New to Bedwetting

Hello everyone I recently started bed wetting this year and I feel alone and kinda lonely I am just looking for someone to talk about this and see how they deal with it

[nicolar1975]

Hello, sorry to hear about your issues. My son is 15 and he has bladder Incontience day and night time. He is still fully undiagnosed. Hospital say over active bladder but I think there is more going on than this. He wears tena pull ups in the daytime and has a backpack with him with his products in. Night times are awful as his bed is very wet. We have a plastic base sheet to wipe down every morning. He has a sheet with an old towel on top to try to absorb some of the wetness. Every morning everything goes in the washer. It is difficult and this is how it has been since he was 8 and started with this problem. He seems to have accepted that this is how it it and gets on with life but I have not given up looking for answers and help from medical professionals. Don’t know if this helps but this is how we cope

[MariaJasmineFreeman]

While around 15% of children at 5years have bedwetting, by the age of 10 only 5% remains. Worth mentioning is that in cases of secondary bedwetting( meaning the child has bedwetting after achieving earlier bladder control), acquired causes have to be ruled out, especially in cases of night and day bedwetting. Spinal cord lesions affecting bladder nerve control, bladder lesions, urinary infection, diabetes, and sleep apnea, besides depression need to be considered, and investigated.

In primary bedwetting, genetic and hormonal factors are at play, some of which can be targeted by medications, like ADH or oxybutynin, besides bed time routine management including bladder emptying, withholding excessive water and diuretic drinks before sleep, and avoiding constipation. Most crucial in all cases is not to scorn the child or expose his or her issue to sibs or peers, as this will induce depression or add to an existent one, in all cases exacerbating the problem.

Dr Hana Fayyad

Maria Jasmine Freeman

[Diamond12]

I started bedwetting in March once a week now is up to every night and feel the same way.