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I recently learned that briefs can be changed without removing pants and shoes. Below are some videos I found that show the process. I have not tried any yet but plan to put it in practice at home before trying away from home. One video says to "fluff" the briefs and it will be more absorbent. I had never heard of this before but I think it might even be more comfortable on the skin if it is not so stiff. I think removing one pants leg and shoe seems the simplest. I even read somewhere that someone was using two at a time then simply tearing sides to remove the soiled one.


If anyone has used these type techniques, respond with any additional tips you have.



https://youtu.be/IQ2vZH_J1jg



https://youtu.be/7lV8FgbSd40



https://youtu.be/S7fPpTqdUg0



https://youtu.be/n9lRSGaX6R4



https://youtu.be/Bde7PRzvECE

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I have used this method. It works great. However I found that it works better for me if I remove moms shoes. She wears slip ons so the shoes are easy to get off and on anyway. I leave on the pants but slip off the shoes. Otherwise it takes too long for me.
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What about assistive clothing which opens with zippers or snaps on the sides of pants like a small child’s clothes for changing diapers?
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No need to "fluff" since the incontinence briefs are now more comfortable and absorbent. Wearing 2 at 1 time may make it hard to wear pants or overheat the wearer's bottom (heath rash, yuck).
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This comes up periodically on the forum and I reposted this info a little while ago, one of the links I included was the one from McCormick home. Although by the time I discovered this my mom wasn't going out in public any more I thought this was really helpful when changing her after routine bathroom breaks at home, when you are in the thick of caregiving every little shortcut helps!
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Totally on subject but impossible to do if you're not triple jointed AND skinny to boot:

Rowan Atkinson, the famous British comedian, does a 'schtick' where he is able to take his briefs off without removing his pants. It's pretty low humor, but fascinating all the same.

Not applicable for someone whose mobility is poor, but an interesting and kind of funny thing to watch.
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Beatty May 2022
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You can keep the pants and shoes on.

Just slip the foot through one side of the undergarment, and pull it through the pant leg.

Then, take the other side of the undergarment, and pull the side of the undergarment through the other pant leg, and loop it over the foot.

Then, the undergarment will be inside the pants, and all you have to do is pull them up!
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TNtechie May 2022
I was able to use this maneuver with my mother who could stand but not walk well. I pulled her pants down near her shoe and brought the new panty inside the pant, then ran the panty leg over and under the other shoe and pant leg (mom only needed to move her leg straight up about 6" with my help). Then she stood and I removed the old panty by tearing the sides and just pulled up the new panty.
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My husband wears protective underwear, the popular brand. I didn’t realize until an EMT showed me that they are designed to pull apart at the side seams. Just firmly grab both sides of the seam and pull. They tear easily. Works really well and if there is a second, “back up” pair in place, just pull out the soiled one and pull up the new one.
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I use diaper pads for my husband who has Alzheimer's and hates to be changed. I just pull his shorts and diaper briefs down, reach in pull the wet pad out and put a clean pad in. If you do this often, it keeps the diaper from getting wet and, therefore, can keep it on throughout the day. When I dress him for bed, then I put a clean diaper on, his pajamas and he is ready for bed. And I am ready to call it a day. Hope this helps.
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