Securing a Catheter in a Diaper

I'm curious as to what the best way to position/secure a foley catheter in a diaper. I find that there's always too much tubing exposed and it becomes uncomfortable.

If shorted foleys are available that would work for a male, I'd be interested, or if there's a great way to secure a catheter to your body or the diaper itself.

Thanks in advance!

I'm cathed and diapered. I just put the cath head up in the diaper, and didn't find any discomfort.

If you use a shorter cath, it will hurt you if you'll have a hard-on!

Alternatively, you can attach the cath, head down, with a little strip (like one used to secure IVs) around your penis.

BUT REMEMBER: Catheters and diapers can be a dangerous game!

BUT REMEMBER: Catheters and diapers can be a dangerous game!

Sound advice bb, An open cath is fine for short term play or sessions but for extended wear you are providing a gateway for bacteria to enter your urinary tract. For extended wear, a closed system is a must, use a leg or belly bag.

That souds scary and painful

I find that it's kind of hard to position with a diaper so what I do is put on a pair of my whitie tighties and loop and position the catheter around in them then put my diaper on over it. When I'm done I just rinse the underwear then throw them in the wash. This works for me.

I have had an open catheter in for over 2 weeks in the past without any problems, it was just left to drain into my diapers...it was great having not to worry about it. I even went to the movies a couple of times, it was great being able to have a large coke and not have to go to the toilet half way through the movie. If you want to wear diapers 24/7 then I recommend you try having an open catheter in place for a few weeks / months first. This will give you an idea of what it is like to have no control and diaper dependent.

I have used a catheter for up to 12 hours at a time. I take the end and secure it to the diaper using a diaper pin. This seems to help with more control of wetting area. It amazes me that you don't really notice that you have wet. It is probably as close as you will ever get to feeling like a baby with a diaper on.

This is one thing I'd love to try. Still looking for a source for caths tho

I am cathed in diapers 2 -3 times a month with a foley catheter i just let it drain in my diaper or i use it with a belly bag to give my skin a break of if i have a nasty rash

http://www.allegromedical.com is a good source for cath no scrip requires that is where i get my supplies from less headach then dealing with medicaid/disability

Diapered1 is very right don't mix the two unless bladder and urinary infection are what your after.

Diapers & Foley catheter isn’t a good idea but if you really want to try it then the only safest way I can think of would be to use a flip flow valve on the catheter but this would mean opening the valve when you felt full & let your bladder drain into the diaper which isn’t going to be much better then peeing in your diaper when you feel the need.

The word UTI is spoken of to lightly these days,(Take it from someone who knows) most people think it means feeling a bit sick or it feels like trying to pass broken glass for a few days until a course of antibiotics kick in & clear it up.

This is at the lower end of the spectrum & is often the case, while at the other end is death & in between can be many months or even years of suffering & fighting.

It’s a risk playing with catheters as it is but playing with open catheters inside a hot sweaty diaper is just asking for big trouble.

Please, Please play safe, I really don’t think this activity is worth the risk.

How hard is it to put in a male catheter? I have been curious about it for awhile but have always been to scared to go ahead with it.

It's actually easy if you do it correctly.

Clean your hands thoroughly, wear gloves, clean the penis thoroughly with soap and water, then betadine. Dry the penis. Open the catheter wrapper and pull out about four inches of the end to be inserted. Lubricate the entrance of the urethra and about two inches of the catheter with a sterile water soluble lubricant like KY or surgilube. Hold your penis UP in the erection position if you aren't already erect from the excitement to straighten out the urethra and slowly insert the catheter, only pulling as much out of the sterile package as you will insert in each forward motion. Don't touch the catheter with your hands. At about 8-12 inches in, depending on the length of your penis and whether or not you are erect, you will feel some resistance. This is the prostatic portion of the urethra. Slowly push through the resistance and you will enter the bladder. Have a container ready for the urine because it will come immediately upon entry to the bladder. A good starting pioint for your catheter is 16French size.

If you need to add more lube to a catheter, go ahead. DO NOT USE SALIVA. It will introduce mouth bacteria to areas that never experience them, and infection will result

After this kind of play, especially if you have "virgin urethras" you will probably notice a little burn afterwards for a day or two when you urinate. This is normal and doesn't mean anything is wrong. If you become experienced with urethral play--catheters and sounds and the like, you won't have that sensation when you pee afterwards. If burning persists, you might need an antibiotic. This type of play is not without its risks.

Susie a little trick I learned working Geriatrics, Cranberry juice does a wonderful job for slight infections of the urethra. We made the drink a common commodity for the elderly folks to help with urinary tract irritations and infections from catheters

If you leave these in long term then you can risk infection, but worse, it can have a constant pulling effect enlarging your urethra. If that were long enough and bad enough then there is potential for severe injury, but it would have to be for longer than anyone here would be likely to go, and I would imagine the sheer pain would be enough to remove it.

Seems redundant anyway

How true, why not just wet your diaper, or did we forget how? 😁

I tried once and it hurt real bad never tried again

I just did for a day and a half. No pain after first 2 mins of insertion, went through 2 bambino's, one depend maxium protection pull-up, 3 depend briefs, and one overnight cloth diaper. No issues so far with peeing. Didn't use the diapers for pooping though way to much risk there.

Insert the foley catheter normally. Insert a cath plug into the open end. Pull the plugged end of the catheter down towards your testicles. Tape the catheter to the underside of your penis. Pull your diapers to about mid thigh. Remove the plug from the catheter. You should see urine drip from the open end of the catheter into your diaper. Position your penis so it is pointing towards your belly button. Pull up your diapers the rest of the way. Enjoy the unavoidable drip of urine from your catheter and the inevitability of your ever wetter diaper.

BUT REMEMBER: Catheters and diapers can be a dangerous game!

Sound advice bb, An open cath is fine for short term play or sessions but for extended wear you are providing a gateway for bacteria to enter your urinary tract. For extended wear, a closed system is a must, use a leg or belly bag.

The problem here is the sort of back syphoning of urine where it came from.

Once out of the bladder it is no longer sterile to the user.

Take care - we want you to be around to read more about this !

The best way for me to secure a catheter inside of a diaper it's just tuck it under my testicles. That way when urine drips out it. Only goes on my testicles but goes down into the diaper as well. I like to drink a lot of water when using a catheter and I were together to keep things running smoothly. Plus I take high blood pressure medicines which make me urinate a lot.

I don't think it's a good idea to be cathed and wetting diapers at the same time. Catheters are the reason I wear diapers. When I became incontinent I was cathed. I had way to many UTI's which was very unpleasant and painful.

I use and wear disposable diapers because they fit my lifestyle so much better. If I got to have a urine bag strap to me, then my bag will be a disposable diaper.

Since I stopped using Catheters I've haven't had an UTI. Unfortunately I had to be cathed a couple of times for a few days for a severe diaper rash. I'll take the diaper rash over an UTI any day.

You can buy catheter fixation devices anywhere you can buy catheters they have both patches that adhere to your skin as well as elastic and Velcro leg band styles, of course from a logical standpoint ,nobody privately buys them because they absurdly plan to free drain into a diaper so a fixation device meant to secure the catheter to abdomen or thigh , isn’t on there radar as a necessary safety accessory , this is not recommended or ever done In the medical world , you will always be draining in a sterile circuit bag to prevent the most common source of infection fecal bacteria colonizing your catheter and bladder which can and does sometimes cause death .