Maintaining Dignity for the Incontinent

For those who battle incontinence, it can often be an embarrassing and emotionally traumatic experience. Patients may feel like they are losing control of their lives or are a burden on others because of their condition. Incontinence is more common in women than men. 56% of America's elderly population is incontinent, but use no products to help them keep this problem under control. Some may not know what their options are when it comes to keeping this problem under control. There is no need to be humiliated by these accidents.

TwinMed Direct is here to help you get started in the process of managing incontinence. Protection of the care giver is essential. Nitrile gloves or other types of gloves should be donned before anything else is done. The first step to preparing your patient is to clean the skin. The best way to do this is by using a moist wipe, such as the ProCure's wet wipes, or dry disposable wipes, such as ProCure's dry disposable wipes. TwinMed offers all three of these products at drastically reduced prices for a limited time.

The second step is to protect the skin with an ointment. Skin protection is very important because elder person's skin is so sensitive and is often thin with a papery texture. When accidents do happen, if skin is not protected it can lead to painful rashes, lesions or hot spots. The best ointments should be enriched with Vitamins A, D and E and should be anti-microbial. Key ingredients should also include zinc oxide and should be easy to remove. Ointments should have the ability to prevent as well as treat rashes, dry skin and other perineal skin care issues. TwinMed Direct offers several products which meet and exceed these requirements.

Now that the skin is clean and protected, it is time to fit your patient or loved one into an appropriate protective undergarment. For active patients, the best choices of protection are disposable pull ups, belted undergarments, pads or liners. Pull ups and belted undergarments normally provide the heaviest protection against full blown accidents. Pads are usually used for light protection to heavy protection, depending on the type of pad. Liners are for medium to light protection for those who still have some control over their bladders and bowels. Both pads and liners come with adhesive strips to ensure they stay in place and are comfortable. TwinMed Direct offers a wide selection of absorbent protective undergarments for all types of protection.

Proper protection is essential to ensure your patient maintains dignity in their twilight years. For more information on special pricing and even further price reductions on bulk orders, please visit TwinMed Direct's website at http://www.twinmeddirect.com/specials.html