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Posted 1/2/2011 10:49 AM (GMT -5)
Has anyone had accidents in public places without a bathroom around ? In car, around others ? What did you do.

I have come VERY close to where i was ready to jump out of my car an just go but was just about to hold it long enough to find a gas station.
Posted 1/2/2011 12:28 PM (GMT -5)
I had one at work in the evening. I am glad nobody else was there.  I also couldn't make it in Marshalls once.  It was terrible.  I keep extra clothes and supplies in the car.  Now I find myself only going short distances when I go out so I can make it home.  Very stessful. 
Posted 1/3/2011 2:33 PM (GMT -5)
not so much in public places as much as my car, but once I was walking through a very tranquil massage place in Chicago, peeps were resting peacfully, smell or aroma candles burning and I ran by farting liquid out of my butt and it was so embarrassing! There goes their peaceful massages! My girlfriend had to go get  new pants and underwear for me!
Posted 1/4/2011 1:06 AM (GMT -5)
Yes, in my car. I just keep plastic sacks in my car (like Walmart) When I feel urgency, I just pull over and go use the sacks to go to the bathroom in. I always keep baby wipes too in my car too. It's not easy and it is certainly not fun, but the alternative is having it on me and changing clothes. Recently my family made a 6 hour trip and I was so nervous because I did not want to go with them in the car. We ended up traveling in the late evening. I told my husband, if I say "pull over" then do it quickly. It only happened once, but I quickly hopped out of the car with my baby wipes and croutched near the passenger side front tire. Being night time, no one on the highway could see and it was better than trying to go in the car with the fam!
Posted 1/4/2011 10:42 AM (GMT -5)
happened to me, and its horrid, 3.5 yrs of of uc, this flaire up has lasted 9 month, i actually now think i have improvement.

i had to pull over on a busy road in the pitch black, i was pretty scared, and felt so upset by it, i have been having 2 accidents a week, keep smiling babe x
Posted 1/4/2011 3:31 PM (GMT -5)
I'll always remember sitting there in primary school for seemingly endless minutes after the siren had gone, not being able to move for fear of going there and then.

Thank goodness for my ileostomy - no more such fears after surgery :) (I finished the rest of my school years after my surgery without a problem).
Posted 1/5/2011 7:22 PM (GMT -5)
Well your certainly not alone.
I have Crohn's. Unfortunately, I have had quite a few accidents in the past. I'm a guy, but I wear always thin pads just in case. Also travelers baby wipes in my back pocket and a spare of underwear hidden it the trunk of my car.
Posted 1/5/2011 7:41 PM (GMT -5)
While I don't have the UC dx, in answer to your question, yes I have had minor accidents. Usually it's when I've put off going to the bathroom too long. What I think will be gas isn't.

What gives me great comfort though is wearing Stayfree Ultra Thin Maxipads, the overnight style (they are extra long, with wings, they go way up in the back of my underwear just where you need a pad most). They are very thin but highly absorbent. I read about these pads on a colon cancer message boards, how people going thru chemo and post surgery people experiencing multiple trips the bathroom (my problem) wore them all the time.

I am never without a pack under the sink, pack them for every trip we go on, wear them when I'm at work, traveling in the car, etc. They save me having the change clothes. I don't really need them about 70-80% of the time, but it's nice to know I won't have a mess on my hands suddenly.

I can't recommend these pads enough, they're better than trying to wear depends (which is too much protection for what I need).
Posted 1/5/2011 7:41 PM (GMT -5)
While I don't have the UC dx, in answer to your question, yes I have had minor accidents. Usually it's when I've put off going to the bathroom too long. What I think will be gas isn't.

What gives me great comfort though is wearing Stayfree Ultra Thin Maxipads, the overnight style (they are extra long, with wings, they go way up in the back of my underwear just where you need a pad most). They are very thin but highly absorbent. I read about these pads on a colon cancer message boards, how people going thru chemo and post surgery people experiencing multiple trips the bathroom (my problem) wore them all the time.

I am never without a pack under the sink, pack them for every trip we go on, wear them when I'm at work, traveling in the car, etc. They save me having the change clothes. I don't really need them about 70-80% of the time, but it's nice to know I won't have a mess on my hands suddenly.

I can't recommend these pads enough, they're better than trying to wear depends (which is too much protection for what I need).
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