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| What not to say |
Are you caring for a loved one that has incontinence and
needs help with their incontinence products? Managing incontinence can be a
very embarrassing condition to many people and caregivers often find that it
can be stressful as their loved one has dementia and can be hard to talk to and
to help. There are so many quality incontinence products on the market now that
managing incontinence is easier than ever but it can be hard for anyone to talk
about incontinence as it is such a personal issue.
Since incontinence is such an embarrassing condition to
many people you need to approach it with a certain level of respect and
discreteness. People can become irate in a hurry if you are bringing up the
subject as they feel awkward about it. As long as you remain calm,
understanding, and candid about the conversation you will find that discussing
incontinence doesn’t need to have a weird taboo around it. There are certain
things you should not say to a person that is incontinent as it will embarrass
and upset them. Here are a few of the things you need to avoid saying:
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“Why can’t you make it to the bathroom?”
Incontinence is not an easy condition to live with and many people have
absolutely no warning as to when the bladder will release itself. Instead of
making your loved one feel worse about their condition, be supportive of them
and try to help them. Make it easier for them to get to the bathroom by
removing obstacles in the way. You also need to purchase incontinence products
like bed pads and other things to protect your furniture and to help your loved
one manage their condition. Show them the following link: http://www.caregiverpartnership.com/incontinence-product-finder/.
Together you can look over a handful of incontinence products that can help
them to manage their condition and will prevent embarrassment.
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“Don’t drink too much”. Loved ones managing
incontinence likely do not want to drink but when you do not drink enough your
body ends up getting dehydrated. The bladder also can get an infection because
you are not cleaning it out enough. Do not stop your loved one from drinking
but encourage them to drink only water as other things (caffeine, tea, alcohol)
can stimulate the bladder to release urine. Instead take them to the doctor so
they can explain to them the importance of drinking and to see if there are
different times of the day to drink less , like before bedtime, so they do not
have an accident when it is harder to control it.
Incontinence products will make managing your loved ones
problem easier. You just need to be supportive of them and rely on their doctor
to help you out if you are embarrassed about talking to them about their
problems with incontinence.
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