It is often the case that people with incontinence belittle their problem, or they are so embarrassed, that they keep it a secret and never reveal it to their doctor or relatives.

Make sure that you have all the necessary items at hand before you start. Protect the bed with a special hygienic underpad before attempting to carry out the bed bath.

Taking care over your loved one in need of long-term treatment only on your shoulders, you need to take under account that this may expose you to many different emotions.

If possible, the person under your care should have a separate room with easy toilet access, or a commode in the room.

Skin redness, which doesn’t disappear after relieving pressure, blisters developing in the area under pressure, damaged epidermis – these symptoms should alert the carer. 

The older the child, the more embarrassing it is for him that his physiological functions don’t work the way they are supposed to.