Dispelling Myths About Bladder & Bowel Control

Continence Care Management: What a Health Care Professional Needs to KnowFrom The National Association For Continence

Myth: Products can’t 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.

• Today’s nonwoven technology and product versatility free clinicians from this outdated myth.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.

• Today’s 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.

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