Bedwetting help!

Can I ask if she is dry during the daytime? If she is dry, does she go very often to the loo? If no, there is probably nothing medically wrong with her bladder and her bedwetting may be because she is a deep sleeper. I have a similar issue with one of my daughters who is 14 now. Like you, I tried everything - but what works (not 100%, even now) is limiting liquids at night. Initially, we would lift her to go to the loo before we went to bed but now I don't do that. The other thing to think about is - is she one of these kids who is afraid to get up in the dark to go to the loo? It helped us to leave the light on in the loo all night plus a night light in the hallway. Good luck. It does get better.

Chiropractors are not a waste of money. In your opinion and in mine in this case as posted by the OP I stand by my statement, do not waste your money seeing a chiropractor.

Have you tried trying to figure out roughly what time of night these incidents are happening, and then pre-empting them? For example if it's happening at midnight you could wake her up at 11pm when you go to bed, take her then and when she goes back to sleep hopefully that would keep her going for a while. Maybe when she gets into that habit it would then come naturally?

Chiropractors are not a waste of money. We are using for other issues and they have helped immensely. They are much safer then many of the medications that are suggested. Either way, try not to stress too much and try not to stress your daughter too much. Soon enough she will grow out of this and have you stressing about something else. :)

Extreme thirst and increased urination are both symptoms of diabetes. Would be good to get that checked out. Have a friend in the states with an 11 year old boy with bedwetting issues. She, like you, had tried many things. Doctors now think it's related to constipation. Pressure on the bladder, etc. Try google search. Best of luck to you finding a solution. I'm sure it's not nice for anyone, mostly your daughter.

My younger sister and brother had the exact same problems until around age of 10-11. My mum was worried so much. She tried any advise and took suggestions to make it better. Nothing worked and eventually they grew out of it. So don't be stressed out so much.

I'll be totally honest, I was like this as a child until I finished primary school. My parents brought me to all sorts of Dr's and Specialists who couldn't find anything wrong. Eventually I just grew out of it. The more I worried about it the more it happened. I hated those alarms and plastic sheets...its just awful. I think when my parents gave up trying to fix it it was less stressful. They just made sure there were clean dry sheets and bed clothes in my room. It became less of a big deal and slowly stopped happening until we finally realised it had been weeks then months.

I don't post slot since I hate to log in and come back to topic, but I couldn't ignore this! Please take her to GP and ask him/her to test your daughter for Diabetes Insipidus. I'm not saying she has it, but drinking a lot, peeing a lot and gaining weight are suggestive symptoms and it is common in this age group. I hope you will find an answer soon.

Take her to Dr Carol Smiley at Mirdiff polyclinic, or one of the other recommended GP’s posted on here. She may need some diagnostics, a qualified experienced GP will know how to help. Have you also considered she may be overtired and not getting enough sleep and therefore when she does sleep, sleeps very deeply? The other issue could be stress. Does the bed wetting come and go? There are many questions that need to be asked and you need the help of a good medical professional to rule out whether it is just a physical issue or a psychological one or just an issue she will grow out of. Many children wet the bed for years and then just stop, but it sounds as if you good do with some proper advice. I would [b'>avoid looking at diet[/b'> and quackery, its unproven baloney. If you look hard enough you can find a million and one reasons why this is happening and [b'>there will be someone out there who will sell you something to cure it.[/b'> Whilst the issue is a pain for all, it is something that is not that unusual so do not feel you are alone. Reviewing ones diet is not quackery and costs nothing! Our diet is often the root cause of a broad range of health issues. To suggest someone avoids it??!! I'm quite literally gobsmacked - and that doesn't happen very often.

My cousin brother had this issue around the same age and he just grew out of it. It's way more common than you think it is. It's no big deal. Oh, the only thing that we did was to put him in those big pampers and I guess that affected him psychologically so he stopped. <em>edited by Flames92 on 21/10/2014</em>

Thank you Jenny and MrsG. I have heard about the chiropractor and I am willing to give anything a try at this point. Hopefully, he will be able to help her! Jenny, I do think her bladder is very small b/c she has to "go" constantly, but she also drinks a LOT. I had it checked out a few years ago and they said it was normal. If the chiropractor doesn't work out, I will have her bladder tested again. Thank you guys so much for all your help! Why are you wasting you money on a chiropractor? Please go to a good GP before you but your daughter through any unnecessary treatments that could well end up making it worse.

