The embarassment

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There is a flu going around and my brother got sick. Went to visit my family today and he stopped in briefly. It is a diarrhea flu. Im worried Ill catch it because I have fecal incontenence and s**t myself like 4 times this year. I bought adult diapers incase I got diarrhea. I hate them. They are baggy in the front. They make my skin clamy, they make noise when I walk. People in the house I live would notice me wearing them. I am not close to these people and hardly talk to them. It will be embarissing. I often fear getting diarrhea in my sleep and getting it all over my bed. I go around dreading this every day. Its a terrible way to live.

Are you keeping your immune system healthy
by getting enough sleep
eating healthy foods
and exercising?
Here's hoping you stay well!

I suppose you've already looked into treatments to help the incontinence. I know there are certain things that can be done for urinary, not sure about fecal.
Are the adult nappies the only way to go? Maybe find alternate uses for a tampon?
Still, you may not even get sick. Maybe a last-minute flu vaccination?

Unfortunately I have no advice to offer, but I can empathise. I don't have fecal incontenence but I have serious problems with my sinuses, and so when I get the common cold it is absolute hell for me. Nothing clears my sinuses properly, and my nose just constantly leaks out milk-coloured mucus, and I literally have to hold a tissue over my nose otherwise there will be mucus everywhere. Also I cannot sleep with a cold either, so that makes me feel even more groggy. Propping my pillows up just gives me neckache, so I can't even do that.

I feel panicky when someone announces they have a cold. I know virus germs are in the air anyway, but knowing someone you live with has a bug of some sort, you do feel like you're more exposed to the virus.
I fear vomiting too, so when someone has a vomiting and diarrhea bug I feel SO anxious and I start washing my hands in boiling hot water, and even bleach, because I get convinced that normal handsoap might not kill stomach flu germs. But it mostly likely DOES.

Yeah I had a few colds where blowing my nose didnt work so I had to hold tissue over it. It would suck if that happend to you every time.