How often did you have diarrhea as a boy?

Number of responses received: 21

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Before age 6- Frequently	4	19.0%
Before age 6- Sometimes	9	42.9%
Before age 6- Rarely	7	33.3%
Before age 6- Never	1	4.8%
Ages 6-12- Frequently	4	19.0%
Ages 6-12- Sometimes	10	47.6%
Ages 6-12-- Rarely	5	23.8%
Ages 6-12-- Never	1	4.8%
Not this old yet	0	0.0%
Ages 13-17- Frequently	8	38.1%
Ages 13-17- Sometimes	4	19.0%
Ages 13-17- Rarely	5	23.8%
Ages 13-17- Never	0	0.0%
Not this old yet	3	14.3%
Total:	21

How often were you diapered when you had a bout of diarrhea?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Before age 6- Always	15	71.4%
Before age 6- Frequently	1	4.8%
Before age 6- Sometimes	1	4.8%
Before age 6- Rarely	2	9.5%
Before age 6- Never	1	4.8%
Ages 6-12- Always	12	57.1%
Ages 6-12- Frequently	2	9.5%
Ages 6-12- Sometimes	2	9.5%
Ages 6-12- Rarely	0	0.0%
Ages 6-12- Never	4	19.0%
Ages 13-17- Always	10	47.6%
Ages 13-17- Frequently	3	14.3%
Ages 13-17- Sometimes	3	14.3%
Ages 13-17- Rarely	0	0.0%
Ages 13-17- Never	2	9.5%
Total:	21

Aside from having diarrhea, how often did you poop in your diapers otherwise (versus using a toilet for poop)?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Before age 6- Always	9	42.9%
Before age 6- Frequently	2	9.5%
Before age 6- Sometimes	2	9.5%
Before age 6- Rarely	6	28.6%
Before age 6- Never	1	4.8%
Ages 6-12- Always	9	42.9%
Ages 6-12- Frequently	2	9.5%
Ages 6-12- Sometimes	2	9.5%
Ages 6-12- Rarely	3	14.3%
Ages 6-12- Never	4	19.0%
Ages 13-17- Always	8	38.1%
Ages 13-17- Frequently	3	14.3%
Ages 13-17- Sometimes	2	9.5%
Ages 13-17- Rarely	0	0.0%
Ages 13-17- Never	4	19.0%
Total:	21

How frequently were your diapers changed during a bout of diarrhea?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Every half hour	0	0.0%
Every hour	4	21.1%
Every two hours	6	31.6%
Every three hours	1	5.3%
Every four hours	1	5.3%
Every six hours	0	0.0%
Less than every six hours	0	0.0%
Less than every twelve hours	2	10.5%
Less than once a day	5	26.3%
Total:	19

Which kinds of diapers did you wear for diarrhea?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Single disposable diapers- plain white	12	57.1%
Single disposable diapers- patterned/colored	w	#VALUE!	#VALUE!
Multiple disposable diapers- plain white	10	47.6%
Multiple disposable diapers- patterned/colored	9	42.9%
Single cloth diapers- plain white	2	9.5%
Single cloth diapers- patterned/colored	2	9.5%
Multiple cloth diapers- plain white	5	23.8%
Multiple cloth diapers- patterned/colored	1	4.8%
Multiple underpants- plain white	3	14.3%
Multiple underpants- patterned/colored	1	4.8%
Other makeshift diapers	5	23.8%
I was always pantsless while in these kinds of diapers	14	66.7%
These were not my usual diapers when not having diarrhea	6	28.6%

How often did you have accidents (undiapered) as a result of diarrhea?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Before age 6- Frequently	5	23.8%
Before age 6- Sometimes	6	28.6%
Before age 6- Rarely	4	19.0%
Before age 6- Never	0	0.0%
Before age 6- I was never undiapered	6	28.6%
Ages 6-12- Frequently	4	19.0%
Ages 6-12- Sometimes	4	19.0%
Ages 6-12-- Rarely	7	33.3%
Ages 6-12-- Never	1	4.8%
Ages 6-12-- I was never undiapered	4	19.0%
Ages 13-17- Frequently	4	19.0%
Ages 13-17- Sometimes	4	19.0%
Ages 13-17- Rarely	5	23.8%
Ages 13-17- Never	1	4.8%
Ages 13-17-- I was never undiapered	3	14.3%
Total:	21

