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Texascowgal08 Asked December 2020

Recommendations on a cotton incontinence underwear for elderly parent?

Mom is 78 and had a stroke to where the right side works but not very well. She also suffers from Parkinsonism. She is slow to go to the bathroom so has become dependant on disposable pull ups. Since she pretty much sits all day and does not walk much, they are causing sores on her rear. She says the pull up rubs her and causes this.


I was hoping someone had some experience with the washable cotton incontinence underware. I've researched some but was hoping someone had some firsthand experience with these. Any help is appreciated.

cwillie Dec 2020
Your mom could be developing pressure sores from the all day sitting or sores from the moisture of not changing often enough and that won't change no matter what product she uses. Get her a good pressure relieving seat cushion and encourage her to use a barrier cream (Tena makes one but any favourite from the baby department will do).

homealways Dec 2020
They have many good pads that would be a change. Tena are so soft. Go to Tenas webpage and you can get a sample.

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Grandma1954 Dec 2020
There is a brand, company that makes a very absorbent bed pad that I used for my Husband. They also make underwear as well as liners. The company is Conni.
You might also want to try a good barrier cream. They can be pretty heavy so it is important to “pat” the cream on and not rub it on.
The cream that I found to work well was Desitin I often combined it with another cream that had calamine as a base.
The other thing that is very important since she sits a lot is changing her position. Something as simple as shifting in the chair will help. Getting up is better but I understand the difficulty. The important thing is to relieve the pressure and increase circulation.
Texascowgal08 Dec 2020
Thank you. I will look into this brand right now as well as the cream.

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