Treatment for Bedwetting
Treatment for Bedwetting
Bedwetting Cure
Families often struggle to deal with a bedwetting child. The child too can find the going very tough - both physically and emotionally. Frustration, despondency and sometimes anger can all occur in the face of a serious or frequent bedwetting situation. The problem can be eased however if both parents and child can be well enought informed about bedwetting to see things clearly for what they are. Reassurance can go a long way to defusing a fraught situation
Bedwetting children often seem to be deeper sleepers than other children - some also suffer from sleep walking, nightmares or night terrors.
These are some common causes of bedwetting in an older child (remember that bed wetting in a younger child is simply part of normal growing up and does not need specific treatment)
smaller than average bladder
over production of urine due to high fluid intake
physical causes are rare
spinal cord lesions are very very rare
congenital malformations of the genitourinary tract can be picked up by special x-rays
infections of the urinary tract
diabetes may need to be excluded if the problems persist
The most important aspect of treatment is to reassure the child. Tell them repeatedly that its not their fault and that things will get better with time. There's some evidence that bedwetting runs in families - perhaps the child can speak to someone else in the family who has dealt with it in the past
Treatments for bedwetting include
padding at night to allow normal social interactions - sleepovers etc.
fluid limitation before bedtime
lifting and toileting before the parents go to bed
buzzer alarm and pad systems
hypnosis
medication
Whatever method you choose to help your child over this hurdle in life, the most important thing to remember is that bedwetting can have a devastating effect on their self-esteem. It is so important to make sure that they know that the fault is not theirs, there isn’t anything that they have done to cause this and that they will grow out of it.
