Teen wetting the bed

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My nephew has never stopped wetting the bed. He is 19. What should I suggest to his mom. She said the pediatrician was not concerned his last year with her at age 18.

Thanks!

Test for sleep apnea.

[Anonymous]

Smell the mattress. It would still smell like urine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Smell the mattress. It would still smell like urine.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son used to masterbate into his snow pants because it is waterproof. Took me a while to figure why he needed to keep washing them! Till one day I found this sticky stuff inside as he forgot to start the washing machine! Kids!

That's funny!

[Anonymous]

OP here, I confirmed it this morning. I caught him before he put his sheets in the machine and his clothes smelled like urine. He's definitely wetting the bed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here, I confirmed it this morning. I caught him before he put his sheets in the machine and his clothes smelled like urine. He's definitely wetting the bed.

First part of mystery solved. He does need a medical check for all of the things people have mentioned. Good luck--this won't be easy with an adolescent boy.

[Anonymous]

Diabetes.

[Anonymous]

Yes. Diabetes. How is his weight? Is he skinny?

[Anonymous]

OP, We know several people with kids who ended up with diabetes. When the older kids were wetting the bed, the parents took them to the ER, instead of waiting around.

One of the boys ended up hospitalized for a couple of days.

You probably don't want to wait around on this one. Take him to the doctor tomorrow, or at the very least go pick up one of those blood sugar monitor things at Walgreens and see if he is normal. My bet is he is not.

[Anonymous]

Or is he having some kind of stress? But as you know from all the other posts, seeing a doctor soon will help. Bed wetting is a symptom of other things happening. Hopefully, you have mattress protection too. Diabetes pee is actually sweet. I was in Florida visiting my dad and believe it or not, ants were in the bathroom going after his pee

[Anonymous]

Op, how is your son? Any improvement?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My nephew has never stopped wetting the bed. He is 19. What should I suggest to his mom. She said the pediatrician was not concerned his last year with her at age 18.

Thanks!

A kid who never stopped wetting the bed and has been thoroughly checked out by a reliable doctor medically for things like diabetes, constipation, hormonal difficulties, overactive bladder, etc., may benefit from a bedwetting alarm. Some kids are just very heavy sleepers and sleep through any sensation of urinary urgency. I used the Malem alarm with my daughter. You pin the sensors on the underwear just wear the urine would first flow and when the sensors sense the wetness an alarm rings and shakes. My daughter was such a heavy sleeper that I had to sleep near her for the first couple of weeks so *I* could wake up and wake her up and steer her toward the bathroom. Once she was sensitized enough to the alarm to wake up, she could do it herself. For best results, keep using it until the child has a fairly long perfectly dry run (I forget how long the alarm instructions say exactly).

Limiting fluids can help but not eliminate the problem. Also, the doctor can prescribe a medication that limits the creation of urine overnight. Forget what it's called.

Check bedwettingstore.com to purchase the Malem or other alarms.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My nephew has never stopped wetting the bed. He is 19. What should I suggest to his mom. She said the pediatrician was not concerned his last year with her at age 18.

Thanks!

A kid who never stopped wetting the bed and has been thoroughly checked out by a reliable doctor medically for things like diabetes, constipation, hormonal difficulties, overactive bladder, etc., may benefit from a bedwetting alarm. Some kids are just very heavy sleepers and sleep through any sensation of urinary urgency. I used the Malem alarm with my daughter. You pin the sensors on the underwear just wear the urine would first flow and when the sensors sense the wetness an alarm rings and shakes. My daughter was such a heavy sleeper that I had to sleep near her for the first couple of weeks so *I* could wake up and wake her up and steer her toward the bathroom. Once she was sensitized enough to the alarm to wake up, she could do it herself. For best results, keep using it until the child has a fairly long perfectly dry run (I forget how long the alarm instructions say exactly).

Limiting fluids can help but not eliminate the problem. Also, the doctor can prescribe a medication that limits the creation of urine overnight. Forget what it's called.

Check bedwettingstore.com to purchase the Malem or other alarms.

My dd wets get bed only very occasionally but when she wets it does soak her and sheets and comforter big time. It's it because she took to much water before or should we suspect anything more? We did those urine sticks things and she was fine

[Anonymous]

They need to check his urine for ketones. Sooner than later. If his urine is sweet it is because the sugars are coming out with it.

Signs of high blood sugar

dry mouth
increased thirst
frequent urination
fatigue
blurred vision
weight loss
increased need to want to eat (but not gaining any weight)

If breath is getting fruity, the urine has ketones, there is nausea, abdominal pain, increased drowsiness they need to go to the ER. Kids can go into a coma with a thru-the-roof blood sugar really fast.

[Anonymous]

OP, what ever happened? Is your son ok?