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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent

England rugby player calls for incontinence pad bins in men’s loos

Lewis Moody playing for England in 2006
Lewis Moody playing for England in 2006. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/the Guardian

The World Cup-winning England rugby player Lewis Moody has issued a taboo-breaking demand for sanitary disposal bins to become compulsory in male public bathrooms to cater for men with incontinence.

Moody, 44, is one of about 10% of men who have had problems controlling their bladder or bowel, many of whom regularly wear absorbent pads. But unlike women, who can normally access special bins for period and incontinence pads, men often have nowhere to dispose of them, worsening an already uncomfortable experience.

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