Catheterized in public

I really enjoy catheters and the associated feelings but I've always been a little apprehensive about wearing one (bag hidden etc) in public.

I think the furthest I've got is walking to the local village shop to get something, chatting to the cashier and returning home. Despite being so mundane it was actually really quite exciting! I kept hearing a slight sloshing noise and was convinced someone would ask what it was. But I got home in the clear.

Anyone else wear them out and about much? Do you get a sort-of secret excitement out of that side of it?

I have gone around with a cath in but pluged was sort of exciting i think going around with a bag would be a lot of fun

I had to wear one for 5 days once, its very erotic knowing your peeing all the time in front of everyone, but it gets kinda embarrassing when you drink too much and your bag fills to capacity and bulges thru your pants.... its pretty obvious at that point.

I do it often with a foley #16, with a plug instead of a bag. Sometimes my bladder gets full to the pain limit and then I have to find a bathroom quickly.

Cathplay - I know it seems obvious but you don't make clear if your 30Fr catheter is plugged or not when you're swimming. You just say 'no urine bag...'

If it is not plugged then you run the risk of sea water (with all its impurities) entering and infecting your bladder.

I too am curious what the bag that doesn't bulge out is. Also, I worry about the smell. That's the biggest obstacle to me going out in public.

I wear a foley catheter or a condom catheter in public, attached to a leg bag. I have tried several models of leg bags, but I recommend the Conveen 5161 model. It has 500 ml capacity, with a soft cloth backing that is very comfortable on the leg. The snap-shut closure has never leaked on me, while twist on-off have leaked. The wide straps are velcro closure and secure. The tubing is corrugated plastic and won't kink. I used latex tubing with a Hollister bag. It kinked when I was using a condom catheter. I peed, the catheter filled with urine and popped off, causing me to wet all over.

When I go in public catheterized I like to flaunt the leg bag, not hide it. I like the feeling of a full bag of urine on my leg, bulging out the pants. I love it when someone notices it. In night school I befriended a middle aged lady who happened to like the same area in the class. The third week I started letting the straps on my leg bag show, then the drain tube. Since my arm rest and binder cover the view straight down she probably thought I didn’t know my leg bag, and the dark yellow urine was visible. One day she passed me a note saying ‘something’s showing on your right leg.’ I pretended to be embarrassed and pulled down my pant leg. At the break I thanked her, and then admitted I had a bladder problem and had to “wear a catheter, a tube that goes into my penis and bladder and drains urine into the leg bag.” I like to walk for exercise, on a city trail. If I am passing a woman, I’ll leave a strap loose, flopping around. If I’m lucky she’ll tell me about it. Of course I’ll stop, pull up the pant leg, exposing the urine bag while I re-attach the strap.

I go out often in public with a foley in. I wear a leg bag and love the slight hint of the tubing and leg bag under my pant legs. I love the idea of someone seeing it and thinking that something might be under my pants and just what that thing might be.

I wear a leg bag with my foley all of the time in public. However I do my best to hide it. I do like to stick my hand in my pocket and feel the tubing running up. Personally the 500ml bags are too small and fill up to fast. I can't even make a trip to the grocery store without looking for a rest room.

Why be shy about wearing a catheter in public? no one will say anything if they notice anyway. If you had the medical need to use a catheter full time would you stop going out?

I had one in from Friday to Sunday evening. When I went out, I just put the plug in. I even went clubbing the only stickler I found was I nearly pulled a girl. What would I have done, if she wanted me to go back to her place.

What would I have done, if she wanted me to go back to her place.

You would have been screwed 😃

Cheers for that 😜

I have been catheterized in public, connected to a leg bag under with windpants over the top.

I have used a catheter in when I have been in public. The only problem I have is the bag will slip on my leg. Most of the time I just plug it as it is more comfortable.

I have never gone out in public with a catheter in. I only use a catheter at home and only leave it in for 2 to 3 hours at a time.

The Catheteze concept looks neat, but I don't see why the Belly Bag isn't the #1 choice.. I wear in public occasionally with my Belly Bag (weaned off it a bit, but it's still nice), but if you needed a legbag, the Catheteze makes perfect sense..

