*NEW* Faecal Incontinence Pad

Faecal incontinence is when an individual suffers an involuntary loss of solid or liquid stool.  It can occur at anytime and affects up to 1 in 10 people at some point in their lives.  

Causes range from afterbirth complications, nerve or spinal cord injury to medical conditions such as parkinson's and alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis and strokes.

Although faecal incontinence does not generally present a serious threat to a person's health, it can have a negative impact on a person's quality of life, self-esteem and emotional well-being.    The stigma of faecal incontinence is so great that according to NHS research only 20% of sufferers report their symptoms to their GP.

The management of faecal incontinence provides significant challenges.  The main priorities in managing faecal incontience are finding the right balance between maintaining the users dignity, the risk of cross infection and protecting the sufferer's skin from damage.

The Attends Faecal Pad is a new product especially designed for cost effective protection and containment of faecal incontinence.  The pad is available in one size and is designed to manage only faecal incontinence, with improved leakage protection and containment vesus traditional rectangular pads.

The pad has a white waterproof back sheet for discretion and containment.   The pad has leakage barriers to provide improved containment, leakage protection and safety for the wearer.  The pad contains fluff with no super absorbents.