OMG! I still wet the bed!?How do i stop?

Question

I have been wetting the bed eversince i stopped wearing diapers. But ofcourse i had to continue. i am 23 now and wake up everymorning with a spot that stinks on the bed.

Answer 1

You're not alone with this problem -- it happens to a LOT more young adults than you might think! When you wet the bed as a kid you're always just told that "you'll grow out of it", but some people just never completely do -- the bladder just never develops the ability to hold in all of the body's urine production for a whole night, and the body never learns to feel the bladder getting full during the night in order to wake up and use the bathroom. So basically there are two things you can do to try to treat the problem (short of drugs or surgery) -- (1) exercise your bladder muscles so that they can learn to hold on longer during the night, and (2) use a bedwetting alarm system to help you learn to wake up in response to your bladder getting too full before you wet the bed.

To exercise your bladder muscles, basically just practice squeezing the muscle you would use to stop the flow of urine. You can actually try to start and stop the flow of urine while urinating, or just try to squeeze the muscle shut and hold it for 10 or 15 seconds, then do it over and over again. (These are called "Kegel exercises" -- punch it into Google or ask your doctor to find out more!)

For the alarm, check out http://www.bedwettingstore.com -- bascially what these do is set off a really loud alarm the instant you start urinating in your sleep at night, so that you can wake up and hopefully get to the bathroom. It might be hard at first, but eventually your brain will learn to associate the alarm going off with the feeling of your bladder getting full, and finally start to wake up and get to the bathroom before you wet the bed! It could take a couple months or so of practice to see results, but I'm sure this is a frustrating enough problem for you that it will be totally worth it in the end!

I know how hard a problem this is (I'm 29 and have been there myself, it still happens to me occasionally but thankfully a lot less often now than it used to!), and I really hope you're able to find some improvement with it soon! There's no way to "magically" make it go away overnight, but if you get an alarm and try the exercises, and keep at them, you should have a really good chance of getting better eventually. Good luck!

Answer 2

This is not a joke. My brother wet the bad for years and he was the laughing stock of myself and our two younger siblings. We constantly made fun of him and teased him about his bed wetting and at the age of 21 which was seven years ago he was diagonosed with kidney failure. And had to go to renal dialysis three days a week sometimes for 8-10 hours just to live. We had no idea that his constant faiulre to hold his bladder was the first sign. Luckily he found out when he did and just about a month ago he recieved a kidney transplant. So honey this is nothing to play with you need to geta full medical evaluation just to make sure that this isn't a medical condition, I don't by any means want to alarm you I just think they we as human beings take life for granted and always brush things that appear to simple issues under the rug when they could be potentially serious and or life threating. So please honey just go and get a check up asap just to make sure you don't have any medical ailments.

Answer 3

DONT drink water before bed. Period.
Tricyclic antidepressant prescription drugs with anti-muscarinic properties (i.e. Amitriptyline, Imipramine or Nortriptyline) may be used to treat bedwetting with much success for periods up to 3 months.

Another medication, Desmopressin, is a synthetic replacement for the missing burst of antidiuretic hormone. Desmopressin is usually used in the form of Desmopressin acetate, DDAVP. Whether used daily or occasionally, DDAVP simply replaces the hormone for that night with no cumulative effect.

Some psychologists and experts recommend the use of night-time training devices such as a bedwetting alarm to help condition. Success with alarms is increased and relapses reduced when combined in programs which may include bladder muscle exercises, dietary changes, mental imagery, stress reduction, and other supportive activities.

Answer 4

Don't worry, you're not the only one that still needs diapers. It's better than waking up in a wet bed.

Answer 5

See a doctor, but in the meantime, you could try some exercises to strengthen your pelvic muscles; it helps improve bladder control.

Answer 6

If its a man's dream come true why do you want to stop? Just sleep on a towel.

Answer 7

Time to invest in some plastic sheets - and maybe a boyfriend that likes golden showers.

Answer 8

Is this a joke? That's not natural.. call a doctor, or quit going to bed every night smashed.

Answer 9

You might want to consult a doctor you could have an over active bladder.

Answer 10

Dont drink water before you go to bed?