Given his daytime wetting it is a very wise decision to have him checked by your GP. Your doctor will want to know things like how often he wets the bed or experiences daytime accidents, if there are other family members who also experienced nighttime wetting, if there are changes in his wetting patterns (i.e., what makes his wetting worse), how his bedwetting has been managed thus far, are there other symptoms along with the wetting (i.e., strong odour or pain), as well as information regarding his bowel movements. Diagnostic tests will include an urinary analysis, he/she may ask you to keep a fluid diary, which will involve logging how often, and how much your son drinks and how frequently he urinates. He/she will also want to determine his bladder capacity to see if a small bladder capacity is a contributing factor. Recent research findings have established links between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), common among children with enlarged tonsils, and bedwetting. In a study involving 417 children, half of the sample stopped wetting the bed after they had their tonsils removed – so this would definitely be something worth discussing with your GP. Good luck!

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Dr Cathrine

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