travelling light might just get a whole new meaning for diabetics women and frequent voyagers now a citybased doctor has come up with a unique and reusable undergarment named as the uropant for those who dont always have the means or the facility to relieve themselves either due to a physiological condition or unavailability of toilets the garment comes with a collecting bag connected with a tube and can be used by people of all agesprasad vaidya an aurangabadbased colorectal surgeon and the brains behind the device said the idea came to me when i was once travelling in an airconditioned bus that was stuck in a traffic jam for around 3 hours a copassenger was in difficulty since he had no place to go and relieve himself because it was pouring rain outside he involuntarily passed urine where he sat and the odour soon spread through the entire bus it made me ponder about how such a situation can be tackled and led to the slow conception of this devicevaidya has three patents to his credit till date while he designed the garment with pressured travellers on his mind vaidya says that the device can also be used by people with disabilities children who keep wetting themselves and women who dont always have access to clean toilets or even adhoc options diabetics who tend to experience frequent urination can also avail of this option the device works on a simple principle of gravity and oneway flow of water vaidya explains it is similar to an underpant but made with the material used to make umbrellas it works when you are either standing up or sitting on the edge of a chair or a bed when you urinate the urine flows downward into the collecting extension fitted with an inbuilt valve through this the urine then flows down into the collecting bag which can be tied over the calf the bag has a capacity of two litres so that one can pass urine 68 times without any problem the bag can be emptied and used again aesthetically vaidya affirms it wont present any problems the device is washable and the collecting bag has a seal to cut off the smell the material is noninvasive and a nonirritant but it should be worn with loose garments and cannot be used if one is lying down the device came through by a trial and error method which lasted over two years i had to search for a proper design and material along with a right person who can work out my need ultimately i was able to stitch out an undergarment which fulfilled the desired requirement the device was tested in old age homes where it was a much needed requirement he saidthe wonderworker already has his affirmations suresh aghav a school teacher in beed swears by it i am a diabetic which made travelling in buses a nightmare i began using this device and ever since i do not have to