My mom has incontinence issues and needs to wear disposable briefs. Unfortunately, my mom is developing a really bad rash/sore right at the panty line in the upper leg crease. She is an amputee and is wheelchair bond. The rash is developing into a sore, and this concerns me in many different ways. She doesn't have the luxury to stand up and readjust her panties, and with the incontinence issues I'm afraid her rash/sore can and will get infected. We have been treating the skin area with a really good over the counter skin ointment, but as soon as she pulls down her briefs it just breaks open the sore and irritates the skin. I know that the paper/elastic part of the briefs are to blame for this irritation. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what she can wear that can become a barrier against the skin and disposable brief?
Would a course of physical therapy help? The doctor might order aqua therapy if/ when there is no open sore?
Not to scare you, but pretty sure this is a developing bedsore, which can cause an infection down to the bone.
That is why the doctor, these issues, if it is a pressure sore as well as an irritation
it can lead to death. Red flag-amputee = lack of circulation in that area.
Bed sores/pressure sores/ rash.
It may also be yeast infecting the area. The sore should not be neglected, and should be first diagnosed by a doctor, the pathogen identified etc. Then, one can prevent and treat the sore/rash.
The suggestions above are good to loosen the iritating diaper and prevent the urine from burning.
I you look up bed sores and rash, there will be suggestions on how to treat, including a short video suggesting a recipe for a generic liquid antacid to neutralize the urine, and a cream to provide a barrier.
Take appropriate action to first get this diagnosed, please.
Try different brands of briefs, I'm pretty sure it was my switching to a different supposedly better overnight style that started the problem in the first place.
I started snipping the elastic around the legs, I thought it better to leak that to be sore. You can place a disposable chuck under herself just in case.
Cover the area completely with a barrier cream. There are zinc ones and silicone (dimethicone) ones, I used a combination of both. The dimethicone one is longer lasting and doesn't wash off easily but I think the zinc has more healing properties.
I bought and continue to use a good peri wash to keep the area clean and PH balanced.
I've been using a hair dryer to make sure the area is completely dry before I renew the barrier cream... gives a whole new meaning to the idea of a blow dryer.