Download Our Free Guide to Incontinence & Toileting

Written by Carewell Team on Fri Feb 23 2024.

Our Carewell Guide to Incontinence and Toileting is designed to answer the most common incontinence and toileting-related questions and challenges that family caregivers face. Because our Care Team often provides counseling on these topics, we’ve made sure to address some of the most common pain points.

As a family caregiver, a common caregiving responsibility includes helping your loved one with incontinence care and toileting. 

Although rarely talked about, urinary incontinence affects between 25-30% of older men and women, according to the Urology Care Foundation. Similarly, bowel (or fecal) incontinence affects about 1 in 12 adults.

Intimate issues involving bodily functions can make for challenging conversations, but the right resources make things easier. That’s why we’ve developed a comprehensive downloadable guide to incontinence & toileting. 

What our Incontinence & Toileting guide covers

Our Carewell Guide to Incontinence and Toileting is designed to answer the most common incontinence and toileting-related questions and challenges that family caregivers face. Because our Care Team often provides counseling on these topics, we’ve made sure to address some of the most common pain points. Specifically, the guide covers:

  • How to measure and choose the right size of incontinence products

  • The differences between pull-on briefs and disposable underwear with tabs

  • What the right fit should feel like for pull-on briefs and disposable underwear with tabs

  • Tips for preventing leaks, depending on symptom severity (moderate, heavy, overnight, and bowel incontinence)

  • How to protect skin and prevent infection

  • Bladder pads, booster pads, and underpads: what they are and how to use them

  • Addressing accidents and smells

  • Tips for deodorizing your home

  • How to spot urinary tract infections (UTIs) in older adults

  • Product guide with recommendations for incontinence underwear, absorbent pads, and skin creams

There’s even a step-by-step guide with illustrations explaining how to change your loved one’s disposable underwear with tabs. 

Who our Incontinence & Toileting guide is for

We created our incontinence & toileting guide for anyone who lives with incontinence or cares for someone who does. You can download it below, and you don’t need to buy anything to access your own copy. Simply click the download button or get in touch with our Care Team.

Questions about Incontinence & Toileting? We’re here for you!

Our friendly and highly trained Care Team is available 24/7 to answer any questions. Call (800) 696-CARE or send an email to support@carewell.com. They can make product recommendations, address your concerns, and make your new role easier. 

Save money with Autoship

When you sign up for Autoship, you’ll get 30% off your first order of incontinence supplies. Even better? Most of the incontinence products we sell qualify for an additional 5% off on each subsequent Autoship order.

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