| Incontinence. Who would have thought that as a nation, | | | | incontinence products. |
| we'd be facing a condition that affected so many, but | | | | Your other choice is to buy cloth diapers. If you don't |
| so few talked about or admitted they had to live with. | | | | want to have to deal with rubber or vinyl pants, though, |
| Disposable adult diapers are admittedly very | | | | this can be a challenge. Or is it? If you search around |
| convenient. You pull them out of the bag and put them | | | | on the internet, you can find adult diapers made with |
| on. When you've finished with them, you take them off | | | | PUL (fabric laminated with a waterproof backing). |
| and throw them out. It can't be much simpler than that. | | | | These are fantastic because when adult diapers are |
| However, due to global warming and a host of other | | | | made with PUL; they become almost as convenient as |
| environmental issues, as a nation we're trying to | | | | disposables. So when you've finished using them you |
| reduce our carbon footprint. Reducing what we put | | | | just take them off, throw them in the diaper hamper |
| into landfills most assuredly falls into that category. So, | | | | and wash. |
| if you're living with incontinence, how do you fit that into | | | | A word of caution when washing cloth diapers, use |
| your lifestyle? | | | | phosphate free soap and do not use fabric softeners |
| Well, you have a couple of choices. You can still use | | | | on your cloth diapers. If you use soaps with |
| disposable adult diapers, but it's important to find | | | | phosphates in them, or fabric softeners, over time |
| disposables that hold more volume - really hold more | | | | these products build up on the fabric and make them |
| volume. You should only have to change 2-3 times per | | | | less absorbent. Also, if you can, line-dry them outside |
| day. With most disposable products that you find in | | | | or inside on a rack until they are almost dry. To soften |
| your local stores, you have to change 7-10 times a | | | | them up, toss them in the dryer for about 10 minutes. |
| day. If you feel that in your life you only have room for | | | | So, the choice is up to you - disposable or cloth? |
| disposable diapers, then look for hospital grade | | | | |