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Bedwetting

Medication

Some children will respond to medication. Several Other medication may be appropriate for children
drug treatments have been useful for bedwetting. who have a daytime bladder control problem in
DDAVP™ (desmopressin) mimics a hormone normally addition to bedwetting.
secreted at night to decrease urine production and
prevent bladder filling and leakage. This medication Your physician will review the various treatment
has few side effects but excess evening fluid options for your child’s bedwetting and, together,
consumption should be avoided. Many children use you can decide what if any treatment is necessary.
DDAVP™ only as needed, for those nights when they Eventually, nearly all children with bedwetting will
must remain dry, such as sleepovers or camping trips. outgrow their problem with or without treatment.
Parents should remember that bedwetting is
Imipramine, taken at bedtime, causes bladder not a disease or illness but rather a delay in the
relaxation, tightening of the bladder control development of normal nighttime bladder control.
muscles and a change in sleep quality, all of which Patience and encouragement will go a long way
can improve bladder control. Some children will toward helping your child control bladder function
experience drying of the mouth and constipation with at night.
this medication. Dosing instructions for imipramine
must be followed carefully and the drug should be
stored safely as an overdose can be dangerous.

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