Take her to Dr Carol Smiley at Mirdiff polyclinic, or one of the other recommended GP’s posted on here. She may need some diagnostics, a qualified experienced GP will know how to help. Have you also considered she may be overtired and not getting enough sleep and therefore when she does sleep, sleeps very deeply? The other issue could be stress. Does the bed wetting come and go? There are many questions that need to be asked and you need the help of a good medical professional to rule out whether it is just a physical issue or a psychological one or just an issue she will grow out of. Many children wet the bed for years and then just stop, but it sounds as if you good do with some proper advice. I would avoid looking at diet and quackery, its unproven baloney. If you look hard enough you can find a million and one reasons why this is happening and there will be someone out there who will sell you something to cure it. Whilst the issue is a pain for all, it is something that is not that unusual so do not feel you are alone.

We have had great results with homeopathy if you are open to that. Unfortunately can't recumbent any Dr over her as we went to one in Europe. Bach Rescue Remedy might help though.

My Daughter was bed wetting for many years and we kept taking her to the doctor who gave us tablets, alarms etc. Eventually she was checked out and she had a very small bladder and we had to increase her liquid intake to stretch it. It took a while but we finally got there. Maybe you could get this checked out, good luck :)

Our son is 10 and still wets pretty much every night. He is an extremely deep sleeper, so no matter what you try he will not wake up. I have heard from a few people now, and this is more common then you would think. All have grown out of this. We do see a chiropractor, Dr. Gary Fitzgerald, Wellbeing Medical Centre. For many, the treatments help to stimulate the nerves to the bladder and improvements can be seen even after one treatment. Worth a try. We have also used the inhaler suggested by our family dr. We only use this when there is a sleepover or something. I don't like to mess with things too much, but this did work. 2 sniffs up each nostril at bed time. It expands the bladder so that one can go longer before wetting. We accept that he is a deep sleeper and will look back one day wondering what we were so worried about. :) (I hope) . Good luck.

Hey jasmine4, have you looked at her diet?? I used the Failsafe diet to identify triggers for behavioural issues, but it works for any number of things. Take a look: http://fedup.com.au/factsheets/symptom-factsheets/bedwetting It's not a long term solution (at all), more of an identifier of food intolerances that can cause bedwetting. Most people who do the Failsafe Diet, will progress to the GAPS (Gut and Psychology Syndrome) Diet. Then again, many will straight up start with GAPS. It looks at healing the gut and with that, the intolerance that causes x problem. A quick google search on bedwetting & GAPS gives this info: Bed wetting 1. Enuresis (bed-wetting) and polyuria (excessive urination) are common concerns of parents before GAPS and seem to increase during the early stages of GAPS. Please comment. Please, read my article on Food Allergy which explains this issue in detail. Urine is one of the venues for toxins to leave the body. Abnormal gut flora produces a lot of toxins, which are excreted in urine. This toxic urine irritates the lining of the bladder and causes a low grade inflammation there, so the person gets symptoms of chronic cystitis. The bladder does not want to hold toxic urine, so the person has to empty it frequently. If a child (or an adult) with this condition is fast asleep, then the bladder may empty without waking up the person, hence bed-wetting. Die-off increases levels of toxins in the body, so the urine will become more toxic, exacerbating the problem. It is always important to control die-off by slow introduction of probiotics and various foods. GAPS Programme will eliminate this problem long term, as it will remove its cause. In the meantime do what works to help the situation: drink plenty of water, supplements of cranberry help to reduce inflammation in the bladder, use various mechanical alarms and devises developed for enuresis, wake your child up a few times during the night and take him/her to the bathroom. Foods high in salicylates and oxalates can make the problem worse, so try to avoid these foods for a while until things get better. When the natural defences of the mucous membranes of the bladder are damaged by toxins in the urine, then any infection can join in easily. So people with this problem get urinary infections frequently which have to be treated with antibiotics. Populating that area with beneficial flora will prevent urinary infections. So, I recommend applying homemade kefir or yoghurt all over the groin after showers and baths. Probiotic microbes will slowly travel up the urethra into the bladder, protect it and help it heal.

Has she been tested for diabetes? My daughter has type 1 diabetes and the only symptoms we had were weight loss and bed wetting. It took us a long time to find the right diagnosis and the doctors kept thinkings it was recurrent UTIs or psychological. Anyway just a thought.

This must be so tough! I cant imagine it and really feel for you. I see you have tried lots of things and cannot offer any advice as I have not experienced it but just want to ask how long before bedtime do you stop giving her liquids and does she go to the toilet just before bedtime? Just wondering how it is possible to wet the bed if her bladder is empty. Anyway, all the very best and hope you find a solution soon. <em>edited by Ilovecandy on 20/10/2014</em>