This guide can help you choose the best product for your incontinence. The three main styles of incontinence products (Pads, Pull-On Underwear and Briefs) vary greatly in their absorobency, with pads having the least capacity and briefs having the highest capacity.
This guide can help you choose the best product for your incontinence. The three main styles of incontinence products (Pads, Pull-on underwear and Breifs) vary greatly in their absorbency, with pads having the least capacity and briefs having the highest capacity.
At LiveAnew, we use a six-drop scale that is different for each style. In other words, a 3-drop rated pad has a very different maximum absorbency than a 3-drop brief. The drops are used to compare products within a style, but not to compare products of different styles. In general a 6-drop product in one style is similar to a 3-drop product in the next most absorbent style.
| absorbency | Pads | Pull-On Underwear | Breifs (Adult Diapers) |
|---|---|---|---|
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Stress Incontinence - a few drops | X | X |
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Stress Incontinence - a small spritz of fluid | X | X |
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Stress and mild Urge Incontinence - a small gush of fluid | Stress and Urge Incontinence - a large gush of fluid, but not a full bladder loss | Up to 3 full bladder losses - urine and fecal Incontinence |
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Stress and moderate Urge Incontinence - a moderate gush of fluid | Stress and Urge Incontinence - up to 1 full bladder loss | Up to 4 full bladder losses - urine and fecal Incontinence |
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Stress and heavy Urge Incontinence - a large gush of fluid | Stress and Urge Incontinence - up to 2 full bladder losses | Up to 5 full bladder losses - urine and fecal Incontinence |
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Stress and Urge Incontinence - a large gush of fluid, but not a full bladder loss | Stress and Urge Incontinence - up to 3 full bladder losses | Up to 6 full bladder losses - urine and fecal Incontinence |