The upside to the Belly Bag is that it's so natural feeling, you can pee at a urinal (the plastic drain spout flips out)...

I wish someone would invent a foley that didn't irritate the bladder, after a few days it starts rubbing me on the inside, I think it's the top-part about the balloon that's constantly wiggling around.

I've been catherized in public so many times I lost count.

Quite a few times the small leg bag I had on was overfilled with urine and noticebily bulged on my calf but nobody ever said anything.

I agree though the belly bags are the best bet for discretion or shorts.

Yes me too when i go out in public, I have my catheter in and my diaper and plasticpants on so I pee just like a baby.

I'm back at it. Wearing my foley with a belly bag at work. I find that my bladder won't empty if I'm sitting at my desk for long periods, as soon as I get up to walk around, I can feel relief in my bladder.

Has anyone else experimented with long-term catheterization? Suggestions?

Because of prostate problems, I self-catheterized for several months. But that's a "clean" procedure, unlike the indwelling catheters. Be careful of infection!

Me too, I have worn a cath and diapers in public. No one knows. Only thing you have to be careful about is leaking since when I wear one I pee continuously and my diapers get very, very wet. Thank god for plastic panties.

KiloFTF,

I've had the same experience as you with restricted outflow while sitting. This has happened with both the Belly Bag and regular leg bags. And just like you, after standing, the flow begins, and you can feel the bag getting heavier. My take is the restricted flow is due to pressure on the groin and prostate while sitting, which squeezes the cath.

Don't worry about using a catheter in public. If anyone does notice, they will assume it is for a medical need. I frequently wear then along with a leg or belly bag and no body has ever said a thing.

Just a quick FYI--- for males who experience "restricted outflow while sitting", this is due to either the catheter being folded onto itself as it is forced into the space between your thigh and your abdomen, or pressure on the flutter valve in a leg or belly bag that occurs while seated. Females don't have as much of a problem with this since there is a longer length of catheter that is free so they can wear the bag lower on the leg or there is less tension on the belly bag. There is no possible way that pressure in the groin area or prostate is enough to collapse a catheter.

I wear a cath 2 or 3 times a week with diapers and plastic panties i have worn this way to town many times and love the feeling of no control have kept a cath in for three days a few times no problems has anyone left one in longer i love to sleep with a cath inserted and thick diapers and rubber panties.

I have worn a cath for three days several times . has anyone kept one in longer i love the feeling of no control and wife loves me in diapers with a cath.

I have worn a Foley with a leg bag in public before. I find the enjoyment comes not from knowing that someone might see it, but from the sensation of the entire setup (cath, bag, and extension tube) moving as I go about my business. It actually makes it difficult to stick to the task at hand!

I have considered using a catheter plug instead of a bag, as it would seemingly allow me more flexibility to wear a catheter out and about. How secure are the plugs? Are they practical to take the bathroom, remove and empty your bladder into the toilet, and reinsert?

I love playing with catheters, but the last thing I need is to wet myself (just not my thing!).

I have used plugs in my cath without any problems. Just be sure to insert as far as you can get in. When time comes to empty my bladder I use a stall and remove the plug and drain my bladder and put the plug back in.

I on a rare occasion do go out in public with a Foley catheter in my bladder and connected to a leg bag most of the time. Now here's where I do things a bit different from others I like to put a clamp on the end of the catheter where it hooks up to the bag. Now in doing so with the clamp on the end of there I can close the clamp and still have normal bladder function so to speak. Now when I feel the need to urinate I just open up the clamp and let it flow into the bag that's on my leg. I have done this a time or two but I usually only drain it while I am in my personal vehicle.

I have considered using a catheter plug instead of a bag, as it would seemingly allow me more flexibility to wear a catheter out and about. How secure are the plugs? Are they practical to take the bathroom, remove and empty your bladder into the toilet, and reinsert?

A Bard Flip-Flo could replace the plug, then all you have to do is go to a stall and use the Flip-Flo to empty your bladder. Then you get home you can attach a bag to your catheter.