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Digestive Health | Last Active: Jun 7, 2025 | Replies (27)

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@creondave

I can understand the embarrassment of dealing with Depends, and always worried about someone finding out. Having said that, after several very embarrassing accidents in public (it was obvious) I decided to do it, and as one person said, if it happens, it makes life a lot easier.

The final straw was traveling for work and waking up to a dirty hotel bed. That was the worst as I had to involve the staff; believe me, explaining that was far worse than wearing Depends. After that, I wear actual diapers when sleeping in hotels to avoid leakage, Depends the rest of the time. Still hard to accept but it has been the lesser of the things to be embarrassed by.

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25loriesaad | @25loriesaad | Aug 3, 2025

I can totally understand the embarrassment. I was diagnosed with IBS in 2012 and as I got older, the worse it has gotten, including urinary issues. I have been there far too many times, and the last straw was on an Allegiant flight from Mesa Gateway Airport, AZ to Appleton WI. Trying to hide it was difficult because I would have had to cross over two other passengers. There I was for two hours sitting in a mess. As of year-to-date, I have been wearing Depends around the clock. I turned 63 this year and I feel it is just a part of aging, but there are those a lot younger than me having to wear them. My husband is 73 and is about 20 years younger than me when it comes to health issues. I did some research last year and came across Cholestyramine that would help regulate the bowel. None of the Gastro doctors (4 years) have even prescribed this, so I asked my PCP who called it in to my pharmacy. It has been a game changer from having a full blow-out, but it doesn't help all of the other symptoms that come along with IBS. I think what we lack is that not all doctors who treat this problem have the knowledge of what to do.

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