This is an embarassing issue.. and its beginning to control my life. I have been taking the Desmopressin spray for almost a year and there is still no change. If I don't take the spray an incident ensues...
This issue is very pressing for me and I cannot find the information i need...
Its controling my life-- boyfriends... family...
its been difficult and I am feeling stuck. Is this something I will have to deal with for my entire life.... Will it never end.
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Have your kidneys and bladder been tested? If they have and they are all good then maybe you wanna see a behavior therapist about this. It must be rough for you to have to deal with this but go to a doctor get a physical done.
My 11 year old daughter still wets the bedc and has this problem, I dont know about where you are from but in Australia they dont like to give you the spray for more than one or two weeks at a time, I would get your kidneys checked and your bladder, also there is one thing i dont know if at your age it would help but if you are getting desperate then see if you can give it a try, its called a bed wetting alarm im sure if you googled you would find more information, you use it for a few weeks, what it does is sits under you when you sleep and senses wetness and pushes a button into your back to wake you up and help your sub concious realise whats going on its sort of like a training device!
I know how devistating this is for my daughter, so I feel for you but atleast give it a go whats the worst that can happen.
Unless it is rooted in an emotional issue this runs in families. Did either of your parents have a problem with this? When did they out grow it? The drugs and sprays don't have a high success rate, less than 40% I think and they have some icky side effects. One of my kids has trouble with this. We made a trip to the urologist and had a complete check. Night time wetting is controlled by a hormone that directs the urine concentration. Make sure you are well hydrated early in the day and back off the fluids late in the day. Avoid soda, you'd do best to stick to water. Do kegels, get a kegel master or weights to make them more effective.
You may need to look at your sleep habits too. Are you one of those people who are literally dead to the world when you sleep? Would setting an alarm to wake yourself to get up and use the bathroom help? Blondie's suggestion might help too, at least it would give you an idea of the timing pattern and then you could set an alarm to wake your self before it happens.
Has this lessened as you've gotten older? Have you seen any changes in the pattern? Get in to a urologist. One more thought - do you have any food sensitivities? They can trigger all sorts of responses.
I dated a bedwetter for a while. I wet the bed until I was 13 and was therefore a lot more sympathetic than he probably thought I would be. I was willing to help him deal with the problem but I sure wish he had told me first before letting me discover the problem in the middle of the night while sleeping next to him!
Eventually we worked out some routines and learned to accept and work with his wetting. We eventually broke up however not directly because of the bedwetting but rather because that problem had really done a number on his pyche. He was super shy, rather submisive and completely lacking in self confidence. I think his nightime problem had a lot to do with that.
So with regards to the original poster, do what you can to treat or handle your situation but at the end of the day, accept who you are and don't let the bedwetting or any other issue run your life. As 'messy' a problem as it might be, it shouldn't stop you from living a full life, meeting your match, and living a long and enjoyable life!
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