Re-useable continence pants instead of disposable ones?

That is just awful ! Have you complained? Written to your MP? Who are the people making these decisions? Sounds like they have no understanding of health problems at all. Frightening when they are making life decisions for the most vulnerable in our society.

I bout a couple of pairs. They were expensive and didn't hold much. Plus wearing trousers you have to completely change if wearing knickers. I recently found Jude. It's pumpkin seeds. I'm hardly weeing at all now and most people have stopped. Doctors can prescribe medicines too. Might be worth looking at.

Surely ‘hardly weeing at all’ is bad for your health. These people who have ‘stopped’ - do you mean stopped urinating?

Not weeing as not wetting yourself. There's lots of variations from a small leak when coughing to a complete whoosh when you stand up. Dry knickers is the aim!

Maddyone, I find you totally ignorant, none empathetic and it is quite disgusting to read your post to say the least. Heaven forbid you will find your husband becomes totally paralysed after a massive stroke, you both lose your income for you to care for him and have only the state pension when you eventually qualify. No PIP, no nothing once you are 65. If we had to use our bit of savings on incontinence pads and liners we would have been ruined without 12 months. He used at least 5 during 24 hours and needed the biggest and heaviest ones available. Count yourself lucky you have never been in that situation you have no idea how people live in the real world. It is not social care when you need district nurses calling daily to help you empty, to have a peg and live on liquidised food and Could go on and on, you have made me severe angry and disgusted to say the least.

I think some of the negative comments on here show a real lack of understanding of the difference between the levels of incontinence brought about by age and stress related conditions and those by disability. Incontinence Services don’t just supply padding to anyone who is referred, they treat each patient as an individual and go through a number of condition management processes and discuss other options before supplying padding. The incontinence linked to major disability - for example that caused by spinal injury or birth defect - is a world away from what some posters are describing here from their own experience. The products you buy in supermarkets etc, are not suitable for this kind of disability and that’s why they are available on the NHS. It’s not a social issue or a case of the NHS supplying personal items that can be bought on the high street, or one of ‘rudeness and entitlement’. It’s a medical issue and quite rightly is treated as one.

Just to correct a possible misunderstanding - in this area incontinence products do not end up in landfill. They are collected by a specialist council collection van and incinerated.

maddyone

It’s not ignorance, it’s fact. The NHS is there to provide for illness, not to provide for every social need. Incontinence pads can be bought out of the Attendance Allowance or Independent Living Allowance because that’s the kind of thing it’s for. To call another poster ignorant just because you don’t agree with that poster is the height of rudeness.

It might interest you to know that Attendance Allowance and Personal Independence Payment are not there to provide funds for incontinence products. PIP in particular is one of the hardest disability benefits to get, and incontinence alone generally won’t get you an award unless you require a great deal of help with the management of it. For both these allowances all aspects of disability are assessed on how well they are managed and how much help or aids and appliances are needed - the more you need, the more points you accumulate. If the condition is being managed well (as is likely with padding) no points will be given unless you need help or a specialist aid to change them.

lefthanded

Just to correct a possible misunderstanding - in this area incontinence products do not end up in landfill. They are collected by a specialist council collection van and incinerated.

In the three Local Authority areas I’ve lived in the need for these collections is strictly assessed and there is a charge. Where I live at present, the LA won’t refer you for a specialist collection if they decide that the waste padding can be safely mixed with household refuse.

Think what you like, but honestly, having to pay for incontinence pads, disposable washing cloths (because carers won't use an ordinary flannel that can be washed after use, or simply rinsed in cold water then scalded, as we did with wet nappies) mounts up.

Usually there are accidents too that necessitate changing bed linen - my washing-machine was on every day of the last two months of DH's life.

It is unreasonable to expect everyone to be able to afford incontinence pads, urinals, bedpans etc. themselves.

Scotland has made menstrual protection available free of charge to all young women. feeling, quite rightly IMO, that doing so is a better use of public money than ignoring absentism in schools and places of work by those who cannot afford to buy sanitary towels or wash the hand-knitted variety as our grandmothers did. So why should the ill and incontinent not be helped? Nobody enjoys being incontinent, after all.

Do I hear you say, "Where is the money to come from?" Well, you could fund a lot of it, if you persuaded those in government to reduce their own salaries somewhat!