How were your diapers and diaper changes modified for when you had diarrhea?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
I was diapered more thickly to reduce leaks	17	81.0%
I was diapered less thickly due to frequent diaper changes	0	0.0%
I was kept pantsless due to frequent diaper changes	13	61.9%
I wore pants (jeans, trousers) to help contain leaks	1	4.8%
I wore plastic pants (but no jeans, etc.) to contain leaks	4	19.0%
I wore plastic pants with jeans, etc. to help contain leaks	1	4.8%
I was checked for diaper changes more frequently than usual	9	42.9%
More people were involved due to more diaper changes	3	14.3%
I was not expected to use the toilet during diarrhea	9	42.9%

How long did a bout of diarrhea usually last?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Less than half a day	1	5.0%
About half a day	3	15.0%
Most of a day	1	5.0%
An entire day	2	10.0%
Two days	6	30.0%
Three days	3	15.0%
Four days	1	5.0%
Five days	1	5.0%
More than five days	2	10.0%
Total:	20

How often did you succesfully make it to the toilet when you had diarrhea?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Always	0	0.0%
Usually	3	15.0%
Sometimes	4	20.0%
Rarely	0	0.0%
Never	0	0.0%
I didn't bother trying to make it to the toilet	4	20.0%
I was not allowed to use the toilet	5	25.0%
I was never able to use the toilet (incontinent)	4	20.0%
Total:	20

Who has witnessed your bouts of diarrhea?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Mother	17	81.0%
Father	14	66.7%
Younger brother	11	52.4%
Older brother	8	38.1%
Younger sister	10	47.6%
Older sister	7	33.3%
Aunt/Uncle	9	42.9%
Grandmother	8	38.1%
Grandfather	6	28.6%
Friend	9	42.9%
Girlfriend (boyfriend if gay)	4	19.0%
Girl babysitter	10	47.6%
Boy babysitter	3	14.3%
Other boy	6	28.6%
Other girl	6	28.6%
Other adult	8	38.1%

At what ages did you have diarrhea the most?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Before 4	2	9.5%
4	3	14.3%
5	4	19.0%
6	4	19.0%
7	4	19.0%
8	2	9.5%
9	4	19.0%
10	5	23.8%
11	6	28.6%
12	9	42.9%
13	7	33.3%
14	7	33.3%
15	6	28.6%
16	5	23.8%
17	4	19.0%

Provide more details about the frequency and suspected or known causes of your bouts of diarrhea as a boy, at what ages diarrhea seemed to be the most frequent, etc.

Name	Age	Answer
diaperedteen	23	I believe that I had diarrhea most frequently when I was a teen and had a heavy fast-food diet. Obviously, the restaurants that I chose to frequent didn't have the best health practices.
		laxitives
jamie	17	just as I was begining to turn into a teen I seemed to have more diarrhea; I don't know what caused it.
babyboy	23	i frequently had diarrhea because i was given laxatives alot.it started at birth and its lasted all of my life.i am permanently incontinent because of it,but i enjoy the feeling of being diapered and the feeling of pooping in diapers is cool.
lalalala		I always poop in my goodnites
benny boy	14	4-6 were the most frquent i recall being diaperd for just this reason
Byron, Timothy, D.J., & Kevin (Ages from 12 yr. to 17 yrs.)	14	We, had diarrhea very seldom and only usually when sick

Describe how and when diapers were put into use following the onset of diarrhea. For example, how many times did you have an accident before getting diapered? Were diapers kept on hand and ready just in case? What was the usual when it came time to get diapered? If you were always diapered anyway, describe how diarrhea made things different than normal procedure (e.g. thicker diapers, being left pantsless more often, frequency of diaper dhecks, etc.)

Name	Age	Answer
diaperedteen	23	Prior to age 6, I was diapered anyway full-time at night. From ages 6-12, I had the accidents in my pants (frequently) but was never diapered for it. At age 12 and beyond, I bought my own diapers, and loved having them on during bouts of diarrhea, especially thick ones.
		i have bin in diaperr my hole life
jamie	17	I would be the one to initiate the use of a diaper b/c no one else would think about it.
Nicholas	12	When i have diarrhea i am usually pantsless because my diaper is thicker and mom checks me every half hour.
babyboy	23	i have worn diapers all my life so therefore i am incontinent permanently due to my refusal to be potty trained and my parents never really taught me to use the potty anyway.i have accidents 24/7/365 because of incontinence.yes,they were always kept on hand and ready.my mom would check my diaper for poop and it was always poopy because i can't control it due to incontinence and she would take me into my bedroom,have me lay down on the bed with a changing pad under me,and untape my diaper,slide it out from under my bottom,take out the baby wipes and wipe my bottom clean,take the tube of desitin and put it all over my diaper area,put some powder on my diaper area,and slide a fresh,clean diaper underme and tape it on me so i can enjoy the rest of the day.i am checked every half hour,and i am always in diapers that are so thick that i have to waddle when i walk or crawl on the floor.i am always pantsless when i have diarrhea because it gets so messy and my mommy doesn't want me to ruin my clothes.
lalalala		Put me in my diaper table and change me of pampers or gn's
benny boy	14	first slight accident and iwas thickly diaperds pantsless and kept in diapers till it was completely over
Byron, Timothy, D.J., & Kevin (Ages from 12 yr. to 17 yrs.)	14	We, were always in diapers 24/7, so our diapers and changes, went no differently than when we didn't have diarrhea

