what can I do for bed wetting?

Answer 1

Wow. Alot of information here. The best answer....

A bedwetting alarm! It is a permanent cure and will allow your child to learn how to stay dry at night. (no matter how deep of a sleeper she is or how much she drinks before bed). They cost only $70 to $90 and work when used properly. (It is very important to understand how they work.)

Read my other answers to bedwetting for even more details....

Your friendly pharmacist!

Answer 2

The answer really depends a lot on how often it happens and for how long in your life it's been going on. If you had never wet the bed before in your life and then all of a sudden started doing it several nights in a row, the best advice would be to see a doctor ASAP, because in that case it would be very likely to indicate the onset of some serious medical issue such as a urinary tract infection or diabetes.

Seeing a doctor isn't a bad idea in any case, but if this is a problem you've had all your life, it's very possible that they may not be able to figure out much. Chances are you just have a smaller than average bladder and/or are a really sound sleeper, and just don't wake up quickly enough in response to the feeling that your bladder is critically full in the middle of the night. There are medications available that can help certain people who bed-wet to stay dry at night -- one is called DDAVP and works by reducing your urinary output during the night so you don't have to go as much, and there's another one called Tofranil that works by relaxing the bladder muscles and enabling them to stretch out better before "overflowing."

There are also alarm systems that can help fix the problem by setting off a loud alarm at the instant the sheets first get wet, so that eventually your body learns to associate the feeling of a full/overflowing bladder with the need to awaken from sleep, and after awhile it will learn to "beat the buzzer" and wake you up even before any urine leaks out. It might take 3-6 months of conditioning with the alarm to make a difference, but many people have excellent results with them. Several models of these alarms priced at under $100 can be found at http://www.bedwettingstore.com

Good luck finding a solution... this problem is definitely extremely frustrating, but it's a lot more common than you think, and a lot can be done for it regardless of your age!

Answer 3

I don't know what age you are talking about , but I know of two cases personally and many others that I have read about that the bed wetting was directly related to diet. The ones I am personally familiar with were 7 and 13 yo. Nothing seemed to be helping. I was adsvised to put one on medication that had side effects that would scare the bravest of pill poppers. I tried the hoeopathic tablets that havve worked for some but to no avail.
In one case, just getting the child off of sugars and processed foods helped- it took a little while after changing the diet but other drastic changes in her health and behavior convinced us that the bedwetting was related.
The other case the child was actually found to have severe food allergies and possibly Celiac disease. After taking her off of the offending foods, her betwetting stopped abruptly. Now if she eats something that she is allergic to she will tend to have a wet night - but it is very rare .
I read the book "Stop ADD Naturally" from the Pain and Stress Center- it mentions food allergies or amino acid deficiency as possible causes of bedwetting as well as other behaviors and health issues. In all of the doctors I spoke to , noone suggested this at all and we were getting nowwhere , after 13 years we were beginning to feel hopeless- after seeing these results I am amazed and a HUGE advocate of amino acid therapy, diet modification and food allergy testing for children. Most kids today, their diet consist of little to no 'real' foods and this is so damaging to the digestive system and affects much more than people realize.
I hope this information helped- I am sure these steps would be helpful to an adult also. I am trying to get another adult I know to take these steps because it has been a problem for him but he refuses to take any interest in his health and refuses to stop drinking or at least cut down on the soft drinks- I am sure thatfood allergies are an issue for him but you can lead a horse to water but you cannot make him drink.

Answer 4

I had that problem for too long when I was young.
You have a small bladder or something. Drink a lot of fluids during the day so you really gotta piss. Just hold it in for as long as you can, drink more. Keep holding. Drink more.
Expand your bladder.

While your are urinating during the day use a start-stop. When you start going stop before you are done then start back up. Stop again, start back up. Expand your bladder and learn to control urinating naturally.

Answer 5

Bed wetting is sometimes triggered by a pyschological problem, a weak bladder. Try to find out what causes your problem then get advice on how to handle it

Answer 6

Dont drink anything for 2 hours before bed and use the bathroom before going to bed- also there are pads to protect the bed (not plastic )

Answer 7

try not to drink water befor going to bed . you might have a weak bladder that can be corrected surgically or try doing exercise recommended by a docter it helps to streghthen your bladder muscles . good luck in your endevours . as a former bed wetter i no this can truly impact your social life so seek help . i wish you luck

Answer 8

lead a tube from the wetter to the toilet. hah hah. No seriously It would be best for the wetter to go use the bathroom before bed every night. and possibly even set up an alarm so it wakes the wetter up halfway through and let them use the bathroom. Also don't drink so many fluids before bed!

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Answer 10

Apart from a plastic sheet under your cotton one, there's some kind of alarm system out now,that alerts you when the bed wetting starts. Dunno who sells them,maybe a big chemist store or a mobility shop.