Dairy causes bedwetting in young boy

November 30, 2010 By

DEAR DR. GOTT: When I was a young mother, my 5-year-old started having trouble with bedwetting. At that time, there was a television program called “FYI” (For Your Information). The spokesperson basically said that it may be because he or she is allergic to milk. If he is eating ice cream or any dairy product as part of the last meal of the day, he may be asleep when the reaction occurs and that is when he can’t control it.

Well, I tried it and it did make a difference right away for us. I told my son that he wasn’t a “bad boy” and that his bedwetting was because of something he couldn’t control. We had no more problems as long as his last meal of the day had no dairy products in it.
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Alternative causes for bedwetting

November 30, 2010 By

DEAR DR. GOTT: In a recent article about a 12-year-old boy wetting the bed, you addressed the physical reasons but failed to pick up on other issues. Although you did mention sexual abuse, you did not take into consideration that this young boy could be a victim of bullying or harassment at school, in the neighborhood or other outlying scenarios.

If the parents are not aware of such circumstances, the boy may be afraid to mention the situation, thus keeping his feelings in until they manifest themselves in the bedwetting problem.
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Sudden-onset bedwetting needs testing

October 17, 2010 By

DEAR DR. GOTT: My son is 12 years old and had never wet the bed until recently. Now, all of a sudden, he has wet the bed for the past seven nights in a row. We have taken him to see a doctor, but thus far they have taken a urine sample that came back normal.

DEAR READER: Bedwetting, also known as nighttime incontinence or nocturnal enuresis, is common in children up to age 6 or 7. This is because bladder control may not be fully established, meaning the bladder may not signal that it is full, causing the child not to know that he or she needs to urinate.
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