Depends. (Badumpsh) Bodily wastes & our attitudes toward them aren't always rational or fact-based. Many people view urine & feces as being comparable in terms of "grossness" or disease transmission risk when that couldn't be further from the truth. While pissing on yourself could lead to unpleasant odors, rashes & even yeast infections of the skin, it by no means HAS to. And it doesn't happen in a vacuum: you've got to look at it in context of the alternatives. The pros and cons must be weighed out individually by each person--clearly it's not for everyone but it can improve safety, health & quality of life for those who choose it.
We all start out in diapers and many of us will end up in them after age 65, should we be lucky enough to make it to that age. Very few people feign outrage & disgust at infants & toddlers who run around shirtless in public with soggy, stinking diapers as their parents pawn them off on the nearest store clerk, annoyed waitress or "friendly" balding man in horn-rimmed glasses, (🤢). Babies wearing diapers are just ACCEPTED because they "can't help it" But does that element of choice actually change the nature of the act itself? In stark contrast, the reaction to adults who choose to wear and wet diapers is almost universally one of the following:
"Wow, talk about LAZY! You'd rather piss yourself than get up and go to the bathroom?!"
or
"Good grief, that's disgusting! I bet they can smell you coming a mile away, General Peepoo. Go wash your ass." 🫡🧼
Do you realize how ignorant, rude and presumptuous this is? Based on the numbers, you very likely have someone in your life who suffers some degree of incontinence, and it ISN'T a choice. Saying shit like that takes something they're already struggling with, rips the wound open and pours more salt in it. Congrats I guess. And all so you can continue living in the delusion that you'll be able-bodied & continent forever.
Also:
There's no reason to assume an adult who wears diapers by choice and only uses them for urination would be dirty or smell bad. None whatsoever.
Hygiene 101 for Diaper Wearers
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| Peeing or changing your diaper in the bathroom? Hygienic. |
While it's true that marinating in one's own wastes all day is unsanitary, nobody is suggesting you do that. There are a number of personal hygiene products on the market today, from baby wipes/wet wipes to antibacterial wipes for your hands to baby powder, "Dude Wipes" and feminine hygiene wipes. USE THEM*. Plus there are other measures you can take to maintain optimal hygiene, and I'll get to those in a minute. But first I wanna address a couple things.
Always opt for something unscented if it's going near your junk or your rear, and avoid talcum "baby" powder* no matter the brand as it's been linked to ovarian and lung cancers.
Talcum powder is an IARC Probable Human Carcinogen. This is due to the asbestos content, which is thought to travel up the female reproductive tract when applied to the vulva & lodge itself in the ovaries where it causes ovarian cancer years later. It's also been shown to cause lung cancer in talc miners. In other words,
it's not just Johnson & Johnson baby powder & men should avoid this stuff too. Don't put it on your body, don't inhale it... just don't use it. It's a known source of asbestos & they've known this since 1976 at least. It's also been less strongly linked to endometrial and stomach cancers & pleural mesothelioma (see link above).
Peeing or changing your diaper on the kitchen table? Not hygienic. 😆
I wanted to mention this because I see a worrying number of ABDLs who still say they use baby powder & in general it's a bad idea to inhale fine particulate matter regardless of what it's made of, but even worse if it's talc.
Additional Hygiene Tips & Tricks
Now, as for the "other measures" diaper wearers can take to reduce odor & keep themselves clean as a whistle, I'd recommend taking in adequate amounts of plain water throughout the day & avoiding or limiting things that concentrate the urine (caffeine, alcohol) or give it a strong smell, like asparagus. Change your diaper OFTEN after using it, bathe or shower AT LEAST once every single day (more on hot or active days). Treat rashes with an anti-yeast cream or ointment like
Desitin Maximum Strength or
Triple Paste with Zinc Oxide. If you prefer organic, try
Earth Mama Organic Diaper Balm with Tea Tree Oil. Always start by testing a TINY microdose on a patch of skin on your wrist or somewhere less sensitive if it's your first time using a new product. These creams should be used at the first sign of problems (itching, rawness, burning, chafing, inflammation) for best effect.
Always wipe front to back to avoid introducing bacteria into your urethra, and give your hands (including under the nailbeds) a thorough washing with soap & water after every change. Urine isn't a disease vector like feces, but it's still a good habit to get into especially during the colder half of the year when so many contagious bugs go around. And never handle food without washing your hands first or leak around places food is stored or served.
Consider the Alternative
And that brings us to our next issue: the hygiene and safety of public bathrooms. You can't rightly talk about how "gross" wetting yourself is without comparing it to the alternative. When we're at home we can use our own facilities, but a good portion of the day is spent out in public by most people--those who go to school, work, intern or otherwise leave the house for any reason. Not only are poublic bathrooms scarce in the U.S., they can be really really disgusting. Not all as bad as
this one, but not a whole lot better either. My friend used to work at a truck stop & had horror stories of trying to clean the men's bathroom without throwing up. I'll spare you the details, but take it from me: it wasn't fit for human use. Yet humans did use it all day everyday.
Womens' facilities aren't much better, what with all the feminine hygiene products, dirty baby diapers and hovering floor pees. Some patrons don't even wash their hands, and those who do may opt to use
one of these bad boys, which can leave them dirtier than when they came in.
This idiotic article lists multiple illness-causing microbes as well as forever-STDs like herpes while attempting to tell us that's "not as bad as it sounds". Okay buddy. I'd rather not risk having my cervix cut out due to HPV-induced cancer I picked up in a random public shitter, but that's just me.
So how is all this LESS hygienic than wetting a diaper & changing it frequently? It's not. "Hygienic" is in the eye of the beholder. Our attitudes toward urination are largely a product of socialization--we're taught that peeing in toilets is normal & wetting ourselves is not so we never question this. When someone comes along and challenges the conventional wisdom, it causes uncomfortable feelings like "Why were my parents so cruel during potty training if wetting isn't unsanitary?" and "I put my kid through Hell for wetting the bed... was I wrong?" Rather than examining our own teachings with a critical eye, we opt to criticize those who step outside the norm because they make us feel uncomfortable things. This is known as projection, and it's a coward's way of viewing the world.
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If this is happening, THEN you can complain.
In reality, it's nobody's BUSINESS whether you void your urine in a toilet, a urinal, a bottle, a chamber pot, your diaper or your pants. As long as you're not ruining
their furniture/property & they don't have to smell it or pay for your supplies, they have no right or reason to complain. And for those who feel tempted to judge, always assume the person is truly incontinent as the default and can't help it. Put yourself in their place & think about how you'd feel if someone you cared about or worked with criticized something like that. When in doubt say less.
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