I am an only child and a female. My dad has Alzheimer's and incontinence issues. I have him in strong adult diapers and portable leg/condom catheters but that doesn't help with sudden urges for #2. I don't want to keep him at home but want to get him out of the house. Male companions are not readily available and they are cost prohibitive for long or overnight trips. I had an incident recently where I needed to take him into the mens' bathroom and fortunately 1 man agreed to alert the other patrons but it was still very awkward for me -- any suggestions?
In an emergency, ya do what ya gotta do, the best you can, and everyone lives through it.
His doctor suggested that when he goes out he may want to take a precautionary anti-diarrehal pill to try to avoid such situations and she also assured him that he is not alone and many older persons have similar experiences and while nobody likes them everyone gets through them and life goes on.
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