[Any medstudents or physicians in this community?]

I feel completely alone. I know being abdl isn't prevalent but there has to be someone? Present thyself! 

[Close To Incontinence With A Catheter]

For everyone using catheters, I found this fact sheet. Might be helpful to know how to minimize the risks to avoid UTIs.
http://percuvision.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/CAUTI-fact-sheet.pdf

[Catheter issues]

I used to have the same problems as you, painfully spasming every 2h. It ruins the whole experience.

For some reason the spasms has stopped for me so I'm thinking it's due to the following :

1. I started filling the balloon with less fluid. I only have around 5-6 ml now. This reduces the irritation on trigone of the bladder where most of the sensory nerves are. 

2. "Frequent" usage also helps by fibrosis and scar tissue (less sensitive to stimuli). Do not damage your bladder by doing stupid things as I did though. I freaking thought I could run with a tube in my dong, only to end up with a pink diaper! Oh the horror... 

3. Anticholinergics - try to get some prescriptions. Tell the doc you have frequent bladder spasms (without telling about the cath) 

4. Clench your sphincter when you're spasming. It used to help me a little. 

5. Lie down, or sit in a relaxed position (again, to move balloon from trigone) 

I use Ch 18. I don't think the sizd influence the spasming. If anything my personal opinion is that smaller is better. Next purchase for me is going to be ch 16. 

Good luck!

[To anyone saying you can't get incontinent by using catheters]

Just found some interesting research about overactive bladder. Thought I could share it.

[To anyone saying you can't get incontinent by using catheters]

Thanks for all replies guys, and sorry for not responding quickly.

I just wanna update that I have restrained myself from using catheters for a few weeks now and plan on being without them for some time. I've also tried doing kegel exercises and trying to delay me going to the toilet. The last part is incredibly difficult. I get noticeably exhausted to the point where my breathing gets quicker and I get warmer, as if I was doing real exercise, which is kinda crazy. Also it also carries the risk of me peeing myself as it almost happend once. I had to pee in my sink cause I felt the pee coming.

[One way valve for Foley Cath]

Hey, creative idea! Just wanna point out that bacteria mostly travel extraluminally (66% if I don't remember it wrong). There's a study about this.

[To anyone saying you can't get incontinent by using catheters]

Hey,

[How many days have you gone with a catheter and diaper?]

On 2017-03-04 at 8:55 PM, dlnoir said:

I started out with catheter (and later on stent play) a little over eleven years ago. Even though I never had a UTI during the time I was experimenting with catheters, I found that keeping the catheter in for longer than five day was really pushing it. I do remember one time keeping it in for eight days it didn

[Close To Incontinence With A Catheter]

I have a few questions for all cath loving people!

[My experience with stents]

50 minutes ago, InD said:

I would think the liability is just way too dangerous for anyone to make one for someone else.

[My experience with stents]

Having a stent seems extremely intriguing, but I have no clue how to make one/have the time to make one. Is there no way you can buy a stent from someone if you give them the correct lengths and everything? Or would that break any rules? I'm not really good with crafting, i'm more of a theoretical person if that makes any sense. So creating a stent myself seems like a big obstacle.

One thing that makes me freak out about this idea is the possibility of the stent migrating into the bladder. It feels like most people who play around with stents are at risk to

[How many days have you gone with a catheter and diaper?]

Hey all wannabe incontinents!

I decided to make a new topic about this rather than posting in the "close to incontinence with a catheter" thread since my question would've gotten lost in the void and remained unanswered by the majority.

[Close To Incontinence With A Catheter]

I tried the holey foley a few days ago. But it didn't work for me. I had to consciously pee in order for the flow to start (so basically peeing manually but with a tube inside of you). I think I might have put the hole too high up so that the external urethral sphincter muscle was closing off the hole (unless I relaxed it). But I didn't feel the pee flowing outside the catheter the few times it happened.

[Antibiotic coated catheter / silver coated alloy european sellers?]

