Say No to Drugs

Some doctors have claimed that medication does work to end bedwetting. There are medications that actually modify levels of the hormones that causes the child to urinate less.  Changing hormone levels of a child? Is that such a good idea? I think not. One rare side effect is even a seizure if the child "drinks too much". Never have I understood why people quickly resort to medication. This reminds me of those commercials where it shows an elderly couple riding on a canoe or fishing or enjoying time at a park and for the entire duration of the commercial, a voice discusses the long list side effects such as blood clots, heart attack, stroke and inflammation.  Other types of medication alter bladder capacity.

There is even an antidepressant! It alters the amount of time a child can hold urine in/reduce urine production in the body. And guess what the side effects of this brilliant solution is-mood changes, sleep problems, and even fatality! And get this- one doctor even said "a combination of medications is most effective".  

I completely disagree. I don't think medication should be used on children. Especially medication dealing with hormones, bladder capacity, and urine production. This sounds beyond unsafe and idiotic.

Some parents choose to simply let the children continue to bed-wet and treat it as a "phase" in the hope that this phase wears off. The safest yet most effective solution is to use a bed-wetting alarm. They are reliable and results-oriented. Bed-wetting alarms help the child establish connection between bladder and brain. When the child has an accident, it'll cause the alarm to sound waking the child causing him/her to stop wetting the bed. After they turn the alarm off and remove the sensor, they can finish urinating in the bathroom. After continuous use of this, they'll start to recognize the desire to use the restroom and eventually wake up to use the bathroom instead of wetting the bed. Alarms are much more effective and safer than medications.

To best assess which bed-wetting alarms to use, one has to compare the features of all the alarms. An excellent guide can be found at http://urinealarms.com/ for both wired and wireless alarms. One can also visit various websites and determine which alarm would be best. However, be careful making a decision. Not all websites present information clearly, transparently and accurately. Some websites have nothing but baseless claims while other websites just don't have much information at all. This has become such a serious issue that there is now a blog which critiques the deceptive manner in which information has been presented at http://bedwettingalarmsdeceitcatcher.blogspot.com/ . Reading this site is almost a MUST to understand how deceptive some manufacturers and sellers can be.

The bottom line is that medication should not be the primary solution to end bed-wetting. It's dangerous to use such powerful drugs affecting hormones and urine production on such young children. Bed-wetting alarms are a safe and effective solution to end bed-wetting.

Reference: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/bed-wetting/DS00611/DSECTION=treatments-and-drugs

This article was contributed by T. Always, a member of this blog. Thank you.