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Still new to this and have a couple questions

1. Recommendations for incontinence pads. I think I need a moderate absorption pad. What works best for you?

2. Pad placement. I seem to have trouble getting pads positioned correctly. The seem to be to high or too low, or shifted left or right. Any suggestions to help?

Thanks for any suggestions.

 

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There are so many out there on the market. In the UK we have Drylife super x plus. They are a plastic backed slip and can hold around 3 litres before leaking. They are identical to Abena's old abriform x plus and are really good for day wear. Drylife slip super are also great.

 

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I wear Abri San Premium 6. These are for moderate to heavy incontinence with an absorbency of up to 1,600 ml.
The pad is held in place by unisex net fixation pants - Abena Abri Fix or Allanda iD Expert Ultra.

They work well for me but I have a suprapubic catheter and so I don't pee via the usual route. Also I am paralysed and in a wheelchair - so shifting of the pad is not a problem for me.

 

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Digouro Here is a post I put up on another thread a little while back. Not saying this is the right answer for you but just trying to give you a different perspective.

I started with underwear liners a number of years ago. Switch from boxers to boxer briefs to hold the pad in place better. boxer briefs are basically tighter fitting boxers. I still had to constantly adjust where I was positioned on the pad. To many times I missed the pad (especially sitting (like in the car)). After a couple of years of trying different styles (or maybe shapes and absorbency is a better term) I gave up and moved to pull up briefs (diaper). Initially it was a tough decision (more of a mental thing) but looking back I would never go back to a pad in my underwear. Understand too, my conditioned has worsened to where I would need a thicker pad anyhow. But the comfort level is so much better. The pad is built into the underwear not stuck on it. I find its a larger absorbency area so it contours to the shape of my body better (makes a trough between my legs). In addition the absorbency area goes higher in the back. Because the pad really cant move like the stick on ones I find it is so much more comfortable to wear. When I was wearing underwear inserts it seemed if I wore them "correctly" there was more coverage above my outlet then below when pointed in the natural direction. (hopefully I'm not being to graphic but I think you know what describing). What this meant for me even if I was positioned correctly the absorbency of the pad below the outlet would get saturated and leak. (at the time I was only experiencing mild urge incontinence but would have significant "squirts" and post dribble). Every one has to use and do what works best for them but for me (and anyone who ask my opinion) I give a recommendation for pull up briefs. There are many brands and absorbency available some experimentation may be required to get what works best for you. I wear prevail for men in overnight absorbency. Very rarely do I have leaking issues. (of course you may have to change depending on your level of incontinence but that would include underwear inserts also). I would recommending getting samples if possible or just buying a bag and trying them before committing to a case of something. Cost wise I moved from a higher quality pad insert to pull up briefs I want to say $.20-$.25 more each. So even from a cost standpoint its not a lot of increase.

 

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Hi @digouro, I, too, want to place my vote for pull-up underwear. I have toyed around with pads from, time to time but with the pull-ups you don't have to worry about pads slipping all over the place or just not being absorbent enough when you have a "heavy" episode. That happened to me when I used Tena male pads. They were on sale and I quickly realized why. They were shaped wrong to do me any good and just didn't have enough padding where it counts to absorb.
Having said that, I like Alyne underwear. They come in men and women models. They are very discreet. In fact they don't look like they would hold much of anything but they have surprising capacity because of a special process they use to make the padding. They fit very well and the material won't flop all over the place! For summer and hot weather use they are my favorite. The only place I know at this point to get them is Norton Hurley out in South Dakota. Only downside is it's in South Dakota and shipments take several days to get to me. Now if anybody else reading this knows where else to get Alyne, please let me know.
Oh, I would also consider the Depends Real Fit which is also discreetly shaped and may be appropriate for moderate absorbency.

 

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Digouro Here is a post I put up on another thread a little while back. Not saying this is the right answer for you but just trying to give you a different perspective.

I started with underwear liners a number of years ago. Switch from boxers to boxer briefs to hold the pad in place better. boxer briefs are basically tighter fitting boxers. I still had to constantly adjust where I was positioned on the pad. To many times I missed the pad (especially sitting (like in the car)). After a couple of years of trying different styles (or maybe shapes and absorbency is a better term) I gave up and moved to pull up briefs (diaper). Initially it was a tough decision (more of a mental thing) but looking back I would never go back to a pad in my underwear. Understand too, my conditioned has worsened to where I would need a thicker pad anyhow. But the comfort level is so much better. The pad is built into the underwear not stuck on it. I find its a larger absorbency area so it contours to the shape of my body better (makes a trough between my legs). In addition the absorbency area goes higher in the back. Because the pad really cant move like the stick on ones I find it is so much more comfortable to wear. When I was wearing underwear inserts it seemed if I wore them "correctly" there was more coverage above my outlet then below when pointed in the natural direction. (hopefully I'm not being to graphic but I think you know what describing). What this meant for me even if I was positioned correctly the absorbency of the pad below the outlet would get saturated and leak. (at the time I was only experiencing mild urge incontinence but would have significant "squirts" and post dribble). Every one has to use and do what works best for them but for me (and anyone who ask my opinion) I give a recommendation for pull up briefs. There are many brands and absorbency available some experimentation may be required to get what works best for you. I wear prevail for men in overnight absorbency. Very rarely do I have leaking issues. (of course you may have to change depending on your level of incontinence but that would include underwear inserts also). I would recommending getting samples if possible or just buying a bag and trying them before committing to a case of something. Cost wise I moved from a higher quality pad insert to pull up briefs I want to say $.20-$.25 more each. So even from a cost standpoint its not a lot of increase.

 

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Thanks for the info. I’m leaning towards the pull ups too. Just less hassle.

 

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Hi @digouro, I, too, want to place my vote for pull-up underwear. I have toyed around with pads from, time to time but with the pull-ups you don't have to worry about pads slipping all over the place or just not being absorbent enough when you have a "heavy" episode. That happened to me when I used Tena male pads. They were on sale and I quickly realized why. They were shaped wrong to do me any good and just didn't have enough padding where it counts to absorb.
Having said that, I like Alyne underwear. They come in men and women models. They are very discreet. In fact they don't look like they would hold much of anything but they have surprising capacity because of a special process they use to make the padding. They fit very well and the material won't flop all over the place! For summer and hot weather use they are my favorite. The only place I know at this point to get them is Norton Hurley out in South Dakota. Only downside is it's in South Dakota and shipments take several days to get to me. Now if anybody else reading this knows where else to get Alyne, please let me know.
Oh, I would also consider the Depends Real Fit which is also discreetly shaped and may be appropriate for moderate absorbency.

Thanks for the info. I’m leaning towards the pull ups too. Less hassle.