6 hours ago, Loveable_guy said:

I can't help you with your original question but have you considered the Holly Foley catheter? Its discussed in great detail

[Antibiotic coated catheter / silver coated alloy european sellers?]

Hi,

[Stents and UTIs?]

8 hours ago, sunwutian said:

Well I screwed up big time. Had blood in there today, burning and urgency got worse again, so went to the local clinic to test.

He said the bacteria levels were crazy high and I must've had the infection for more than a few days.

I asked about skipping the antibiotic but he said it would be a really bad idea to risk it at this level.

Sigh. I might try one more time, with full on extreme sterilization, but this is very discouraging to my stent plans =(

The pain and risk isn't really that bad, but having to take antibiotics definitely is.

Sorry to hear, although i'm glad you got it sorted out.

[Close To Incontinence With A Catheter]

3 hours ago, Loveable_guy said:

[Stents and UTIs?]

57 minutes ago, deewet said:

If you have a UTI you need antibiotics, don't mess around, see a doctor ASAP.

[Close To Incontinence With A Catheter]

I have a question for all you men out there with a tube in your dongs : how do you place the catheter when going to sleep? If I place it down in the diaper then my littleman will migrate up eventually anyway and the pee will flow everywhere. Also how do you place it normally when up and about? I like to have mine pointing slightly

[Stents and UTIs?]

You're saying the burning has gone down a lot, which makes me think that you don't have a UTI. You might have had an infection in the urethra, but even that I highly doubt as you would've rather described it as an itching sensation. I think you just caused some minor tearings in the surrounding tissue. If you get a fever, you should check it up.

For the sterilization: don't forget to use antibacterial soap on your meatus to prevent introducing bacteria in the insertion phase. Also be sure to wash your hands carefully, especially your fingertips. Use alcohol your hands after washing them. Sorry if i'm saying stuff you already know, I just want to make sure you follow all steps. If it's silicone it's safe to boil it. Have it in boiling water for 30 minutes (no need to use alcohol on it afterwards). Be sure your lubricant is sterile (one time use).

[Close To Incontinence With A Catheter]

Hey guys, I have some problems catherizing, I thought you might help

It's become more frequent that I meet resistance while passing my sphincter. Urine flows out but I can't push the catheter all the way to the fork (I don't want to accidently inflate the balloon the in urethra). First time this happened I tried pushing anyway despite the resistance and I felt a sudden pain from the bladder (like as if I had poked it). Today it happened again and I tried pushing it in several times by withdrawing it slightly and pushing in again. Nothing seemed to work. I even pulled it out entirely and inserted it again. Same problem.

[12 Month Diaper Program]

So i've been wearing for close to two weeks now. And currently experiencing strong feelings of wanting to quit. Mostly because of expense and

[Close To Incontinence With A Catheter]

On 2016-09-26 at 11:40 PM, diapersandhugs said:

One last thing just want to let you know that at no time during any of this that I actually vomit. Just because vomiting is listed as a symptom of a disease does not necessarily mean you will exhibit it before dying. How's your blood pressure I wonder? If you do nothing else please have your blood pressure monitor it regularly by buying a home blood pressure cuff. You have no idea how quickly you can go from fine to dead. I'll tell you something I was literally the night before standing in front of a room of 400 people delivering the speech of my career. The next morning I was in a meeting with my company president and I performed beautifully and showed up all the other people I work with. It really doesn't matter how good I was right then and there because within five minutes of leaving work I was almost dead.

Okay update: I never went back to the doctor. The reason for this is that I wanted to give it at least 3 days. The doctor probably would have just said the same, to wait 3 days. I did have a high fever of 38,5 degrees celsius first day of antibiotic, second day I had around or slightly below

[Weak bulbocavernosus muscle = lose of erections?]

It's probably not your bulbospongiosus muscle. It only squirts out a few drips. Also probably not related to erection problems. Erection is mostly straightening of an artery.

[5 days diapered]

2 hours ago, stevewet said:

I honestly don't think anyone either notices nor cares if someone wears nappies. I wear them all the time as I am incontinent and no one has ever commented.