Design flaws and problems with Adult Diapers?

I haven't seen too many complaints about adult diapers here, but I have a few that I'd like to see corrected.

First - why do manufacturers call them "briefs" or "tabbed briefs" and not "adult diapers"?

Next up is absorbency - Many manufacturers will quote how much liquid their diaper will hold, but in usage the diaper will hold only a fraction of that amount because they never reach that point before leaking. Example_ when sitting, the urine cannot spread up the back of the diaper, leaving nearly half the absorbent material dry as a bone. To me this seems misleading.

Sagging. All but one brand I've tried sag after moderate use.

There's my list. What's on yours?

Yeah, I know some adults are sensitive about the word "diaper" or "nappy" to describe their own underwear, but not sure the euphemisms really do any good. Those who have to wear this kind of underwear know what it really is. Side-fastening underwear that you go to the toilet in is called a nappy, or diaper, whatever age and size you are... I would have thought getting used to that fact would help incontinent people come to terms with it, instead of pretending they are something else.

If nappy/diaper manufacturers made their product "wick" from front to back then the advertised capacity would almost be achievable but they do not wick very well in my experience.

When I first started back in nappies I had Tena disposables (the lightest slip in blue) and having used it once the whole thing would be damp front to back after about 2 hours and could safely receive two doses.

The same Tena now will not wick like the old ones at all.

At night however your disposable will absorb more as it has a lot longer to absorb the fluid and transport it gel cell to cell throughout the nappy therefore taking up more fluids

Cloth nappies will wick and that is why a lot of people choose cloth for night time use.

And I agree that the name "nappy" is most times unpopular with a lot of adults and carers and does not sit well with a lot of folks.

After trying many brands and types of disposable diapers I have learned so much. As I discovered that many manufacturers and suppliers call diapers for adults briefs. I was once ordering diapers over the phone and the sales lady kept calling them briefs. I asked her why she kept calling them briefs instead of diapers as I referred them as to diapers. Her reply to my question was because it was company policy to call them briefs and not diapers. After her reply I told her that I perfer diapers to be called diapers because thats what they are. I have ordered over the phone from other companies that simply call them diapers. So I guess it seems to be more respectful to everyoneto just call them briefs to sound more professional.

I also understand your frustration with their claim with asorbency test results. Most premium diapers will wick fluid from the crotch area to the upper areas front and back of the diapers. Diaper asorbency also depends on some factors of the wearer. Some wearers rapidly flood thier diapers when they release urine while others my only release smaller amounts. When flooding the diaper it has less time with more fluid to asorb in a short time affecting the wicking time also. For a wearer that releases at a slower, less amount the diaper has much more time to absorb and wick the fliud to the drier areas. For myself I constantly leak urine (no stream). I use the premium higher asorbency diapers with booster pads for my needs. I can get pretty much a full use out of them without leaks before changing.

As for sagging there's many things that can help with that. Wearing a pair of stretch pants or underwear over them to help support them. A good fitting onesie helps with this along with concealing them. I just discovered a new disposable diaper called the Magamax made by North Shore Care. I'm currently using these diapers because they are what they say they are. They are engineered very well as to asorbency, sagging, and the fit and the tape tabs is amazing. I would encourage you to try them as I am sold onto them.

I'm a fan of cloth and plastic pants. I'll wear cloth every chance I can get. But there's those time where it's really nice to have the option of disposables. Since I've been occasionally experiencing OAB and urge incontinence I try to wear any time I'm away from home. Over night means disposables for me.

What I hate more than anything is how disposables just can't absorb quickly. With cloth, no matter how strong I flood, they just take it in. No leaks because the cloth seems to take the sudden surge of liquid. They do get uncomfortably soggy for a minute or two, but then the moisture spreads and becomes comfortable again.

Disposables though, are another story. Even a premium Tena is like peeing on plastic for a couple seconds. Everything goes running to the bottom and to the edges before it begins to absorb. I've had a leg leak so many times that I'm kind of afraid when a spasm hits. I've learned to fight the spasm to slow the flow down giving the disposable time to absorb the liquid. If I can do that, disposables do a great job. It seems like once a disposable is damp, it absorbs a lot better than when it's dry. The premium disposable brands hold as much as heavy cloth so I give the high marks there, But for me, cloth is the benchmark for a disposable.