Yes….i had them for my husband . They are expensive £10-15 per pair but they lasted a couple of years. Amazon : tap in : ‘washable incontinence pants men ‘
I also got some from Cotten traders I think?!!

Try looking on the Tena or confitex website. A game changer after my husbands prostate op, they both do male and female products.

There are bamboo washable pads you can get that popper into your knockers.

... or even your knickers .....!!!

grandtanteJE65

Think what you like, but honestly, having to pay for incontinence pads, disposable washing cloths (because carers won't use an ordinary flannel that can be washed after use, or simply rinsed in cold water then scalded, as we did with wet nappies) mounts up.

Usually there are accidents too that necessitate changing bed linen - my washing-machine was on every day of the last two months of DH's life.

It is unreasonable to expect everyone to be able to afford incontinence pads, urinals, bedpans etc. themselves.

Scotland has made menstrual protection available free of charge to all young women. feeling, quite rightly IMO, that doing so is a better use of public money than ignoring absentism in schools and places of work by those who cannot afford to buy sanitary towels or wash the hand-knitted variety as our grandmothers did. So why should the ill and incontinent not be helped? Nobody enjoys being incontinent, after all.

Do I hear you say, "Where is the money to come from?" Well, you could fund a lot of it, if you persuaded those in government to reduce their own salaries somewhat!

Several people like yourself, posting from experience and illustrating the point that there is a huge difference in the needs of those who have occasional incontinence and those who experience it as part of major disability - when it becomes a significant expense and necessitates specialist and heavy duty padding not easily available on the high street. When you add up the cost of padding, the extra washing - not to mention specialist protection for beds and furniture, not available on the NHS - it can be overwhelming.

Lidl sells disposable incontinence pads for just over £1 for 12. I just buy them every week with my groceries. Amazon also sells reusable pads but just for wee leakage.

Luckygirl3

There are bamboo washable pads you can get that popper into your knockers.

Funniest post ever on gransnet! Even if it was a typo. Well done Luckygirl.

ExDancer

My Mum was given pads from the NHS - they were huge and bulky and were so heavy when wet that they pulled her (elasticated) trousers down. She hated them.
She liked tena.

My husband gets Tena pads on the nhs. Worth talking to the incontinence service.

Pinkrinse

ExDancer

My Mum was given pads from the NHS - they were huge and bulky and were so heavy when wet that they pulled her (elasticated) trousers down. She hated them.
She liked tena.

My husband gets Tena pads on the nhs. Worth talking to the incontinence service.

Absolutely. They were really good with mum. She has dementia and they prescribed the thick pads for urinary incontinence but she kept taking them off at night. After a brief reassessment of the circumstances they switched her to the disposable padded pants. They’re not Tena, but very similar and good quality.

I see a lot of publicity on my facebook for just that, incontinence underwear! Just adding one link here but if you browse you'll find many!
I know I would want reusables instead of disposables!
www.google.be/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjxtLL-h_ODAxW2VqQEHdarBZ4QFnoECBUQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.weareverincontinence.com%2F&usg=AOvVaw2n87AsLOAkxXSSryPrdHsS&opi=89978449

I use period pants they’re brilliant and can hold a lot of urine I bought mine off Amazon and well worth the money but I suppose it all depends on the size you need.

I’ve also used a kyle when I couldn’t get out of bed due to an injury when I fainted. you’ll get one free from the nhs continance advisor.

There are lots to chose from. Check Amazon.

Bonnybanko

I’ve also used a kyle when I couldn’t get out of bed due to an injury when I fainted. you’ll get one free from the nhs continance advisor.

I asked about a Kylie sheet a while back for my mum. I was told that guidance has changed recently and rather than supplying the washable, reusable ones, they are now issuing supplies of the disposable ones. I’ve used these before and they’re not nearly as effective - and they tend to move around under you because they don’t have the ‘wings’ that you tick in under the mattress. so it’s off to Amazon to see what else is available.

Yes, there are reusable incontinence pants on the market that can be washed and reused. These products are usually made of special materials that provide moisture-protective and antibacterial properties. They may be more resistant to leaking and are designed for long-term use.
You can start your search for such underwear at specialised health-care shops, pharmacies or online retailers. Brands that make incontinence underwear may offer reusable options. It is important to follow the care instructions to ensure their longevity and effectiveness.