being in a diaper. I often tell them a diaper is a diaper regardless if it's being put on an infant, child, teen, adult or elderly. To me, I am not ashamed of wearing diapers and not humiliated for wearing them.

How do you think I feel, when medical staff refuse to use the word diaper. I often think it's humiliating to call my diapers a briefs, despite me insisting it's a diaper. It feels into the stigma that we're tying to fight against. To me a diaper is a a diaper regardless if it's a baby, child, teen, adult or even an elderly person is wearing. Calling it sometime else makes it worse for those who are kept in them. It reinforces stereotypes and notions about those who wear diapers. The problem is that too many people in society are stuck on the old notions of what diapers means. Many think that only babies wear diapers when in reality anyone who has an incontinence medical condition wears diapers. For me, I am not ashamed of wearing diapers. I know they are diapers and in my mind, diapers are normal for those who are Incontinent. Being in diapers, I know I have not lost my adulthood. Diapers allows me to have a normal life without fear or shame.

Acceptance for me is being able to call a diaper a diaper and not a brief. Calling a diaper a brief, stigmatizes people like me who wear diapers.

That's a tough one. For me being kept in diapers, many times where the biggest issue for me is where's a safe place for me to do a diaper change. Being in diapers, I am always mindful as to how long I can safely wear a diaper before I am forced into a diaper change. Often, diaper changes do take a lot out of me because the amount of time it takes to change out of a diaper. However, I know that being kept in diapers is the price to pay for not having wet pants.

I rarely leak and have figured out when I reach the point that I am about to leak and I change my diapers on a schedule

Not me and I am not ashamed if I leak in my diaper. If I leak in my diaper, it means I used them very well and I should consider getting thicker diapers

I’m at a point now where I don’t care if people hear or see my diapers. It’s why for me, being diapered is totally normal for me.

I do believe that their is a link between stress and Incontinence

For me, the pros of being kept diapered is that I never have to stop to use the bathroom because being incontinent, I was never potty trained to begin with. I also find bathrooms disgusting. Having a diaper let's me go on with life without having to worry about the nasty bathroom. Diapers reduce my stress, anxiety and helps me relax and stay calm. I love how diapers make me feel and look. Most importantly, they let me have a life and let me be active without having to worry about where's the nearest potty. Cons, diapers are very expensive. I know my wardrobe had to change and adapt to being in diapers. They often get hot and sweaty in the war, months but after being kept in them permanently, I am use to wearing them in the summer. Medical grade and store diapers suck and are horrible. It took me years to overcome the fact that I am always going to be kept in diapers, which is no longer a problem for me. Overall, it's been rough for me in the beginning to wear diapers but after a while, I have gotten use to them and have been extremely comfortable in them

I know summer is around the corner and how do you handle being diapered and incontinent in the summer.

I wear boosters with my diapers and it's a must for me because it let's me go on without worrying if I am going to leak or overflow in my diaper

I buy my diapers online because the store ones are crappy and don't hold the same level as NorthShore MegaMax diapers

I think tapes as strong as duck tape

For me, I am more comfortable in a thicker diaper. Thicker diapers like NorthShore MegaMax diapers gives me the confidence to go about my day without ever worrying about a Diaper leak.

So do I, I wear diapers 24/7/365. I have had my Primary care doctor always comment on my diapers and often times dose a diaper check to make sure I am wearing them and not having a diaper rash. For me, being kept in diapers is pretty much normal for me and people around me know I am disabled as well. I make the most of being disabled and being kept in diapers. That's like my doctor as well Brian. He's full supportive of me being in diapers and dealing with my incontinence. He knows the stress of being incontinent takes on me and knows that wearing diapers makes it so much easier on me. He knows that diapers helps me deal with the world and I don't have to stress out. It's why my doctor and even my nurses are my biggest advocated when it comes to dealing with Incontinence. If you have a good advocate, it goes along way in dealing with incontinence.

It's why my medical records say I am incontinent and I am required to be in diapers. It's clearly stated on all my medical records. It's why any medical procedure, they know I have to wear diapers and they are super accommodating.

I have seen hospital diapers that are so thin that you would need to be changed so often. It's why I don't wear thin diapers because I know I would leak and flood them.

My doctor always reminds me wear my diapers and even does a diaper check on me to make sure I am not developing any rashes because I have sensitive skin. But he understands why I medically need diapers and never pushes for a medical solution.

I never had any negative reactions from my doctors when it comes to my diapers. I mostly had supportive reactions.