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Wow, you are both inspirations in what you are dealing with. How do you manage to do this and still have a life of your own?
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You may want to try putting down clear plastic adhesive on the carpet. It is used a lot to protect the carpet in Home models when they are showing houses. You can get it at Home Depot or Lowes. It is called 'carpet protection self adhesive film'. It is MUCH easier to clean than carpet and you can easily replace it if it gets too dirty.
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I'm happy to have been of help. I did want to add one thing.

Get rid of the carpet in the danger zones. Hard as you try the carpet will never get really clean and will hold bacteria and odors- plus it's way easier to clean poo off of a hard surface!
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Thank you Rainmom. Some very good suggestions and I will look for the pj's. Sounds like that would help. I don't know how you have made it 20 years. I feel at the end of my rope after one. God bless you. You have inspired me.
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My adult son is sevearly disabled and lives at home. Rainman wears adult diapers round the clock but - thank God he is 90% potty trained. Still there is the occasional accident. The ones he seems to have the most difficulty "holding" are the loose ones - makes sense.

Anyhoo - two of the past four Sunday's have been a nightmare. I wake up at 4 and 5am to Rainman pacing between his bedroom and the bathroom- diarrhea dripping down the legs of his Jammie's and being walked through as he paces. I know all about the three hour ritual of the shower, the laundry and the floor cleaning and disinfecting- unfortunately these type of blow outs have been a part of my life for over 20 years. I mean, I don't even do things I LIKE at that hour of the morning, right?!!

There isn't a whole lot that can "fix" my situation - I don't know about yours. I feed Rainman a healthy, fiber filled diet, the bed is protected with water proof mattress covers and Rainman wears a heavy duty night time diaper - the diaper is largely ineffective, however. The one thing that while doesn't stop the mess - it does cut it back a little - is that Rainman wears adult, one piece footed pjs. I do cut the feet of as Rainman had a tendency to trip on them - but I cut below the elastic. That elastic at the ankle - along with a pair or socks - help keep more from getting onto the floor. Rainman wears the Pjs backwards so he can't undress himself or put his hands into the ick.

The only other suggestion I have is to be well stocked with rubber gloves, baby wipes and Clorox wipes - also bleach for the laundry. Having the right tools for the job does make things a teeny, tiny bit easier.
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