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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]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! [/quote]

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. [/quote]

good lord, why not just put him on DDAVP ( vasopressin) . It does the trick[/quote]

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