Allanda knows how important personal hygiene and skin health is to our customers. So that’s why we retail a range of skincare specifically designed for those experiencing incontinence.

Our range includes:

- Body Wash Cloths

- *Abena Washing Foam

- Wash Glove

- Abena Washing Lotion

- Abena Wet Wipes

- Gloves

For more details please click here.

*Abena skincare products are designed by a protective healthcare business with particular emphasis on total incontinence management.

If you are experiencing incontinence then Allanda can supply just about every product, you need to make managing incontinence that bit easier.

Allanda’s product range includes disposable products, washable products, bed protection, skin care and disposal units.

As well as this we also supply accessories and hygiene products to help you manage incontinence.

To make it even easier for you we even have a separate category for Men and Women on the Allanda website, how handy is that!

If all this isn’t enough, then we also provide sample packs so that you can find the right products for you.

Visit our website today to buy online or request a catalogue.

Pelvic exercises can be the answer to some kinds of womens incontinence, many women have experienced benefits from this exercises. Pelvic floor muscles are like any other muscle in the human body, so it can get bigger and stronger if exercised. Around 25% of stress incontinence is cured by pelvic exercises.

Before jumping to conclusions it’s advisable to see a doctor and let him or her give a more precise diagnosis of your incontinence problem.

Specialists can help patients see how well they are doing with their pelvic exercises by inserting an electrode into the patient’s vagina before squeezing the muscle, the electrode has a micro-camera so patients will see their muscle activity on a TV screen. This helps the patient understand how tight they need to squeeze in order to prevent stress incontinence.

There are two types of pelvic exercises, both proven to increase strength of the pelvic floor muscles. One is called ’slow pull ups’ and the other is called ‘fast pull ups’, both are very simple, you can choose whether to be standing, sitting or lying, for the slow pull ups you need to tighten and pull the pelvic muscle as hard as they can, hold it for at least five seconds and repeat it five times. For the fast pull ups stay on the same position and pull the muscle quickly and tightly and relax immediately, also repeat it five times.

As any other exercise they need to be done regularly, most Doctors recommend doing them at least 10 times a day for greater results against incontinence. For more help and advise in managing your incontinence please contact us at Allanda

Following on from the announcement that we now stock the award winning Incostress, we’re offering a massive £8 off Incostress through May. Incostress is the invention of Gaynor Morgan, and has featured regularly in the press over the last few months.

The recent story in the Daily Mail tells how Incostress had the most unlikely of beginnings.

IncoStress® is designed for adult women of all ages who suffer with urinary stress incontinence. It naturally places pressure against the urethra and this helps control the involuntary loss of urine and restores the natural anatomical position of the bladder, thus, preventing stress incontinence.

It is reusable making it both environmentally friendly and economical (IncoStress is cleaned simply by washing in clean water). Incostress is also discreet, comfortable and easy to use.

If you are interested in purchasing our new incontinence product please see our Incostress page.

We’re really pleased to announce that we now stock the award winning Incostress. Incostress is the invention of Gaynor Morgan, and has featured regularly in the press over the last few months.

The recent story in the Daily Mail tells how Incostress had the most unlikely of beginnings.

“On a shopping trip in Swansea ten years ago, Gaynor Morgan noticed her mother Carole freeze in the middle of a department store, and then panic, insisting that they had to go home immediately. It was only when they were safely back that Carole burst into tears and explained that she had wet herself. She had coughed and leaked urine, and was terrified other shoppers would notice the wet patch.

‘She was so embarrassed,’ says Gaynor. ‘It was only then that she told me it had been going on for months.’

Carole, then only 51, withdrew to the house, rarely going out - ’she wouldn’t go shopping or out with friends,’ says Gaynor. When Carole saw her GP and told her about the incontinence, he treated her for depression, prescribing antidepressants. Prompted by her mother’s distress, Gaynor searched the market for products that might help but found only incontinence pads.

The lightbulb moment came two years after Carole first developed the problem when she mentioned that it wasn’t as bad during menstruation when using a tampon. As Carole had previously been a nurse (for 15 years), and Gaynor had geriatric nursing experience, they used their physiological knowledge to devise something which would reduce the flow through the urethra and support the bladder.”

IncoStress® is designed for adult women of all ages who suffer with urinary stress incontinence and is worn inside the vagina. It naturally places pressure against the urethra (the tube that allows loss of urine from the bladder) and this gentle pressure helps control the involuntary loss of urine and restores the natural anatomical position of the bladder, thus, preventing stress incontinence. Its unique shape allows the pelvic floor muscles to be gently exercised, which over a period of time can strengthen the muscles.

