Hi my 5 year old son wets heavily every night - usually through a dry nite and onto the sheets. Recently he was prescribed antibiotics for an ear infection. For the week that he was on the antibiotics he was dry every night. The last night he took the

Boys bedwetting (4-10 y) · Asked by Amanda about 1 year ago

Dr Cathrine Answered:

Hi Amanda – bladder infections are certainly one cause of nighttime wetting so I would definitely have your son checked by your GP. I would also discuss with your doctor the amount of urine your son is producing overnight as a very small percentage of children, less than 10%, wet the bed as a result of a small bladder capacity. These children also tend to go to the toilet more frequently during the day.

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Dr Cathrine

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