"Superfluous" and "Impractical" - Adult Diapers?

Many youth, teens & adults suffer from urinaryIn the nutshell, this means that everything meant to
incontinence and/or bowel incontinence. These issuesstay inside, stays inside and doesn't leak outside - and
require very specialized incontinence products thatkeeps you or your patient - nice and dry. However, not
remove the moisture from the skin & prevent seriousall adult diapers & adult briefs are created equal. When
secondary incontinence issues (rashes, odor, bacterialyou buy hospital grade incontinence products (you
& yeast infections, etc). Disposable diapers allow thecannot get these at your local retail, big box or grocery
user or caregiver to quickly change & dispose of thestores), many of them have resealable tapes &
used product quickly & easily.elastisized leg bands to prevent leaks. The resealable
Why not just use sanitary pads/napkins fortabs allow yourself or your caregiver to check the
incontinence? Sanitary napkins are made withdiaper for changing. If changing isn't required, the tabs
materials that absorb slowly. Not to mention - theycan be resealed, thereby saving the needs of
don't hold much - and they leak. Disposable adultunnecessary changes and costs.
diapers & adult briefs, on the other hand areMany of these hospital grade adult diapers lines now
constructed in layers with the use of super absorbentcommonly include wetness indicators. Wetness
polymers. This allows the urine in the diaper to beindicators are when a chemical included in the fabric of
transferred and distributed to the absorbent corethe diaper changes color in the presence of moisture
where it's locked in. There are 3 distinct layers in anto alert the care giver or user that the diaper is wet.
adult diaper.The benefits of adult diapers far outweigh any
- A breathable composite prevents wetness & soilinconvenience that they may cause. It is true that an
transfer to clothing and furniture.adult diaper will never feel like your own underwear.
- An inner layer of super absorbent polymers &However many of today's products are comfortable
cellulose pulp locks in liquids.to wear for long periods when they are dry.
- A nonwoven material with a distribution layer closestAdult diapers bring flexibility and mobility to the lives of
to the skin, transfers liquids to the absorbent layer -many people suffering from incontinence problems.
which keeps your skin dry.