One of the most challenging things about being a caregiver to someone who has incontinence can be the mornings. Waking up each day to your loved one’s wet bed can be both physically and emotionally draining. No one likes to wash and change sheets each day, and knowing the discomfort (and likely embarrassment) that your loved one feels can be disheartening. In fact, incontinence is often a big reason that older adults are placed into long-term care facilities. The key to managing this problem is prevention. Having the right tools at your disposal will do wonders to help keep the bed dry and you ..read more

PATIENT PERSPECTIVE: MY NIGHTTIME LEAKING IS SO FRUSTRATING I’m 57 years old and have been an adult who wets the bed for about 5 years now. It started after my divorce, and I haven’t been able to shake it since. At first, it was just 1 or 2 nights per week but it’s progressed to the point where I have to wear protection every night. My doctor doesn’t know what the problem is and seems to think that it may eventually go away. Being an adult bedwetter has been so hard. Waking up wet is humiliating, even if I’m the only one there. It’s definitely affected my ability to get out there and meet some ..read more

My name is Sandy, and I wet the bed. Not every night, but at least twice a week. Sometimes, the effect is minimal – just a small leak in my underwear as I’m racing to make it to the restroom. Other times though, well, let’s just say I’ve started sleeping on a waterproof pad at night. Bedwetting as an adult is one of the most embarrassing things I have gone through. I didn’t always suffer from this problem, but a weakened pelvic floor seems to be my “gift” after birthing 2 kids. My husband is very supportive, but I can tell that it bothers him, too. The constant laundering of bedclothes, waking ..read more

Adult bedwetting. It’s a rarely talked about condition, but is one that affects many people. In fact, NAFC receives more visits to the adult bedwetting pages than any other page on our site. People struggle with this condition for all sorts of reasons – spinal cord injuries, neurological diseases, and even stress can cause bedwetting. And sometimes there can be seemingly no cause at all, which makes it all the more frustrating to address. Most people who wet the bed are desperate for a solution. They find it deeply embarrassing, and it greatly affects their quality of life, as they are consta ..read more

I’m sharing this story as an adult, but it is really about my childhood. I suffered from bedwetting when I was young and it lasted until I was almost a teenager. I was lucky enough to have very supportive parents, but that didn’t stop the shame I felt every time it happened. It never felt like a big deal until I was around 7. Then I started getting invited to sleep overs, which were always very stressful for me. I was constantly scared of wetting the bed at someone else’s house and of my friends learning my secret. I started to turn down invitations simply because of my fear, and the problem b ..read more

Bedwetting is a common issue among young children as well as incontinent adolescents and adults. There are many issues that bedwetting can cause, including embarrassment, discomfort and messes. In addition, bedwetting individuals are at risk of damaging their skin by lying in a wet or soiled bed throughout the night. Bedwetting is therefore an issue that must be dealt with properly, rather than accepting it as fact. With the proper steps, bedwetting occurrences in both children and adult can become less frequent or even stop altogether. THE FOLLOWING 10 TIPS OFFER EFFECTIVE WAYS TO STAY DRY AT ..read more

Adult nighttime bedwetting can rob a person of precious sleep. It can take time stripping the bed and washing sheets, it’s disruptive to other family members, and it can also cause feelings of depression or shame. All of these can be helped with the use of the proper incontinence products. Purchasing the right type, size, absorbency level, and brand is critical. However, it is very confusing to figure out.  You would be surprised to find out how many people are wearing the wrong product for their body and lifestyle. If you have been using the same brand for the past ten years or so, it ma ..read more

We all know that absorbent products aren’t cheap. The average person with incontinence spends well over $100 per month on products to combat bladder leaks. This year, we’ve pulled together some of the best sales happening on Black Friday to help you save money. So plan early and get ready to stock up come November 27th! ELITONE ELITONE is a first of its kind non-invasive treatment for women who leak when they laugh, sneeze, cough or exercise. ELITONE uses gentle, low-frequency pulses to stimulate weakened pelvic floor muscles by doing perfectly-timed kegels – for you. Designed to fit conveni ..read more

My incontinence started right around when I turned 50. Things began slowly – a few leaks every now and then, mostly at night. The first time it happened, I woke up in the morning to find the bed sheets were completely wet. I didn’t think much of it and wrote it off as an accident. But then it happened again a week or so later. I started to realize that it might be a bigger issue than I first thought. To help manage things, I bought some men’s Depends to wear at night. The results weren’t what I was hoping for. They leaked through, which is how I came to realize that I was actually peeing a lot ..read more

My name is Trevor and I am 27. I enjoy fishing, working on my car and watching movies on Netflix. Fleetwood Mac and Drake are some of my favorite artists to listen to on drives on my days off to clear my mind.  I’m adapting to a new normal with the epidemic that has been going on and I can’t help but think of another new normal that recently came into my life the summer of 2019. The summer my nocturnal enuresis came back. It was sporadic at best to begin with; however with the onset of PTSD in my case, it became worse in February of this year. At first, I was a bitter perso ..read more