Depends

In the much of the world (Canada, United States, Europe, Australia, the UK), Depend is a brand name for a sort of adult diaper worn by those afflicted with urinary incontinence or fecal incontinence.

Types of Depend Products

Depend brand diapers come in a variety of types. These include Guards for Men, Protective Underwear, Refastenable Underwear, Fitted Briefs, and Boost.

Guards for Men are stips of absorbant material with a sticky backing that can be fastened to the inside of a man's underwear. Guards for Men protect the wearer against light urinary incontience.

Proctective Underwear resembles normal brief-style underpants worn by men. Depend Protective Underwear can be pulled on and off like regular underwear, and are absorbant enough to accomodate those afflicted with moderate urinary incontinence. Depend Protective Underwear has a cloth-like backing to reduce noise.

Refastenable Underwear resembles normal brief-style underpants worn by men. Depend Refastenable Underwear can be pulled on and off like regular underwear, but has perforated sides, allowing the diaper to be removed easily. Depend Refastenable Underwear also has four velcro tabs (two on each side of the diaper) to allow a secure fit. Refastenable Underwear is absorbant enough to accomodate those afflicted with moderate to heavy urinary incontinence. Depend Refastenable Underwear has a cloth-like backing to reduce noise.

Fitted Briefs loosely resemble normal brief-style underpants worn by men. Depend Fitted Briefs must be fastened using the six readjustable tapes. Fitted briefs have a plastic backing for maximum wetness protection, as well as a blue wetness indicator down the front of the diaper that disappears when the brief requires changing. Depend Fitted Briefs are appropriate for those who suffer from heavy/total urinary incontience as well as fecal incontinence.

Boost liners are simply strips of absorbant material that are meant to compliment the absorbancy of existing Depend products. A Depend Boost liner is fitted inside of a pair of Protective Underwear, Refastenable Underwear or a Fitted Brief. A Boost liner allows the wearer to go for a much longer time without changing their brief, enabling the wearer to participate in a much more active lifestyle without frequent breaks for changing.

Uses of Depend Products

Depend products are used to protect those who suffer from urinary and fecal incontinence. Depend products prevent embarassing accidents and help to control odor. Also, some diapers are worn by a group of people known as diaper lovers for pleasure.