Incontinence Support Group and Forum - Support for Those Dealing With Incontinence

I'm from Boston, Mass. USA.
Living here we get to enjoy (or not) the 4 seasons.
I've always found that I tend to leak more in the cold weather,especially when I get cold.
So around this time of year I use double pads or a pad in my disposables.
In the warmer weather I don't use plastic pants as much because I know that the pads and disposables
will suffice until I need a change.
But in the colder weather I have to change more frequently because I leak more frequently.
A prime example is what happened today. I was doing computer research for about 4 hours straight.
I decided it was time to change my pad. 4 hours is usually the limit for changing.
I stood up and felt my bladder empty faster than normal. The pad was oversaturated along with a thinner disposable
I had on. The leak ran down my leg. I was angry at myself for sitting too long.
But I realized this happens every winter.
I changed into a new disposable and double pads. I also put plastic pants over them to protect the fresh pair of pants
I also had to put on.
I've made a long story longer but my question is.
Does anyone else have problems when the weather gets colder?
Thanks for listening.

I also have the same problem. Because I work full-time as a CNA in a resthome and have no blader control I have to wear diapers throughout the day. In the winter months I have been wearing a heavy disposable diaper (24/7 brand) with a booster pad by (Tranquility). With this combo I can go my whole shift (9hrs+) without "over-wetting' them!! In the summer the same diapers would last 12 hrs+ . May be I drink a little more coffee in the winter? Its in the morning that I have the most heavy wetting. Before I began to seek a full-time job I began wearing cloth diapers with plastic pants. These proved to me that I could work dispite having no bladder control. I began going to job interveiws and testing how long my protection would last before leaking. Now Im very confident wearing the diapers and booster pads togather as an everyday thing.

I know I do drink more coffee in the winter. My night time blood pressure pill is also a diuretic so I wet a lot as soon as I get up in the morning. The first pad I put in my disposables will be good for about an hour before I have to change it. The subsequent pads usually last 2-3 hours each.
I also experiment with booster pads and plastic pants to see how long I can go before a change is needed.
Good luck and may 2013 be a drier one for us all.

Absolutely! I have Stress Incontinence and I can manage it most of the time with just watching what I drink and when I drink. But when we go skiing it's so very, very, hard. I basically have to dehydrate myself in the morning and afternoon and even so I usually try to bring extra garments so that I can change. I also have to go to the bathroom every 2 hours even so. I don't remember the exact scientific reason but I remember learning in the cold our bodies contract and in the summer they can swell. Which I guess that makes sense because they always tell you to put cold on hurt body parts to bring down swelling.

Absolutely yes. Since October (the onset of colder weather) I am passing water by the minutes - uncontrollably at times.

Those cold, bitter nights proved worse to me. Adult diapers are heaven-sent.