After my prostate surgery, the leaks came with the recovery. What nobody prepared me for was how much of my life I'd start planning around them.

Pads that shifted when I sat down and rustled when I walked. Adult pull-ups that felt like a nappy. I checked every mirror for a wet patch and stopped wearing light trousers.

Then I found a boxer brief with the protection built in. I didn't take anyone's word for it — I tested it at my kitchen table. Here's what I saw.

A pad sits in one spot and moves the moment you do. In Dalton™ the absorbent panel is part of the underwear itself, so whichever way a leak goes — sitting, standing up, bending down — it lands on protection.

Nothing to stick on. Nothing to line up in the morning.

I poured the same glass of water onto an ordinary cotton boxer and onto Dalton™. The cotton soaked through in seconds and left a puddle on the table — exactly what used to happen in my trousers.

Dalton™ caught it and held it. The table underneath stayed dry. Made for light to moderate leaks: the drips after the bathroom, a cough, a sneeze, lifting something heavy, a sudden urge.

Then I pressed a tissue onto both. From the ordinary boxer it came away soaked. From Dalton™ it came away dry and white: the leak is locked inside, away from your skin.

And because it's held in, so is the odour — the fear I never said out loud, sitting in a car or a closed room.

Inside there's a soft layer that sits against your skin, an absorbent core that pulls the leak in, and a barrier underneath so nothing reaches your trousers.

From the outside it's a normal mid-length boxer brief in a smooth matte knit with a soft, wide waistband — no crinkle, no diaper outline. Nobody can tell.

Pads have to be stuck in, they shift, and they show. Adult pull-ups feel like exactly what they are. Dalton™ is underwear, with the protection built in.

One honest note: it's made for light to moderate leaks. If you have heavy leaks or rely on adult diapers every day, it isn't designed for that.

It goes in the wash with the rest of my laundry — I just follow the care label inside — and back in the drawer.

No more buying pads by the box. No more hiding the packet at the back of the bathroom cupboard.

Most of them started where I did: a drawer full of pads and a day built around the nearest toilet.

If that's you, start with a few pairs so there's always a clean one ready. Right now Dalton™ comes with a buy 2, get 4 offer and a 30-day guarantee — if it isn't for you, send it back. Pick your colour and size below.