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Constipation, in and of itself, is more of a medical concern than bedwetting. A child who is constipated may have belly pain, poop accidents (encopresis), and other medical problems that warrant attention. Constipation is associated with bedwetting, and needs to be treated along with other potty habit problems.   You should work on daytime potty habits and address … [Read more...] about Bedwetting treatments: Constipation

Drinks should probably be limited several hours before going to bed in all children with bedwetting. The general rule is to stop drinking 2 hours before going to bed. It is usually helpful to wake children in the middle of the night to use the restroom even if they have not yet wet.   Randomly awakening a child will not condition them to wake when she wets, but it may … [Read more...] about Bedwetting treatments: Waking the child to urinate and limiting nighttime drinking

Bedwetting can be improved if your child is rewarded for the dry nights. The biggest problem with rewarding dry nights, and not rewarding wet nights, is children hardly ever intentionally wet the bed. Therefore, if you reward them for dry nights you are rewarding them for something they feel they have no control over. On the flip side, if they wet and do not receive a reward, … [Read more...] about Bedwetting treatments: Reward systems

Oxybutynin (Ditropan) has been used for many years by pediatric and general urologists for bladder spasms. This medication has the ability to relax the bladder during sudden and frequent urges to urinate. It is a very effective medicine in people that have urinary frequency (urinating often) and urinary urgency (sudden desires to urinate) during daytime hours.   Although … [Read more...] about Bedwetting medication: Oxybutynin (Ditropan)

Imipramine (Tofranil) is commonly used medication for bedwetting. It is an antidepressant that has some psychological benefits. Because bedwetting is more common in children with psychological and emotional stressors, imipramine’s antidepressant characteristics may be beneficial. Some physicians believe that imipramine also alters the level of deep sleep and thereby helps … [Read more...] about Bedwetting medication: Imipramine (Tofranil)