Introducing ABENA San Special Faecal

We believe every person living with incontinence should have access to the right solution for their specific needs. Faecal incontinence requires specialised care, and the consequences of the wrong product go beyond leakage. Fear of odour, skin irritation, and loss of dignity affect daily life significantly. For caregivers, limited product options have meant limited ability to respond to a very real and common care need.

That's what we wanted to change.

What faecal incontinence care actually requires

Faecal incontinence looks different from person to person. It ranges from light soiling and small, occasional leakages to heavier, loss of bowel control, and in many cases involves both urinary and faecal incontinence at the same time. Each situation calls for a different approach.

Skin health is a particular concern. Faecal matter is significantly more irritating to the skin than urine, making the risk of IAD higher and the need for quick, reliable containment more urgent. Odour management is equally important, not just for the comfort of the person, but for their sense of dignity and their ability to engage in daily life without anxiety.

For caregivers, the challenge has long been a lack of products specifically designed for these needs. Without the right tools, delivering good faecal incontinence care takes more time, more improvisation, and more compromise than it should.

Introducing San Special Faecal 

ABENA San Special Faecal is a complete range designed specifically for faecal incontinence, from light soiling and small incidents to heavier, sudden loss of bowel control and double incontinence. Every product in the range provides reliable leakage and odour protection, giving the people in your care the security and dignity they deserve.

ABENA San Special F1, available from the start of 2027, is designed for light soiling and small incidents, with built-in odour control so the person's dignity is protected until the pad can be changed.

ABENA San Special F1 includes:

• Charcoal to absorb the odour
• Special care for those with wounds or inability to close the sphincter muscle
• Support for those with chronic bowel disorder

ABENA San Special F3, available from October, is for heavier soiling and loss of bowel control, designed to conceal leakages so dignity stays intact. 

ABENA San Special F3 includes: 

• Support for those who can react to faecal incontinence 
• Green back panel to conceal the soiling 
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ABENA San Special F4 is for individuals who are unaware of or unable to react to incidents, providing reliable protection that ensures comfort and dignity even when they can't manage it themselves. 

ABENA has been working with incontinence care for over 70 years. In that time, faecal incontinence has consistently been one of the areas where care staff have had the fewest options and the least support. We developed ABENA San Special Faecal because we believe that specialised needs deserve specialised solutions, and because the people in your care, and the teams looking after them, deserve better than a workaround. 
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