Sudden, occasional bedwetting

[Anonymous]

Type I diabetes, welcome to the club no one wants to be in

[Anonymous]

Fatigue.

[Anonymous]

Sorry for the late update, it was originally going to be a few days for an appointment but then when we were having a bit of a heart to heart talking about things he tearily admitted it had happened a few more times that he’d not told me about, when he’d managed to deal with it all himself as he was embarrassed. Still not “regular” but a few times a month, and starting a few weeks earlier than I’d realised. This worried me, so we managed to get the appointment pulled forward as urgent.

The paediatrician was great with him, reassuring him that it’s nothing to be embarrassed about and they’ll get to the bottom of things and help him. As a lot have suggested they checked his bloods and fortunately have ruled out T1D. It seems that, despite everything seeming normal he is mildly constipated, with this likely being the cause of the sudden random accidents, so he’s starting out on a treatment plan and some recommendations to hopefully get things sorted.

I think he was even more mortified at a doctor wanting to talk about his bathroom habits than when I brought it up, but seems relieved (pardon the pun) that we have some answers, and undoubtedly the accidents are more embarrassing than an awkward chat despite our reassurances.

Fingers crossed we’ll see things improve and he can stop worrying about the risk of an accident spoiling a sleepover or trip. He’s also promised not to hide it from me if it does happen, because had I known it was worse I’d definitely have gotten him checked over sooner.

[Anonymous]

I just wanted to add the perspective that it's not always something to worry about. People here really tend to jump to worst case scenarios. I remember I randomly started wetting the bed a few times around middle school, maybe 6-7th grade? No sexual abuse, no real reason it seemed. And then it just stopped. To this day I have no idea why it happened, but I am now 40 and it never happened again and I have no health issues.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just wanted to add the perspective that it's not always something to worry about. People here really tend to jump to worst case scenarios. I remember I randomly started wetting the bed a few times around middle school, maybe 6-7th grade? No sexual abuse, no real reason it seemed. And then it just stopped. To this day I have no idea why it happened, but I am now 40 and it never happened again and I have no health issues.

It's not normal and should be looked into.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sorry for the late update, it was originally going to be a few days for an appointment but then when we were having a bit of a heart to heart talking about things he tearily admitted it had happened a few more times that he’d not told me about, when he’d managed to deal with it all himself as he was embarrassed. Still not “regular” but a few times a month, and starting a few weeks earlier than I’d realised. This worried me, so we managed to get the appointment pulled forward as urgent.

The paediatrician was great with him, reassuring him that it’s nothing to be embarrassed about and they’ll get to the bottom of things and help him. As a lot have suggested they checked his bloods and fortunately have ruled out T1D. It seems that, despite everything seeming normal he is mildly constipated, with this likely being the cause of the sudden random accidents, so he’s starting out on a treatment plan and some recommendations to hopefully get things sorted.

I think he was even more mortified at a doctor wanting to talk about his bathroom habits than when I brought it up, but seems relieved (pardon the pun) that we have some answers, and undoubtedly the accidents are more embarrassing than an awkward chat despite our reassurances.

Fingers crossed we’ll see things improve and he can stop worrying about the risk of an accident spoiling a sleepover or trip. He’s also promised not to hide it from me if it does happen, because had I known it was worse I’d definitely have gotten him checked over sooner.

Glad it's not diabetes. Hope the constipation treatment works.

[Anonymous]

So glad you know what’s going on. It’s been so hot this summer it has been pretty easy to get dehydrated which can lead to constipation.