Whether or not you wore diapers regularly, describe how your diapering was handled differently when you had diarrhea versus when you did not have diarrhea. Include details such as type and appearance (color) of diapers used, thickness/multiples of diapers, pantslessness, lowered expectations of using the toilet, etc.

Name	Age	Answer
diaperedteen	23	See above.
		rainbow coloured diaperrs
jamie	17	I always wear multiple diapers but decided to wear pants to keep the odor down.
Nicholas	12	When i have diarrhea me wash me very much everytime i have had an accident and she puts a lot of cream on my bottom. I also wear three cloth diapers and plastic pants that are bigger than the ones i wear normally.
babyboy	23	i am diapered 24/7/365 due to incontinence of my bladder and bowels so there is no difference in my diapering.its all the same treatment.i have worn disposables all my life and they are all white in color.i use the thickest diapers of all.they are molicare super plus.i am always pantsless when i have diarrhea.i don't use the potty because i am not potty trained and i am incontinent permanently.
lalalala		using 2 pampers or 2 goodnites or like 15 white briefs. Pantless 24/7 colored othertimes
Byron, Timothy, D.J., & Kevin (Ages from 12 yr. to 17 yrs.)	14	Skin care and more baby diaper rash cream would be applied and rubbed in real well.

What usually brought on your bouts of diarrhea? How much warning did you have? Were you allowed or expected to try making it to the toilet first?

Name	Age	Answer
diaperedteen	23	Food poisoning, IMHO. I tried to make it to the toilet first as a boy and teen, usually to no avail.
		mcdonalds
jamie	17	I don't know what caused the Diarrhea but I would have about 5-10 min of warning; most definitely use the toilet.
Nicholas	12	Usually i feel pain in my stomach and suddenly it starts to come in my diaper
babyboy	23	constant use of laxatives by my parents.i have no warning at all because i am incontinent so i have NO CONTROL over where or when i go.it comes out automatically.no,i am not potty trained.i am incontinent.
lalalala		Eat
benny boy	14	no idea what brought it on and no i wasent expected to make it to the toilet
Byron, Timothy, D.J., & Kevin (Ages from 12 yr. to 17 yrs.)	14	being sick, and having a fever

How often were your clothes ruined due to diarrhea (pants, underwear, etc.)? Did you continue to wear them in spite of being soiled or were they thrown out or relegated to other uses?

Name	Age	Answer
diaperedteen	23	Almost always. I was so embarassed, I usually threw out the clothes. Prior to when I bought my own diapers, I would frequently throw out my soiled underpants and go without underpants for the rest of the day. Come to think of it, I bet my parents wondered where my underwear disappeared to.
		none
jamie	17	not that I know of except one time my grandma gave me a laxitive and I went through every pair of undies I had!
babyboy	23	all the time.no i didn't wear them when they were soiled because my mommy threw them out when she saw i had messed in my diaper and it leaked out into my pants.
lalalala		Never. Pantless
benny boy	14	they became my play cloths
Byron, Timothy, D.J., & Kevin (Ages from 12 yr. to 17 yrs.)	14	never because we wore nothing else alway but our diapers

How did your brothers and/or other boys (including babysitters) react when they knew you had diarrhea? How did they handle your diapers or react to seeing you in diapers? How was it handled when they had diarrhea? Did they also get diapered for diarhea?

Name	Age	Answer
diaperedteen	23	No chance in behavior. Other than when my brother had cancer, he was not diapered for diarrhea.
jamie	17	I did not have other people to really know.
		they laughed and teased me.they still laugh and tease me today.i laughed and teased them when they had it so i got my revenge.yes they did.
lalalala		They just changed me
benny boy	14	my brothers teased me and the babysitter was nice no they didnt because they didnt ever have it as much as me
Byron, Timothy, D.J., & Kevin (Ages from 12 yr. to 17 yrs.)	14	we all were diapered 24/7, and they were treated just the same if they were sick and having diarrhea

How did your sisters and/or other girls (including babysitters) react when they knew you had diarrhea? How did they handle your diapers or react to seeing you in diapers?

