Bed Wetting

Hi SI-Mom

My 11 year old is in the same boat re: the bedwetting. He has SI along with an alphabet of other diagnoises. We haven’t found anything that works, other than the meds. The doctor was very upfront that the med was a bandaid and would not cure the underlying problem. He also said there would be no problem with taking the med on and off. What we have done is NOT use the meds on a regard basis—just use pull-ups although my son is now in the largest size. I guess the adult brand is next for him. A few days before a sleep over he starts the meds and it works fine. I don’t have the med in front of my me so am not sure of it name.

I am interested in what other parents have to add.

Barb

Try hypno-therapy. Even if your doc poo poos it, give it a try anyway.

Hypnosis can have a profound effect on the autonomic nervous system. I have seen amazing demostrations of this.

Sensory integration dysfunction may be the cause but I think not. It is a very nebulous dx. The “wiring” mix up may actually be correctable.

BGB, you may wanna find a doc that knows his arse from a hole in the ground.

you will find this link helpful:http://www.geocities.com/~kasmom/sid.html

There is effective treatment that doesnt involve drugs

http://www.geocities.com/~kasmom/sid.html

Try this too.

http://www.sensoryint.com/

BGB, your doc is quite careless.

http://www.sinetwork.org/

you can find therapists here.

My user name is bgb not BGB.

I don’t beleive I’ve told you enough about my son’s doctors for you to comment on them. This issue is only one small part of his medical history. However, if you have specific and concrete comments and concerns, I would love to hear them. That way I can do my own reseach and come to my own decisions.

I agree that the sinetworking.org site is an excellant one for SID. I was not familiar with the other two and could only review them briefly. I didn’t see where they addressed bed-wetting. If you could post a more specific linc I am sure it would be helpful to me and to the original poster.

Thanks,

[quote=”bgb”]My user name is bgb not BGB.

I don’t beleive I’ve told you enough about my son’s doctors for you to comment on them. This issue is only one small part of his medical history. However, if you have specific and concrete comments and concerns, I would love to hear them. That way I can do my own reseach and come to my own decisions.

I agree that the sinetworking.org site is an excellant one for SID. I was not familiar with the other two and could only review them briefly. I didn’t see where they addressed bed-wetting. If you could post a more specific linc I am sure it would be helpful to me and to the original poster.

Thanks,[/quote]

[quote=”bgb”]My user name is bgb not BGB. <––- Picky picky

Do you correct your child like that? That may explain the beddwetting.

If your doc was unaware of other treatments or he did not inform you then that is bad medicine. Doc got paid and the child is still wetting the bed.

Bedwetting can be a response associated with a food allergy also. Milk is a common culprit; you might keep a food journal for a few weeks and notice what she is eating/drinking the evening before she wets the bed. We use EPD allergy treatment with my ds. We only get them once or twice a year now, but the way we can tell when they are wearing off is that he begins wetting the bed.

Another option I got from another board is using an herb called Sanhelios Curbita Bladder Caps. This is a pure Curbita oil derived from a special European cucurbita pepo pumpkin fruit. It supports healthy bladder function. It is to be given once a day in the evening after dinner, 1000mg.

You can get this from the Pain & Stress Center 1-800-669-2256 http://www.painstresscenter.com. Like I said, I haaven’t used this, but it is another option for you to explore. Good luck.

I wouldn’t allow a soda at dinner and I did wake my children up before I went to bed and made them go to the bathroom. My children went to bed around 8 or 9 and I went in around 11 and took them to the bathroom one more time. Sometimes it wasn’t easy getting them up when they were sleeping but it took care of the bedwetting.

Good luck.

I don’t know what med your doc prescribed but I do know that Tofranil has been used for many yrs. for this. It works by not allowing the brain to go into such a deep sleep. This is why a lot of kids wet the bed. Hope this helps, Jan