Toilet clog prevention: Can someone recommend a way to catch unwanted things from going down the toilet?

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Tamcat1111 Asked January 2025

Toilet clog prevention: Can someone recommend a way to catch unwanted things from going down the toilet?

I have an elderly friend who has Alzheimer’s. The family provides in home care for half the day (12 hours), the other time she is usually sleeping. However she gets up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom. We have had issues with her throwing her underwear down the toilet and backing it up/clogging. We now put her to bed without underwear, but her condition is worsening and she may need depends. I realize she may need more help than 12 hours per day, but I am not in control, I only help as much as I can. I am looking for some affordable solutions that anyone could offer. Surely this type of thing has occurred with other families, and I am just hoping to help relieve some future problems. Thank you. 🙏🏼

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Its time for her to be placed. She needs 24/ 7 care. Its nice that you help but she is really not your responsibility.

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Full supervision toileting is needed. Get an alarm when she gets up let family know that water flooding can cost 10s of thousands. This includes septic

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Unhook the chain so the toilet won't flush, alternatively turn off the water (be sure to flush the last tankful). And I agree with the bedside commode.

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Other than the age old putting the bedpan into the toilet and letting it float, and emptying what needs to go frequently throughout the day, gloved, there just isn't a lot I know of. My Aunt's friend Hulda used frequently to drop her dentures into the flushing toilet.
For those not in the know, "flushable wipes" are NOT flushable. Moreover, paper toweling is lethal for plumbing. TP is MADE to break apart, whereas other things are made of wood pulp and as advertised do NOT break apart. Not for decades in some cases. Plumber stories are legion about the masses of stuff pulled from the dug up piping. Take care.

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One night my wife tried to flush two poopy diapers at the same time and overflowed the toilet. We now have a trash can with a slow auto closing lid right next to the toilet. I keep a tall kitchen garbage bag in it and change it once a week. That's been working well for past two years. We also have a bed side commode for emergencies.

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Put a combo lock on the bathroom and get her a bedside commode. Problem solved.

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Turn off the water at night or put her on a commode.

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