Name	Age	Answer
jamie	17	I did not have other people to really know.
Nicholas	12	My sister and my babysitter are used to see me in diaper. The last time i had diarrhea my babysitter told everyone that my poop looked like baby poo because it was green and yellow.
babyboy	23	they laugh and tease me all the time about it but i just ignore them.
lalalala		IDK
benny boy	14	no girls only girl babysitter and she was nice about it
Byron, Timothy, D.J., & Kevin (Ages from 12 yr. to 17 yrs.)	14	they checked us freq. and changed us if needed, and gave good skin care and hygiene to us.

Provide details on your success/failure rate making it to the toilet. Did you try or did you let youself have an accident to get diapers? How many trips to the toilet did you usually attempt before you were diapered?

Name	Age	Answer
diaperedteen	23	Success ratio = 10%.
jamie	17	90% successful at reaching the toilet, yes I would purposfully have an accident to get diapers. the accident would actually be in the diaper so as to get more diapers.
babyboy	23	i have always failed at making it to the toilet becaused i refused to be potty trained and my parents never really did potty train me.they just kept me in diapers all my life and i am permanently incontinent as a result.i would always poop in my diapers on purpose to be kept in diapers and now i just poop in my diapers automatically like a baby does.i did not try to make it to the toilet because i wanted to be in diapers forever.i refused to be potty trained.
lalalala		nONE.
benny boy	14	1 trip if i didnt make it because my mom didnt want cloths ruined

Describe your most embarrassing and/or inconvenient moments of having diarrhea as a boy.

Name	Age	Answer
diaperedteen	23	I pooped myself frequently. Too many to recount.
		Occasionally I had accidents at school. There was nothing I could do, but clean up the best I could, and go through the rest of the day that way.
		i was at a mall trying on clothes over diapers
jamie	17	the most embarressing moment was when I was going to school one morning and "squirted" in my pants. I did not have a diaper and was not going to be late for school. I had to wear those undies all day long, ofcourse it was not much but for a 6th grader it was embarressing.
babyboy	23	my mommy would ask me if i pooped in my diapers in front of strangers and i would say yes and they laugh at me all the time about it.my nmommy would also check my diaper for poop in front of people and then take me into the womens bathroom to be changed on the changeing table.
lalalala		Pooping in my diaper in school and nurse seeing poop.
benny boy	14	when i was at the playground at school and it just came out it was running down my legs and smeared all over my butt (wearing shorts)
Byron, Timothy, D.J., & Kevin (Ages from 12 yr. to 17 yrs.)	14	Probably while being hospitalized and the nurses or male techn. changing us

Describe your worst bout of diarrhea as a boy. How long did it last? How often were you changed? Who was involved in your diaper changes? What kinds of diapers did you wear (including thickness/multiples) and if you were pantsless? Who witnessed this bout of diarrhea and how did these people react?

Name	Age	Answer
diaperedteen	23	Probably for a week. I never seemed to leave the toilet, and when I did, I usually had an accident in my pants or bed.
jamie	17	the worst was really when I was a teen I had just bought some diapers andhad come home from school. I was laying in bed when it hit, thank God for the diaper! I filled it up completely; after I had filled it I (due to laying down and being tired) fell asleep for about 2hr and the diaper leaked all in my bed.
babyboy	23	i get diarrhea so bad that i have to be changed 20-30 times a day.thats a lot of diapers to be changed.it lasted 6 months to a year.i am changed every half hour to one hour of every day.mommy,daddy,aunts,uncles,grandparents,sisters,brothers,babysitters.i wear very thick molicare super plus diapers.i was pantsless all the time because of how bad my diarrhea is.everyone.they're disgusted by it because it gets so bad
benny boy	14	2 weeks about 2 - 3 hours 3-6 diapers at a time my parents and they were concerned

Average Age of respondents to this question:	18.6
Range of ages of respondents:	11 -  37

Age Distribution
Under 10	0
10-14	7
15-19	6
20-24	2
25-29	1
30-34	1
35-39	1
40-44	0
45-49	0
50-54	0
55-59	0
60-64	0
65-69	0
70-74	0
75-79	0
80+	0

Youth Age Distribution
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	2
12	1
13	1
14	3
15	3
16	0
17	1

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