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What Causes Uncontrollable Bladder In A Child?
hi, my child is 5 years old. whenever she feels like peeing she starts behaving abnormally. She feels difficult to hold the urine and starts jumping all around which gives lot of embarrassment at public places, As a result i have to use any public place as toilet as she can t hold till the time i look for one. today she has wet her bed in sleep which she never does.does that mean she might develop some problem relating to urination.please help.
Tue, 21 Apr 2020
Hi,
Probably she is having over active bladder (diurnal urge syndrome). In this condition, bladder wall develops uninhibited contractions even at lower bladder volume.
For such cases, I advise them timed voiding (voiding every 2-3 hours during day time)- this will help a lot in preventing such undesirable episodes. I also give drugs to inhibit bladder contractions, like oxybutynin for few weeks. Resistant cases will need evaluation with urodynamic study. Kindly see your pediatrician.
Meanwhile any contributing factors should be found out and treated- most common being constipation and urine infections.
Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Muhammed Aslam T. K., Pediatrician
Probably she is having over active bladder (diurnal urge syndrome). In this condition, bladder wall develops uninhibited contractions even at lower bladder volume.
For such cases, I advise them timed voiding (voiding every 2-3 hours during day time)- this will help a lot in preventing such undesirable episodes. I also give drugs to inhibit bladder contractions, like oxybutynin for few weeks. Resistant cases will need evaluation with urodynamic study. Kindly see your pediatrician.
Meanwhile any contributing factors should be found out and treated- most common being constipation and urine infections.
Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Muhammed Aslam T. K., Pediatrician
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