I've never grown out of wetting the bed, when i was younger my mum tried various treatments (such as alarms and minirin) but they didn't seem to work and i never really had the motivation to follow through with them. I've always had supportive friends so up until the last year or two it didn't bother me that much but recently i can't stop thinking about it and it's affecting my self esteem. I really want it to just end but now it seems that my mum is the one who can't be bothered with finding a treatment. I dont suffer any incontinence problems throughout the day and I always use the bathroom several times a night but i'm still constantly wet except for maybe once every week or two. I'm just worried that i'll never grow out of it, is there a possibility that it cant be cured?
Approximately 1-2% of individuals do continue to wet their bed well into adulthood. Given the frequency of your wetting it is unlikely that you will be able to achieve nighttime dryness without treatment. The best thing to do at this point is to make an appointment with your GP or get a referral to a Continence Advisor to discuss treatment options. I would give the conditioning alarm another try, now that you feel more committed to achieving nighttime continence. It is not unusual for the alarm not to work at first and may take up to 6 months of constant use. You may experience one or two relapses, when this occurs you need to reintroduce and repeat the process. While conditioning alarms do continue to experience the best outcomes, some of the more alternative methods have also met with different degrees of success. Hypnotherapy has been successfully used to help individuals either hold their urine overnight or wake up and go to the toilet. This can be used on its own or in combination with the conditioning alarm. If you would like to talk to someone some more about this form of treatment your best point of contact is the Australian Hypnotherapists’ Association http://www.ahahypnotherapy.org.au/, which has branches in each state.
Regards,
Dr Cathrine
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I'm with u going through the same thing
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Do u wear Drynites?
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