Most children cope with bedwetting alone. If you have a family history of bedwetting, your child is likely to stop wetting the bed around the age of parents stopped wetting the bed.
Generally, your child will guide your doctor to the level of treatment required. If your child is not particularly shy or embarrassed by an occasional wet night, less aggressive treatment may be all that is needed. But if your character is terrified Schooler wetting the bed at a friend, he or she be more motivated to seek alternative treatments.
Moisture alarm
These small battery-powered devices - available without a prescription at most pharmacies - connect to the moisture-sensitive pad, or your child's pajamas on the bed. When the pad detects moisture, the alarm is activated. Ideally, the humidity alarm sounds as if the child begins to urinate - in time to help your child wakes up, stop the flow of urine and reach the toilet. If your child has a heavy sleeper, another person may have to hear the alarm.
If you try a moisture alarm, give him a long time. It often takes at least two weeks to see any kind of response and up to 12 weeks to enjoy dry nights. Moisture alarms are highly effective, low risk of relapse or side effects, and can provide a better long term solution than medication does.
Medicine
If all else fails, your child's doctor may prescribe medication to stop bed wetting. Different types of drugs can:
Decrease urine production at night. Desmopressin acetate, drugs (DDAVP) boosts levels of a natural hormone (antidiuretic hormone or ADH) that forces the body to produce less urine at night. The drug is available as a pill or nasal spray. However, the nasal spray is not recommended for the treatment of enuresis, because this form of the drug remains active much longer, which may increase the risk of serious side effects. Although DDAVP has few side effects, the most serious is a seizure. This can happen if the drug is associated with excess fluid. For this reason, do not use this medication at night when your child has plenty of fluids. Also, do not give your child this medicine if he or she has a headache, vomiting or had nausea.
Calm the bladder. If your child has a small bladder, an anticholinergic drug such as oxybutynin (Ditropan) or hyoscyamine (Levsin) can help reduce bladder contractions and increase bladder capacity. Side effects may include dry mouth and flushing of the face.
Change the baby's sleep and waking pattern. Antidepressant imipramine (Tofranil) may provide relief by changing the bedwetting child sleeping and waking pattern. Drug may also increase the time a child can hold urine or reduce the amount of urine produced. Imipramine was associated with changes in mood and sleep. Caution is important when using this drug, because an overdose can be fatal. Because of the severity of these side effects, this drug is usually only recommended when other treatments have failed.
Sometimes a combination of drugs is more effective. There is no guarantee, however, and the drug does not cure the problem. Enuresis usually continues after stopping treatment.
Generally, your child will guide your doctor to the level of treatment required. If your child is not particularly shy or embarrassed by an occasional wet night, less aggressive treatment may be all that is needed. But if your character is terrified Schooler wetting the bed at a friend, he or she be more motivated to seek alternative treatments.
Moisture alarm
These small battery-powered devices - available without a prescription at most pharmacies - connect to the moisture-sensitive pad, or your child's pajamas on the bed. When the pad detects moisture, the alarm is activated. Ideally, the humidity alarm sounds as if the child begins to urinate - in time to help your child wakes up, stop the flow of urine and reach the toilet. If your child has a heavy sleeper, another person may have to hear the alarm.
If you try a moisture alarm, give him a long time. It often takes at least two weeks to see any kind of response and up to 12 weeks to enjoy dry nights. Moisture alarms are highly effective, low risk of relapse or side effects, and can provide a better long term solution than medication does.
Medicine
If all else fails, your child's doctor may prescribe medication to stop bed wetting. Different types of drugs can:
Decrease urine production at night. Desmopressin acetate, drugs (DDAVP) boosts levels of a natural hormone (antidiuretic hormone or ADH) that forces the body to produce less urine at night. The drug is available as a pill or nasal spray. However, the nasal spray is not recommended for the treatment of enuresis, because this form of the drug remains active much longer, which may increase the risk of serious side effects. Although DDAVP has few side effects, the most serious is a seizure. This can happen if the drug is associated with excess fluid. For this reason, do not use this medication at night when your child has plenty of fluids. Also, do not give your child this medicine if he or she has a headache, vomiting or had nausea.
Calm the bladder. If your child has a small bladder, an anticholinergic drug such as oxybutynin (Ditropan) or hyoscyamine (Levsin) can help reduce bladder contractions and increase bladder capacity. Side effects may include dry mouth and flushing of the face.
Change the baby's sleep and waking pattern. Antidepressant imipramine (Tofranil) may provide relief by changing the bedwetting child sleeping and waking pattern. Drug may also increase the time a child can hold urine or reduce the amount of urine produced. Imipramine was associated with changes in mood and sleep. Caution is important when using this drug, because an overdose can be fatal. Because of the severity of these side effects, this drug is usually only recommended when other treatments have failed.
Sometimes a combination of drugs is more effective. There is no guarantee, however, and the drug does not cure the problem. Enuresis usually continues after stopping treatment.
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