How to help LO keep diaper/pull up/underwear on

Maggykaren

Hello,

My dad has started to suffer from bowel incontinence. He won't leave any clothes on much less a pull up. He gets poop everywhere and I'm afraid his caregivers are going to quit. Is there medication to help control is urge to disrobe or at least control the incontinence?

Neverends

Hello MaggyKaren. This is a tough situation. I have gone thru  it with mother. As far as the incontinence  goes it's part of the progress of the disease  unless he has really loose bowels from  his diet,.maybe meds he's taking?  I care for my.mother and I can tell you this, when she is in the bathroom  I am there  because  if not there is poop everywhere  her bedroom  to the bathroom and everywhere in between.  She undresses herself many times especially  her pants and I just keep putting them back on. After  meals is usually  poop time but it happens during the night too ugh.I have to continually  make up fibs as to " why" we need clothes.  I read  on one of the posts about some kind of clothing  you can buy that they can't remove. That would be helpful  for the caregivers.  As far as meds to control the disrobing I am not aware  of any. Hope that helps. Hang in there.

M1

Buck and buck is the website with clothing options that fasten in the back

JJAz

Google anti strip clothing.  Silvert's or Buck and Buck.

JenEJ

I was aware that incontinence is associated with dementia but wasn't aware that the refusal to wear underwear or clothing was common. Interesting!  My mother lives in an assisted living facility and she won't wear her pull-ups and often has no pants on of any sort.  She pees all over the place as she tries to make it to the bathroom. It is becoming a real issue and we were told that it was one of the fastest ways to be sent from assisted living to memory care.  It may seem like it would be a better place for her but she still knows enough to know what moving to that section of the facility means.

Phoenix1966

In my experience, bowel incontinence was part of the disease’s progression. My grandmother could barely walk during the day, but was able to strip down to nothing and walk in circles without issue, deficating throughout the wee hours of the morning. She got it everywhere, including between her toes and ground into the carpet if she was not intercepted. We tried a bedside commode, but she claimed it hurt to sit on every time we helped her over to it. I was not successful in finding a medication to help with the situation.

Mint

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