Same here, for me it's cloth all the way and since I only do this for fun, there's no need for me to ever wear disposables. That being said, I have experimented with them a few times--most notably, I tried wearing one to work a time or two just so I could show up, get coffee, fill up my big water cup (holds about a quart!) then just sit in my office all day without having to keep going to the restroom.

I have the same issues with absorbency--but discovered that if I took one of my cloth diaper inserts and put that inside of the disposable, it really helped absorb the "floods" and better distribute it to the rest of the disposable. Try it.

I hate how modern disposable diapers fit. I'm in purgatory between medium and large. I have a flat ass and a gut. The rise on large diapers is way too high. I need to have them taped up around nipples to get a decent seal around the legs. I'm over 6' tall! Who TF did they make these things for? Meanwhile, I have a 22" thigh. Most mediums barely make it around. I have a 38" waist of measured below my belly. Most mediums should fit were it not for the thigh thing. Which brings me to pull ups. I haven't tried any of the Northshore ones yet but so far but the only ones I've found wit decent coverage are the Abena M3's. At about $1.60 per and the fact I need to completely get naked from the waist down to put one on keeps me away from them. Apparently I need to take my raggedy, decrepit fat ass to the gym and loose about 100 pounds to fit into a modern adult incontinence product.

My diaper usage is usually at night. Mainly I purchase from Craigslist to economize. I can't believe the variability in fit between brands. I do use boosters in front because I'm male which means I NEVER just let go when my bladder wakes me. Even the diapers specifically for males have no accommodation for nocturnal erections. The night before last night was a perfect example; I was semi-awake and thought my penis was still pointing down, not, I peed past the top waistband necessitating fresh pajamas and a towel on the wet bed. I wasn't even really erect. The adult diaper industry is continuing to grow as all the baby-boomers age out. Why can't they manufacture functional and economical diapers?

Took no chances last night; Lille disposable, with a booster in the front, terry pull-up, PUL waterproof cover. No leaks but also very warm for a summer night.

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It's the whole euphemism crowd that children were diapers ( my girlfriend changes her grandsons diaper but her aide changes her brief) its word substitution because they are luring to themselves that they need and ise diapers , I have no pr9blem with Nappies across the pond that is there word for diaper.

At night I wear ultra rise cloth prefolds, vault in double soaker and 2 full length non contoured liners ,it doesn't matter how high the flag flies the diaper is stronger than the erection my penis remains down pointing center mass, there isn't enough room or give in the diaper to point up,

Simalarly i am in a wheelchair so i point up monce my aide secyres my diaper iy cant change position, bow when imgo out tonthe doctor or traceling the disposable is not strong enough and my penis can change posution all on its own , fortunately i wear rubber bloomers they can compensate for any forced diaper ererrors ( the worst of which is when really fatigued an erection that wont quit sideways not contained by standing leakguard ,once that small wing is saturated the rest is contained by the bloomer ( fortunately my aides can tell when in am wiped out ,and will be prepared with additional absorbent when changing me .

Don't get me wrong I love not wetting and soiling my clothes everyday but admittedly diapers have some flaws that could use some work.

I wear disposables for fun, I like to poop in them occasionally after having soap pushed up my bum, and for me the word nappy is a turn on, I use lille brand, only concern regarding fit is the fact that I have not much of a waist, so I have to wear trousers as well to stop them from falling down especially when I have filled them, and as I sometimes have an enema in one the quoted absorbancy is never achieved due to the speed of expulsion, this also means that it gets past plastic pants too, requiring these games to be done in the bath!! And again the weight of water will pull them off. Now I am doing all this for fun, would be a problem if I had to use for a medical need.

My main complaint recently is the tabs. I primarily use Dry 24/7 and in the last few months I keep tearing the tabs off and end up having to use masking tape or electrical tape to hold the diaper together for the night. Overall they do a good job of not leaking overnight, just the tapes seem to be a problem.

This is more just one brand, and just to see if anyone else feels the same. The Tranquility ATN. Great absorbency and everything else. Plastic backed and all that. But. The fit and the tabs seem to suck anymore. The tabs won't hold, or they hold too well and cannot readjust eve the very first time. Am I the only one?