It is reusable making it both environmentally friendly and economical (IncoStress is cleaned simply by washing in clean water). Incostress is also discreet, comfortable and easy to use.

Clinical trials were carried out at Singleton Hospital, South Wales, UK at the department of obstetrics and gynaecology. As a result a percentage of patients were removed from the waiting list for surgery. As with all new products IncoStress will need getting used to and will not suit everyone.

IncoStress® is a medical device for stress urinary incontinence only. Other degrees of incontinence or bladder problems should be discussed with your doctor first.

Whilst the incontinence products we sell can make a large difference to people’s lives and confidence, we’ll be the first to admit that it’s not often something genuinely new and revolutionary comes along.

After a wait of several months we’re now in a position to launch something genuinely different and that for some people may make a significant difference to their condition. It has already won awards and achieved a high level of interest from the papers.

So what is it? Well it’s not an incontinence pad or pant but something quite different….we’ll reveal more in a few days.

We often get asked about which brands of incontinence products we stock, so to help out those who have asked here’s a quick review:

Disposable Incontinence Pads - We stock both the full range of Tena pads and also some Lille all-in-one pads and shaped pads (standard and light).

Disposable Incontinence Pants - At present we only stock Tena pull-up incontinence pants as these offer the largest choice of sizes and absorbencies. We are able to order in Lille pull-up pants at excellent prices for those who prefer these.

Washable Incontinence Pants - We stock the full range of Ganmill products and also some Kylie and Kange incontinence products as well.

For those seeking other brands such as Hartmann, Abena and Attends incontinence products we are generally able to obtain these so please email us if there is a specific item you are looking for.

Don’t forget Allanda also offers a large range of bedding and other accessories from a variety of manufacturers, all of which are chosen specifically for their quality and value.

We still get a fair number of enquiries asking if we sell the full range of Tena products - to which the answer is a resounding “Yes! (Well nearly all to be totally honest).”

Not only do we sell virtually all Tena products available but unlike most of our competitors we also hold all the items listed in stock so that we can deliver them quickly to you.

We sell not just the well known Tena Lady products, but also Tena for Men, Tena Pants, Tena Comfort (shaped incontinence pads), Tena Slip (All in one incontinence pads), Tena Flex (Belted all in one pads) and Tena Fix (stretch mesh support pants for shaped incontinence pads).

We stock all sizes and absorbencies for Tena for Men, Tena Pants, Tena Comfort, Tena Slip and Tena Fix. We only hold the “Maxi” absorbency in stock for Tena Flex but are able to order in other absorbencies of this item for customers if required (just contact us at info@allanda.co.uk).

If you are after incontinence pads or pants from Hartmann, Attends, Abena or Lille we may be able to help as well as we can order in most of these items (and we already stock a large number of Lille products), again just email us at info@allanda.co.uk with your enquiry.

For those still unsure which incontinence product is best for your needs, don’t forget to check out our sample packs which contain individual samples of the different types of disposable products (e.g. All in one pads, shaped pads, incontinence pants). The packs are available for different levels of incontinence and each contains at mix of suitable products such as Tena Slip, Tena Flex, Tena Pants, Tena for Men and Lille Slip-on amongst others.

Packs cost from only £1.50 (plus post & packing if appropriate) and each pack has a voucher for 20% discount on your following order so that you will easily save the cost of the pack and more when you come to order (N.B. discount can only be applied to one order).

For more information see the sample packs section of our website.

For people with nocturia and many people with incontinence, night-time can be when the problem is at it’s worst. As well as using the right incontinence pad or pants at night using absorbent bed pads is also important to maintaining a good night’s sleep and also protecting bedding. By providing secondary protection against leaks there is less likelihood of waking and also increased comfort. Absorbent bed pads are available in either washable or disposable versions.

Washable products can be cheaper over time as they can be washed and re-used. Many people buying washable bed pads buy three, so if they have one being washed they’ve got one in use and one spare just in case.

Alternatively disposable bed pads offer greater convenience and are ease of use, especially if only used as a back up.

As well as our existing Tena Bed Disposable pads, we’ve now just added an excellent range of low cost Lille Bed pads to our disposable bed pad range. These are highly absorbent and yet offer great value from only 16p per pad.