If you are one of many people in need of using any form of urinary catheter, your first port of call should be to decide which type is best for you. While there is an element of personal choice involved, primarily it is simply based on what is best for one particular condition over another.

While there was a time when male incontinence required either internal catheterization or use of bulky, often uncomfortable and highly detectable incontinence pads, for instance, over the years a variety of individuals and companies began to research into different, more convenient and discreet measures to assist sufferers.

Everybody knows that feeling of not wanting to leave one's seat at sporting events to go to the restroom. By the time a person has waited in the queue for ages, has relieved themselves and rushed back to their seat, something vital will have happened in the game.

Male urinary incontinence affects millions of men, both young and old, around the world. Although it is a problem that does become more common in older individuals, spinal cord injuries, neurological conditions, prostrate surgery and an array of other medical conditions all represent typical causes of incontinence even in young men.

Catheterization as part of incontinence management often fills the concerned individuals with dread. The thought of a tube being inserted into them is not a welcome one and many are aware of the trauma such an insertion can cause to a bladder.

As people drink, the consumed liquid passes from the stomach and the small intestine into the bloodstream. The body monitors how much the blood is diluted and, depending on consumed volume and salt content, varies the production of urine by the kidney.

The Stadium Pal has gotten it’s share of publicity since it’s inception in 1998.  Major news media outlets such as USA Today, ABC New.com and Sports Illustrated have all done some type of story on it.  Sometimes it is a serious piece about it and other times comical.  It does almost bring a laugh when someone thinks of a person wearing a portable urinal to a sporting event.

At BioRelief.com we get a number of people calling us trying to find a portable toilet solution for their loved one.  It might be a parent, or a spouse that can no longer care for themselves, or they a scared that if they go out they may not find a restroom in time.  They come across the Stadium Pal, and discover that it is a catheter.  The next question is usually something along the lines of “will they need to be catheterized?”.