Where can you 'go' when you're out?

Only really see public loos near bigger shopping centres nowadays, none near our local shops which must be difficult for those who need to 'go' more frequently than others..

Surely all towns have cafes? There has to be a loo in them by law. Would have cost the price of a cup of tea.

Poor chap! We have lost several public loos round here, and some shops now have a sign in the window to say they welcome people who need the loo.

Pubs, cafes and restaurants are obliged to provide loos as jingl says.

I said on another thread how Specsavers refused me the use of their loo even though I was on the premises buying glasses! - and I had to traipse up a very steep hill to find a public loo - I use a stick outdoors and they could see that. It seemed very mean to me.

Should have told em where to stick their glasses, what a way to treat a customer Lucky !

Macdonalds - its the only thing that place is good for.

A man can wear a Conveen plus leg bag, when out and about.

Conveen

The bag can just be emptied when he eventually finds a loo or gets home.

It's just like a condom but with an opening and tubing attached to a leg bag, so very discreet and can't be seen. So no removing of clothes, unzipping, etc.

At home the Conveen is just disposed of - tubing and bag can be re-used.

Forgot to add I don't think there's anything for us girls that doesn't involve removing clothing.

The poor chap and his wife were actually on a coach when he needed to go but due to his condition he couldn't negotiate the steps etc to use the on board facilities. The coach pulled over to allow his wife to ask at shops. They were in a strange town, that and a coach full of people waiting would have stopped them finding a café.
The Burger King nearest us has a code on the receipt that you have to punch into the lock on the loos to stop non customers using them.
We are a seaside town and used to have 3 sets of public loos. It's now one.
If you have IBS or other problems it's hard.

Shops that don't allow people to use their loos only have themselves to blame when folk desert the High Street in favour of a supermarket.

I had heard from a friend many years about a Crohn's Disease Toilet Card, a card which explains briefly that the holder has CD and needs a toilet urgently. It acts as a pass and the idea is that most shops will allow the holder to use their toilet on production of the card. I have no idea how well received this is in reality.
BUT, I just googled it and I found that in fact there is a Bladder and Bowel Foundation Toilet Card which you can apply for online.
I'm off to apply for one!

Appalling!
DH who has UC amongst other things has carried a card for decades which says something along the lines of" this person suffers from an illness /condition which means they may need immediate toilet facilities. It is not infectious in anyway, please allow them access to your facilities"
Try your IBD nurse or consultant if you have anything similar.
Re using cafes, I am a past master at breezing into Costa/McDonalds wherever pretending I am meeting somebody or heading upstairs etc then breezing out again!
But more seriously, in Germany where there is a small charge for loo use in cafes, restaurants and shops, but a) the loos are immaculate, supervised by an attendant, flowers, loo seat wiped etc but more important, b) anybody can walk in and use them without having to top up their bladder with another cup of coffee.

Alea see my link at 13.40

Yes I saw that.
DH had his long before we used the Internet though! He has had UC for over 50 years.

There's this for women:
www.amazon.com/Go-Girl-Female-Urination-Lavender/dp/B003BEDUS6
You would have to find a quiet corner in a park etc. I haven't got one, but someone told me about it.

Heavens that must be so miserable for him. My DD had a friend with Crohn's Disease from a very young age, in her early teens I think. Awful for anyone to have to live almost their entire life with such a condition.

I have a SheWee which has been quite useful when out walking away from civilisation.

A friend of mine has had UC since her teens and is now in her 50's she has had several hospital admissions since I've known her. It's a really awful condition, my sympathies to any sufferer. She has a card, and also a blue badge.

That is one thing I love about America. All the shops have toilet facilities which cost nothing to use whether making a purchase or not.

All supermarkets have customer loos.

Our Aldi' s doesn't MOnica.
Several of the large DIY stores do too but these are often on the outskirts of town. I usually look for a department store.

I believe you can buy a special card for £5 which you show to restaurants and cafes and they let you use the loo. I think I saw it advertised when I filled in the form for my mother' Blue Badge.

I think it's usually supermarkets that have a restaurant facility that have by law to provide toilets. Places like Aldi and Lidl and the Co-op don't.

About 20 years ago I was wandering around Chartres on my own and was getting a bit desperate when I found a little shop with a sign informing me that their loo was available even if I wasn't buying anything. Much relief! Would that more shops here and in France were equally considerate.

Just one thing people need be aware of. I worked in a particular type of shop and we often had people coming in and asking us to use our toilet facilities.We had to direct them to our nearest supermarket. We were actually forbidden to allow folk to use our toilet - reason- Health and Safety Regulations. (I kid you not) Our toilet facilities were down a flight of stairs, this was because a customer could sue if they fell down our stairs,plus only the staff were insured for accidents. So if a shop refuses please do not take it out on them, they may be in the same bind we were.
People made this situation though and here is as bad as the USA for sueing for every triviality.