Q. My wife and I have been invited to a small but formal dinner in the presence of some impressive fellow guests. I don’t want to disappoint her but I have developed a neurosis in situations where, if it would be a breach of etiquette to leave the table to go to the loo, I need to urinate frequently. I recognise the urgency is all in my imagination as nothing much results when I do go, but an accident would certainly be counterproductive to any social ambition.
— Name and address withheld.
A. See a doctor just in case but there is no need to miss out on a prime social event. Buy a pack of Tena Men Premium Fit Level 4 Pants. These cost roughly a fiver for ten from Boots. They are essentially pull-up disposable pants which, though un-bulky, have top-of-the-range padding. Practise having ‘accidents’ in them at home so you can be reassured how super-absorbent they are.
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