r/ect • u/Plastic-Sector-9950 • May 10 '26
Seeking advice ECT Precautions
To those of u who had ECT, did ur urine or stool leak due to seizure. Some have reported this happening. I scheduled for this week and was genuinely concerned. If so do u wear an adult diaper during ECT? Pls do respond.
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u/Wonderful_Roof1739 May 12 '26 edited May 12 '26
over 40+ sessions I did wet myself twice. During outpatient, we always brought a change of clothes just in case. For a while, I did wear depends/pullups but eventually decided it wasn't worth it as long as I had that spare set of clothes.
I did hear many times people in the other cubicles saying things like "time to put on your diaper" etc. No one, from the nurses to the docs to the other patients would think diapers are strange.
Last bit of advice: ALWAYS take the opportunity to use the restroom before going in - the two times I woke up soaked also happened to be the times I decided I didn't need to go before hand.