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Dispelling Myths About Bladder and Bowel Control

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National Association For Continence
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Products can be worn around the clock as modern nonwoven fabrics allow skin to breathe through breathable side panels. Reusable absorbents are not necessarily better for skin than disposable options, as today's disposables wick away moisture and trap heat using advanced materials while preventing skin from being rewet. Disposable incontinence products provide an affordable and effective option for managing bladder and bowel incontinence.

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Dispelling Myths About Bladder & Bowel Control Continence Care Management: What a Health Care Professional Needs to Know From The National Association For Continence
Myth: Products cant be worn around the clock Based on the concept that skin needs to breathe, nurses were advised in the past not to place disposable briefs on residents around the clock. Todays nonwoven technology and product versatility free clinicians from this outdated myth. It is the side panels of re-fastenable garments that are breathable.
Myth: Reusable and natural fibers are better for the skin than disposables Reusable absorbents may cost more to use, fail to wick away moisture from the skin, and incur higher labor and utility costs. Todays advanced technology allows layering superabsorbent polymers with other high performance materials to prevent skin from being re-wet and to provide fabrics with air flow to permit trapped body heat and perspiration to vent.
Dispelling Myths About Bladder and Bowel Control

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Dispelling Myths About Bladder and Bowel Control

  • 1. Dispelling Myths About Bladder & Bowel Control Continence Care Management: What a Health Care Professional Needs to Know From The National Association For Continence
  • 2. Myth: Products cant be worn around the clock Based on the concept that skin needs to breathe, nurses were advised in the past not to place disposable briefs on residents around the clock. Todays nonwoven technology and product versatility free clinicians from this outdated myth. It is the side panels of re-fastenable garments that are breathable.
  • 3. Myth: Reusable and natural fibers are better for the skin than disposables Reusable absorbents may cost more to use, fail to wick away moisture from the skin, and incur higher labor and utility costs. Todays advanced technology allows layering superabsorbent polymers with other high performance materials to prevent skin from being re-wet and to provide fabrics with air flow to permit trapped body heat and perspiration to vent.