Incontinence pad reviews

User

Posted 26 Dec 2025 at 20:59

I was diagnosed in 2023 and following RARP and subsequent Radiotherapy am now fully recovered - PSA 0.1 for last year. I did have fairly bad incontinence but with exercises, careful management and patience I am down to one pad occasionally mainly for stress or alcohol 🙄. I have used a variety and quantity of pads and have generally found them to be ok but not great. I get the impression that pad manufactures such as Tena are experts at designing women’s pads but haven’t really paid much attention to the male anatomy. Most pads seem to be women’s pads reshaped for men which isn’t necessarily optimum. I would like to know you thoughts. Thanks in advance.

User

Posted 26 Dec 2025 at 22:00

I saw your title and clicked hoping you had done the research on all the available types. It would be a service to us for someone to do it!

I have to say I use the Tena ones because they are generally available. The only alternative ones I found (it was an own-brand, probably Boots or Tesco) were definitely not as good.

User

Posted 27 Dec 2025 at 07:57

I found a site dedicated to incontinence. I believe they even have a forum. It seems Tena are highly rated pads.

https://www.incontinence.co.uk/the-best-mens-pads-for-light-incontinence

User

Posted 27 Dec 2025 at 08:21

My sense, from my OH’s experiences, is that the Tena pads worked best. I bought every kind I could order for him on Amazon, in the different shapes, and even some women's pads. The Tena pads failed when the volume was too great. The same was true for me with women’s pads back in the day. From those (fortunately few but utterly humiliating) experiences, I knew always to pack a spare change of clothes, plus wipes and tissues (and plastic bags for any wet clothes), for my husband when we went out, before he regained continence. He keeps a spare set of clothes etc in his office as well, just in case.

User

Posted 27 Dec 2025 at 09:31

Tena level two or three would be my first choice they are comfortable nicely shaped and good at absorbing my level of leak. Unfortunately our local trust stopped supplying them and switched to attends. Level 2 are a straight pad, level 3 are a triangular shape and a bit to big.

My leak is very small, except for when I have a water infection, in that situation any pad needs frequent changing. A few small leaks will at some point overwhelm the pad and leak.

Thanks Chris

User

Posted 27 Dec 2025 at 11:12

I have tried most brands and IMHO Tena are by far the best. They seem to achieve a better absorption capacity at a slimmer profile. Currently, I wear the level 0 shields most of the time, but if I am out for the day or doing heavy work I use the level 1 pads. A note of caution on the shields. They are quite small and need to be placed accurately in your briefs/trunks to catch the drips. I am not sure they will suit those with a penis to be proud of.

Peter

Edited by member 27 Dec 2025 at 15:24 | Reason: Typo

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