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peefreak0102
peefreak0102

Hello All,



A few comments/questions/concerns. I am an adult bed wetter. I am 29. I have wet since childhood and my father wet when he was younger. When I was kid I went to the doctor, and they checked everything and found no other health coniditions that would cause me to wet. They suggested alarms and I was given desmopressin tablets. However, my parents never followed through with the alarm. And now I can sleep 8 hours and not wake up or wake up at some point already wet. I am a super deep sleeper and I have not spoken to a doctor about this since being a kid. Has anyone talked to a doctor about wetting as an adult?



Also I went on a trip for almost 2 weeks. I took overnights with me and wore them. However, I did not wet once, but I still slept through most of the nights. This probably had to do with not drinking as much water, but I often stay dry when sleeping in a new place. Even if I sleep through the night with out waking up. Anyone else experience this?

Tentwelve12
Tentwelve12
Hi! I have tried everything under the sun to help with my incontinence from medications to catheters & my experience has been diapers are the best option. I would recommend mentioning it to your doctor just to make sure there is no major issues going on, but if all it ends up with is you have to wear protection it’s really no big deal. Good luck & message me anytime if you have questions are want to talk.
SpongeBob
SpongeBob
I had an alarm when I was a kid. All the family woke up but me... So I was put back in diapers.
Lazy_Bones
Lazy_Bones
It's a nice silver lining that there aren't any major health issues causing it. I've seen some articles that suggest being a deep sleeper doesn't cause bedwetting, I think they did sleep experiments in a sleep lab to test it. Having said that I noticed when I slept over at my ex girlfriend's I only ever had light interrupted sleep and wondered if it was a subconscious effort not to sleep long enough to have an accident. Although she had pretty severe nocturia herself she never wet the bed and didn't take it overly well when I told her that I did.

There have been some wet nights when staying overnight at other places (thankfully it usually goes unnoticed) But yeah it does seem to happen more often at home, could be a coincidence and it'd be interesting to know if that had an effect on the sleep lab experiments.

Either way I hope it doesn't get you down and can come to terms with it to overcome any embarrassment it might cause. Best of luck :)
SpongeBob
SpongeBob
That makes sense. If you have a healthy bladder, you don't need to pee overnight. So even if you're a sound sleeper, you won't wet the bed.
Bedwetting issues are related to unhealthy bladders, weak sphincters... I think being a sound sleeper doesn't cause bedwetting but if you need to pee overnight maybe you won't be able to make it to the potty on time.
Lazy_Bones
Lazy_Bones
Agreed! I guess there's plenty of possible causes including the ones you mentioned SpongeBob, I've even heard constipation and plain old stress can lead to wetting the bed. Since everyone's different seeing your GP for any issue is going to be a good idea!
SpongeBob
SpongeBob
In my case GP said my bedwetting issues were related to sleep apnea (in addition to weak sphincters and overactive bladder). I cured sleep apnea but It was not enough to cure my bedwetting, alas.
DannysWife
DannysWife
Definitely talk to a doctor. If you've never been dry then it is likely nothing is wrong, but sometimes there is. There are very minor kidney problems that can cause bedwetting and not many other symptoms, but can be dangerous if left too long. A good doctor will treat you with respect. It's not something you need to feel shame around.
joanne777
joanne777
you not the only one dealing with bed wetting
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